Insauga

1 day ago | insauga.com | Declan Finucane

A plan to create a “continuous network of cycling infrastructure” that includes bike lanes, cycle tracks, multi-use trails and park trails is part of a larger vision as the city looks to “shape the future of cycling” in Mississauga. City of Mississauga officials say that as they go about updating the city’s Cycling Master Plan in the coming months, they want to gather as much public input as possible.

2 days ago | insauga.com | Declan Finucane

It’s been 10 years since a new train service “transformed the way people travel” the relatively short distance between the heart of Canada’s largest city and the country’s biggest and busiest airport. In what at the time was the “first dedicated express air-rail link service in North America,” the UP Express took its first passengers between Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga and Union Station in downtown Toronto on June 6, 2015, Ontario transit officials say.

2 days ago | insauga.com | Declan Finucane

When it comes to being named among the worst roads in Ontario, Hurontario Street in Mississauga is a pretty consistent recent performer. For the third consecutive year, that major road — one of the busiest in Canada’s seventh-largest city — has placed in the top 10 on the CAA’s annual list of the worst roads in the province. The Mississauga section of Hurontario Street earned fifth spot on the latest list, released on Thursday, to match its ranking from last year.

2 days ago | insauga.com | Ryan Rumbolt

One man is dead following a motorcycle crash in Clarington, Ont. Durham Regional Police said around 5:30 p.m. that the crash happened in the area of Trulls Road between Bloor Street and Avondale Drive in Clarington, approximately 25 kilometres east of Oshawa. Police say a single motorcycle was involved in the crash and an adult male was pronounced dead. Police have closed Trulls Road between Bloor and Avondale and say a collision investigation is underway.

2 days ago | insauga.com | Ryan Rumbolt

There are showers and a risk of thunderstorms expected on Thursday in the Greater Toronto Area and southern Ontario. Environment Canada says Thursday’s forecast is calling for a few showers in the morning with cloudy conditions across the GTA. There’s a 40 per cent of more showers later in the morning in Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton and Oshawa, and a 30 per cent chance in Hamilton. The weather agency says there’s also a risk of thunderstorms throughout the morning and afternoon across the GTA.