Fortune Cookies

"Minister Flaherty may try to marginalize Hazel McCallion. Good luck." - Toronto Mayor David Miller

"I still meet people in Mississauga who have not been to the Living Arts Centre. I meet people in Mississauga who have not been to the Hershey Centre." — Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion

"People in Mississauga should be supporting [the city's sport and cultural centres] in a major way instead of going downtown, to Roy Thomson Hall or places like that." — Mayor Hazel McCallion

"Some middle school kids take the bus, and if they don't they should." — Councillor Pat Saito

"This is the most ridiculous proposal I’ve seen in my 30 years as a councillor. One of the most disappointing aspects is that the density keeps going up..." — Ward 1 Councillor Carmen Corbasson commenting on Queenscorp Inc.'s request to rezone and allow an 18-storey condo tower at the northeast corner of Lakeshore Road East and Deta Road pointing out the total unit count wwould actually increase from 266 to 273

"The issue is there is a lot of material collected in the blue boxes every week and people sometimes overfill their blue boxes and on windy days inevitably some of that material gets blown out and causes a litter problem . . . so we are looking at options to solve that issue." — Andy Pollock, Peel Rehion's director of waste management

"It’s time to review the [cycling] plan again, but this time we’re approaching it from an active transportation standpoint. We want to include both off-road trails as well as on-road facilities to create a complete network . . . [The first step] is going out to residents to find out things that they like and things they don’t like so much." — Anne Farrell

"There’s a view out there that the car is king. That’s one thing that has to change if we are to accommodate more and more people (coming to the GTA). There are only so many places that roads can expand. That’s why it’s crucial to cater to alternate forms of transportation." — John Sabiston, past president of the Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee

"I, personally, was at Square One last weekend, and very much enjoyed the birdfeeders. They were not only unique, but had a modern je ne sais quoi that intrigued me. There was a specific feeder with certain hole sizes, so as only certain types of birds could get the food. I found it interesting that with wire and bark, a birdfeeder can be both useful and eco-friendly." — Sarah Elshater

"As a senior now living in a condo after living in a house in Park Royal for more than 40 years, I am writing about the weekly paper we receive here. I am very glad to get the weekly flyers, but I am disappointed that there is so little community news. It seems to be mostly about cars, which is of little interest." — Ellen Pedersen