Declan Finucane

Freelance Writer and Copy Editor at Insauga

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Pickleball pilot project prompted by huge demand for sport in Mississauga

2 days ago | insauga.com | Declan Finucane

The people of Mississauga want more pickleball — and city officials are giving it to them. The City of Mississauga launched a pilot program this week in response to a growing demand from residents for more pickleball access — both indoor and outdoor — in Canada’s seventh-largest city. Through the pilot, those who want to play the fast-growing sport in the city can now register in advance for a drop-in game or several.
2 sex assaults, attempted kidnapping lead to charges against Mississauga man

2 days ago | insauga.com | Declan Finucane

A Mississauga man has been charged after two women were sexually assaulted and a teen was nearly abducted in separate incidents in the city’s northeast end dating back to last fall. The first of the “stranger sexual assaults,” as Peel Regional Police describe the incidents, took place last Oct. 6, a Sunday, when a woman in her 30s was followed by a man on a bicycle before being attacked and sexually assaulted at around 9 p.m. near Monica Drive in Malton.
Expect slow traffic at times as work continues on QEW in Mississauga

2 days ago | insauga.com | Declan Finucane

Highway lanes, ramps and other areas near the QEW in Mississauga will temporarily shut down to traffic — or see lane reductions — in the next few weeks as work continues on the rehabilitation of the highway bridge over the Credit River.
Issues in U.S. could delay flights to major city from Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga

2 days ago | insauga.com | Declan Finucane

Travellers are being alerted to the possibility of delayed flights to and from Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga on Monday as one of New York City’s three major airports faces staffing shortages. Pearson officials said in a post to social media issues at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey may lead to delayed flights both to and from that destination. “Heads up for travellers heading to/from” the Newark airport, Pearson officials said in a post to X on Monday morning.
Fake plates on Mercedes in Ontario town lead to arrest of Mississauga man

3 days ago | insauga.com | Declan Finucane

A Mississauga man faces a dozen or so theft, fraud and drug charges after police in Guelph spotted a Mercedes SUV with fake licence plates that led to an arrest on Sunday.
Major Canadian airline makes massive strides in landing flights on time: study

5 days ago | insauga.com | Declan Finucane

Canada’s two biggest airlines showed improvement last month when it comes to getting passengers to their destinations on time, aviation industry numbers show. Calgary-based WestJet turned in an especially strong — and significantly improved — performance while Montreal-based Air Canada, the country’s largest carrier, also upped its game with respect to landing flights on time.
Less crowded buses are picking people up on time more often in Mississauga: MiWay

5 days ago | insauga.com | Declan Finucane

Fewer overcrowded public transit buses are on the streets of Mississauga, say city officials who note that’s just one area in which MiWay has improved service for its passengers. In its latest Report to the Community, Mississauga’s public transit provider noted there were 8,929 instances of overcrowded buses/closed doors in 2024, compared to 11,717 such instances in 2023.
200K fewer travellers have used Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga so far in 2025

5 days ago | insauga.com | Declan Finucane

Some 200,000 fewer travellers passed through Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga in the first three months of this year compared to the same time period in 2024, the latest numbers from Canada’s biggest and busiest airport show. Officials with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, which operates Pearson, said in a news release this week 10.7 million air travellers used Pearson between January and the end of March of this year compared to 10.9 million during those same three months in 2024.
7 from Ontario charged after 10 cars 'fraudulently' sold via Mississauga dealership: police

6 days ago | insauga.com | Declan Finucane

Seven people from across the Greater Toronto Area face charges and two others are being sought after a police investigation alleged 10 vehicles worth nearly $375,000 were fraudulently purchased through a Mississauga dealership. Fraud investigators with Peel Regional Police say the vehicles, which included a number of SUVs, were about to be shipped out of the country when police recovered them in Ontario. Police allege that between Jan. 30 and Feb.
$778K raised to put food on table for those in need in Mississauga

6 days ago | insauga.com | Declan Finucane

Officials with Mississauga’s largest food bank organization say their 2025 Spring Drive raised $100,000 more than last year’s campaign and that the money will provide “much-needed but temporary” relief to the one in 13 city residents who rely on food banks to put enough food on the table. While this year’s spring campaign raised $778,055, compared to $678,000 raised during the 2024 drive, the money collected fell short of Food Banks Mississauga’s $1 million goal.