Happy New Year! January 2026 Newsletter
As the drifts pile up around us in snowy Mimico, a wintery but warm New Year’s greeting from your Mimico Residents’ Association!
As well as the first newsletter of 2026, this is the first of hopefully many we will send using the Substack service. If you would like to opt out of receiving this newsletter, you can unsubscribe using the link at the bottom of the page.
AGM – Save the date!
Please hold March 11, 2026, 7-9 pm in your calendars and join us at Mimico Centennial Library for our Annual General Meeting.
More details to follow, but this is a superb opportunity for you to get to know your MRA better and hear what we are trying to do to improve our neighbourhood.
Provincial government cutting back on affordable housing – have your say!
On January 12th, the Ontario government announced a pause on Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) until July 2027. IZ is a policy tool that compels developers to include affordable housing in Protected Major Transit Station Areas. If you feel that affordable housing is important in our neighbourhood – and across the province – please comment on this public consultation, open only until January 19th.
The MRA strongly believes in affordable housing and in IZ as a tool to achieve it. Our position on this announcement is this:
First, we recommend that the Government of Ontario withdraw its plan to delay and erode efforts at inclusionary zoning.
Second, that it reinstates the ability of municipalities to work with local residents and developers in creating solutions that ensure that market housing better reflects the housing needs of its residents.
Third, that the Government of Ontario work closely with both federal and local governments to promote land acquisition plans in advance of intensification planning, and that it work toward ensuring that cities and local communities can create public land banks and CLTs to strengthen their ability to build and maintain an adequate stock of affordable housing units.
GO train weekend service closures
Plan your travel accordingly, as there will be limited GO Train service at Mimico station on the weekends of January 17-18 and 24-25. See here for more information from Metrolinx.
Major crime indicators down for Mimico-Queensway in 2025
Positive news from the Toronto Police Services (22 Division). See for yourself with TPS’s open data dashboard or the 22 Division blog post with more context.
Upcoming Events
Etobicoke-Lakeshore 2026 Budget Town Hall – January 19th
Get informed and have your say about the 2026 city budget with our local City Councillor, Amber Morley, and the City’s Chief Financial Officer, Stephen Conforti. Space is limited. Please RSVP here.
Lakeshore Arts Open Mic night – January 29th
Rock the mic in Mimico!
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