Would you pay your hydro bill if it told you how much to pay, with no breakdown on how much electricity you used? So why do we pay our property tax without any idea of what you are paying for? That’s why, I have created this app. You put in your property tax dollars and it will spit out an itemized list of where your money is being spent. Try it.

There are several new fines for violations that do not currently carry financial penalties, including:

• Illegal and unsafe use: $1,000 for high-risk activities, such as discharging fireworks inside a building or near flammable substances.
• Prohibited timing or location: $500 for setting off consumer fireworks during restricted times or on prohibited property.
• Roads and marinas: $1,000 for the use of fireworks on public roads or the possession and use of fireworks in marinas.
• Debris: $500 for failing to clear casings and debris after use.
• City parks: $500 for a first offence, $750 for a second, and $1,000 for a third.
• Roman candles: $1,000 for the possession or use of the devices.

The new system also targets the sale of fireworks with an escalating penalty structure.

If passed by council, fireworks would formally be banned at parks, golf courses, municipal cemeteries and marinas (where possession would also be prohibited).

from article:

“What I can say right now is that we’ve accounted for the individuals that are supposed to be in the residence. They’re out of the country right now,” Const. Tyler Bell said early Tuesday evening.

“So right now, we’ve got the difficult task of trying to ascertain who is the individual.”

The fire, which also resulted in an explosion, broke out at around 10:40 p.m. on Monday at a house on Select Court which is just west of McLaughlin Road and north of Eglinton Avenue West.

" The recent news of the city’s plans to demolish the building has left many community members feeling discouraged. However, it is so important that the public voice their concerns about this incredibly short sighted project. Rather than demolish the building to build a conference centre and hotel, we should instead revitalize this space - update the building and facilities rather than tear it all down. The upgrades to the building were quoted at $120 million, which is  significantly less than the 2 billion proposed into building new facilities which don’t have the same commitment to the arts in the community. "

I recently moved here from the west coast for /job opportunity reasons, I already regret it.

What do you do for fun in this City? It seems so cold, boring, and theres just seemingly too many people. It's like living in a bit city downtown with no benefits of being in a big city. Half the time is spent at intersections or in the car.

Anyone have any recommendations that are actually fun? Any hidden gems?

Only in Mississauga I find this disgusting behaviour.

Why are people just openly littering. It never used to be like this. What happened ?

Why does NO ONE drive the 70km/hr posted speed limit. What's with the average speed of 50-60 km/hr on this road. It drives me INSANE.

Hello can you see me over there.

I'm hearing rumblings of mass layoffs in my industry and was hoping to soften the blow by reaching out for full-time work before things come crumbling down.

I have nearly 20yrs of experience working in a studio and as an in-house designer. With the last 8yrs being at my current employer.

While a generalist, I excel in the areas of logo / branding design, print design, email / e-blast design and presentation design. I do a little bit of Wordpress / HTML / CSS work on the side as well.

I'm a Xennial with strong work ethic and communication skills.

Reach out if you think I can help you. Thank you!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/22964492

Turnout was around 25%, which isn't surprising in a by-election.

The south section of Mississauga Road.

These guys are card scammers. The play is the girl will ask you to pay for her using your card and she'll give you $20 cash. The fake driver will switch out your card and hand you the pin pad with someone else's card. You enter in your pin, it'll approve it automatically, and now everyone goes their merry way none the wiser. Happened to me back in December, I luckily realized it in a few minutes and had by bank freeze the card. This was a few minutes ago in the Winners plaza in Heartland.

So what are y’all doing this fine weekend now that the Canada day events are over?

I just got a new coffee grinder, so I’m thinking of drinking an inordinate amount of coffee as I experiment with settings.

They're still going at it. Seems like more of a block party if you ask me.

How's it going fellow sauga people?