Christmas Tree Lighting Event in Clarkson

Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 28 and make your way into Clarkson Village for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting event starting around 5:00 p.m.  This outdoor event is happening on the front lawn of Clarkson Community Church on Lakeshore Road (opposite HomeSense plaza). 

The artisan market and petting zoo open at 5 p.m., with the arrival of Santa and the tree lighting to take place at 6 p.m. There will also be live music by the students of Sing! Music Studio, games, crafts, visits with Santa, hot chocolate, soup, cookies, popcorn, and more.

The evening begins at 5:00 p.m. and lasts until the market closes at 8:00 p.m. The evening is free and open to everyone of all ages. Join your neighbours and other members of the community for this wonderful beginning to the Christmas and Holiday season. Stroll the Village, browse the market, and enjoy a hot chocolate and cookie while doing so.  See you there!

Final Yard Waste Pickups of 2024

 You have three more weeks in 2024 to put your yard waste to the curb.  The final pickup dates are:

• Monday, November 25
• Monday, December 2
• Monday, December 9

And, because Christmas Day and New Year's Day happen on a Wednesday, your regular waste, recycling, and organics pickup will not be changed for either of those two weeks. Garbage and organics will be on Monday, December 23; recycling and organics will be on Monday, December 30. 

Mark your calendars for these events. You can also access the waste schedule online through Peel Region

Mississauga Marathon this weekend, Sunday, April 28

 It is Mississauga Marathon time again! This year, all Marathon races are being run on Sunday, April 28, 2024. Most are being localized around City Hall and Square One. All except the full marathon, which will go along Burnhamthorpe to Mississauga Road, to Indian Road, onto South Service Road, down Clarkson Road to Balsam Avenue and along to Southdown Road, south to Orr Road (with a loop south through Lakeside Park and back to Orr), to Meadow Wood. From there it will go east on Lakeshore Road to Ben Machree and along the lakefront to Front Street, back to Lakeshore and east to Stavebank, south to Port Street, and along the lakefront to the finish at Lakefront Promenade Park. This will start from Celebration Square at 7:30 a.m. and will see our roads in Clarkson affected with lane closures from 8:30 onward, at least until noon. 

Plan your activities on Sunday with these thoughts in mind.

See the complete race route at https://www.racepoint.ca/maps/mississauga.html. Information on road closures can be found at https://www.mississaugamarathon.com/race-weekend-2/.

Daylight Savings Time begins this weekend!

 

Whether you like it or not, Daylight Savings Time does begin this weekend, specifically between 2:00 - 3:00 AM on Sunday, March 10. Yes, you will lose an hour's sleep overnight -- or you can just get up an hour later than usual.

Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour either before you retire for the niight, or when you get up in the morning.

Weekly Yard Waste Pickup Resuming

 As we look forward to Spring 2024, please note that weekly collection of yard waste has now begun (as of March 4). You can use either containers or bags. If using bags, use only brown kraft paper bags, which can be purchased from any grocery store, hardware store, and other retail locations. If you wish to use a reusable container, it must be open and rigid and labled with "yard waste" stickers which are available from any Peel Community Recycling Centre or by callling 905-791-9499. A container must weigh less than 20kg. Do not use one of the wheeled bins provided by Peel for garbage, recycling or organics.

Acceptable yard waste items include:

• leaves and grass rakings 
• tree trimmings and branches
• brush and hedge trimmings
• household and garden plants (minus the soil)