Regional Municipality of Peel

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official_name = The Regional Municipality of Peel
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leader_title = Chair Governing Body
leader_name = Emil Kolb Peel Regional Council
established_title = Established
established_date = January 1, 1974
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population_total = 1,159,405
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website = [http://www.region.peel.on.ca/ www.region.peel.on.ca]
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The Regional Municipality of Peel (also known as Peel Region) is a regional municipality in Ontario, Canada. It consists of three municipalities to the west and northwest of Toronto: the cities of Brampton and Mississauga, and the town of Caledon cite web
title = Regional Municipality of Peel (map)
work = Map 21-6 [Southern Ontario]
publisher = Survey and Mapping Branch, Ministry of Natural Resources, Government of Ontario Canada
date = 1980
url = http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/English/exhibits/maps/counties/rmpeel.htm
accessdate = 2006-07-05 ] . The entire region is part of the Greater Toronto Area and the inner ring of Golden Horseshoe. The regional seat is in Brampton. With a population of 1,159,405 (2006 census), Peel Region is the second-largest municipality in Ontario after Toronto [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=3521&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=peel&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= 2006 Community Profiles - Census Division] ] . Owing to immigration and its transportation infrastructure (with seven 400-series highways serving the region, and Toronto Pearson International Airport located mostly within its boundaries), Peel Region is a rapidly-growing area with a young population and an increasing profile.

Mississauga occupies the southernmost portion of the region, and is, with 668,549 residents, the largest in population (the sixth largest in Canada). It reaches from Lake Ontario north to near Highway 407. In the centre is Brampton, a smaller city of 433,806 (ranked 11th by population). Finally, by far the largest in area and the most sparsely populated part of the region is Caledon, which is home to only 57,050 residents.

The Region of Peel was created by the government of Bill Davis in 1974 from the former County of Peel, and was legislated to provide community services to the (then) rapidly urbanizing area of south Peel County (now Mississauga and Brampton). The region is responsible for the services and infrastructure related to water delivery and wastewater treatment, waste collection and disposal, regional roads, public health, long-term care centres, Peel Regional Police, Peel Regional Paramedic Services, planning, public housing, paratransit, judicial and social services. Other municipal functions are provided by the three local-tier municipalities. These responsibilities have changed over time, as functions have been uploaded and downloaded to and from the provincial and regional levels, as directed by the Province of Ontario.

Peel County (and therefore, Peel Region) was named after Sir Robert Peel, the nineteenth-century Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Government and politics

Senior administrators

*Emil Kolb, Regional Chair and Chief Executive Officer
*David Szwarc, Chief Administrative Officer
*Kent Gillespie, Commissioner of Corporate Services and Regional Solicitor
*Mitch Zamojc, Commissioner of Public Workscite web
title = Executive Management Team
work = Region of Peel website
publisher = Region of Peel, Ontario Canada
url = http://www.peelregion.ca/smt/index.htm
accessdate = 2006-07-05 ]

Notable government decisions

*In 2005, Peel Region approved without tender a $557 million waste management contract commitment lasting 20 years that can potentially allow it to dump garbage in Ontario landfill sites if Michigan bans Canadian trash. (Toronto Star, October 21 2005)

*In 2004, Peel Region began a more than $600 Million Water Works expansions by conducting invited public tenders, one of Canada's largest in water and wastewater infrastructure. (Brampton Guardian 7 July 2004)

The Region's future

Seats on Peel Regional council are not assigned to member municipalities according to population or tax contributions, and this has produced considerable controversy within the region. [http://www.ontla.on.ca/hansard/committee_debates/38_parl/Session1/finance/F049.htm]

Mississauga currently comprises about 62 per cent of the region's population and says it contributes 66 per cent of the taxes, but had been assigned 10 of the 21 council seats (or 48 per cent) distributed among the municipalities, with Brampton receiving six and Caledon five. In June 2005, the provincial government passed legislationcite web
title = Regional Municipality of Peel Act, 2005
work = S.O. 2005, c. 20
publisher = Canadian Legal Information Institute
date = 2005
url = http://www.canlii.org/on/laws/sta/2005c.20/20060517/whole.html
accessdate = 2006-07-05 ] that will revise the composition of the council. Beginning in the 2006 municipal elections, one additional seat will be assigned to Brampton and two additional seats will be assigned to Mississauga, giving Mississauga 12 of the 24 seats assigned to municipalities.cite press release
title = Peel Residents To Get Fairer Regional Representation
publisher = Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
date = 2005-06-13
url = http://press.arrivenet.com/government/article.php/652791.html
accessdate = 2006-07-05 ] These numbers do not include the regional chair, who is appointed by council members.

These changes are the result of a provincially appointed impartial arbitrator cite web
url = http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_22741_1.html
title = Regional Municipality of Peel Act, 2005 S.o. 2005, chapter 20] who noted:

Mississauga council, led by mayor Hazel McCallion, has argued that Peel Region is an unnecessary layer of government which costs Mississauga residents millions of dollars a year to support services in Brampton and Caledon. Mississauga council unanimously passed a motion asking the Province of Ontario to separate Mississauga from Peel Region and become a single-tier municipality, arguing, among other things, the need to keep property tax dollars within the city of Mississauga for the good of the future of the City.cite press release
title = Mayor's Update
publisher = City of Mississauga, Ontario Canada
date = 2004-04
url = http://www.mississauga.ca/ecity/download/?repositoryKey=Ecity&itemDesc=file&dataName=data&mimeTypeName=mimeType&id=14400009
accessdate = 2006-07-07 .]

Opponents of Mississauga's position, including Brampton mayor Susan Fennell, have argued that from the 1970s through the 1990s, Mississauga was the chief beneficiary of Peel's infrastructure construction projects — funded by taxpayers in all three municipalities — and it is now Brampton's turn to benefit, as it is growing faster than Mississauga, which is mostly built-out.cite web
title = House Proceeding: Regional Municipality of Peel Act, 2005
work = 18:50 - 19:00. Debates of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
publisher = Legislative Assembly of Ontario
date = 2005-04-26
url = http://www.ontla.on.ca/hansard/house_debates/38_parl/Session1/L135B.htm
accessdate = 2006-07-07 ] cite news
first = Sabrina
last = Divell
url = http://www.heartlakebeat.com/brampton_news/20-Region-will-grind-to-a-halt:-Mayor.html
title = Region will grind to a halt: Mayor
publisher = Brampton Guardian
page = 01
date = 2005-04-01
accessdate = 2006-07-07] As well, they have argued that common infrastructure, such as waste and water services, would be more efficiently managed at a regional level.

ervices

Law enforcement

* Peel Regional Police (PRP) provides police coverage for the majority of the region.
* Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) mainly provides highway coverage and fulfills a contract to police the town of Caledon. [ [http://www.peelpoliceboard.ca/pages/where.htm Regional Municipality of Peel Services Police Board website] on the division of policing between the OPP and Peel Regional Police.]

Education

Other services

Emergency medical services provided by Peel to the region's municipalities:

"Peel Regional Paramedic Services"

Formerly administered by the province, now in the hands of the region.

"Child Care"

Day care centres are operated for residents in Peel:
*Brampton West Child Care Centre
*Howden Child Care Centre
*Greenbriar Child Care Centre
*Chinguacousy Child Care Centre
*Collegeside Child Care Centre
*Streetsville Child Care Centre
*Malton Child Care Centre
*Ernest Majury Child Care Centre
*The Valleys Child Care Centre
*Cooksville Child Care Centre
*Ridgeway Child Care Centre
*PLASP Daycare Centre

"Long Term Care"

Facilities are for seniors and others with long term health needs:
*The Davis Centre
*Malton Village
*Peel Manor
*Sheridan Villa
*Tall Pines

"Social Housing"

Peel is the largest landlord in the Region. Its non-profit housing company, Peel Living, is one of the largest in Canada.cite web
title = Housing - Peel Living
publisher = Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario Canada
date = 2007
url = http://www.region.peel.on.ca/housing/peel-living/index.htm
accessdate = 2007-07-05 ]

"Public Works"

Peel manages the regions public works needs including:
* garbage and recycling programs
* water works
* road maintenance — non provincial roads

"TransHelp"

The Region of Peel's unique transportation service for people with disabilities, Transhelp was formerly run for Mississauga Transit and Brampton Transit but is now operated solely by the Region.

Highways

Seven 400-Series Highways border or pass through Peel Region, giving it one of the most extensive suburban freeway networks in Ontario and Canada. These freeways are among the busiest and most modern of Ontario, mostly constructed since the 1970s, and have contributed significantly to the rapid growth of the Region. One of the welcome signs of Brampton has the slogan "All roads lead to Brampton" and shows six 400-series numbers (401, 403, 407, 409, 410, 427).

400-series freeways

*Highway 401
*Highway 403
*Highway 407 (ETR)
*Highway 409
*Highway 410
*Highway 427
*Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW)

Other highways

*Highway 7
*Hurontario Street (Highway 10)

Demographics

"(Statistics Canada, 2006)"
*Population in 2006: 1,159,405
*Population in 2001: 988,948
*1996 to 2001 population change (%):17.2
*Land area (square km): 1,241.99
*Percentage of Provincial Population: 9.53%

urrounding census divisions

*Dufferin County
*Halton Region
*Simcoe County
*Toronto
*Wellington County
*York Region

References

External links

* [http://www.peelregion.ca Peel Region]
* [http://www.peelpolice.on.ca/ Peel Regional Police]

Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
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West=Halton Region
Center=Regional Municipality of Peel
East=City of Toronto
South=Lake Ontario
Northwest=Wellington County
Northeast=York Region
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