The long-serving Mayor of Mississauga, Hazel McCallion, is retiring in October 27, 2014. There are two major contestants for this noble position in the 6th largest city in Ontario. Bonny Crombie is ready to wear Hazel McCallion’s hat and shoes. Bonnie Crombie is ready with her practical, ambitious and incredible plans to make a difference to the people of Mississauga and to make Mississauga a city that moves, thrives, grows, shines, works and cares for the residents of Mississauga. Please read:

Bonnie has a multi-lateral combination of sterling qualities; brilliant, passionate, age, gender and uniqueness. Welcome to the world of Bonnie Crombie she is one of the Mayoral contestants in Mississauga.

Background:

Bonnie Crombie is one of the Mayoral candidates vying for the position of a Mayor in Mississauga, Ontario. Crombie was born to Polish-Canadian immigrants in Toronto, Ontario. She graduated from St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto, and received her M.B.A. from York University. Crombie was an entrepreneur and public affairs consultant and had been employed by the major trade association representing the property and casualty insurance industry as well as McDonald's Corporation and the Walt Disney Company.

OASES NEWS: Why did you decide to contest for the Mayor of Mississauga?

Bonnie Crombie: I have passion about this city, it is the city I choose to live in to work and raise my family. I want ensure that it is an on-going prosperity and we continue to be a dynamic and diverse emerging city, we have to build a legacy that Hazel MaC Callion left. My family are new immigrants from Poland and I understand the work ethics that the new immigrants brought into this city. I have 20 years business career before going into politics. I have been a member of parliament and city council, I have a vision for the city and this vision involves developing a livable and walkable community. This election is about our future not about our past. Creating a city that celebrates her traditions is a must and I want to care for our seniors and inspire our youth.

OASES NEWS asked questions on her programs and plans for the City of Mississauga, the program she would like to deliver what she would do to improve the lives of the Mississauga residents, what she has for the youths and how she would create jobs and encourage small business owners in the city of Mississauga and her plan to make Mississauga bigger than Toronto.

When OASES NEWS asked if Mississauga would become a megacity if she emerge as the Mayor of Mississauga her response? “Yes, even bigger than Toronto”, Bonnie replied. Below are her programs and plans if she becomes Mayor of Mississauga:

Bonnie 10 Transformational ideas for Mississauga:

1. Advocate for all day, two-way, frequent, electrified GO Train service on all the Mississauga lines and the development of Regional Express Rail on the Milton Line to create an intra-Mississauga rail line moving people quickly and effectively across the city.

2. Institute a full-scale service review of Missisauga Transit to ensure our local transit meets the needs of residents and compliments our future rapid transit lines.

3. Build a Mississauga Innovation Accelerator to foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship and take ideas from concept to commercialization, right here in Missisauga.

4. Create an international Investment Advisory Council to attract top talent and business from around the globe to our doorstep.

5. Issue the Mayor’s Youth Jobs challenge to all 59,000 Mississauga businesses to collectively hire at least an additional 1,000 local youth every year and alter the city’s procurement policy to add a bonus criteria for those vendors who make hiring youth a priority as part of their bid.

6. Strike a downtown development and waterfront taskforce to create a thriving downtown core and vibrant waterfront. When we say we’re going “downtown” it should mean downtown Mississauga, not Toronto and our waterfront should be an attraction.

7. Establish a Diversity and inclusion Advisory Committee comprised of City Councilors and residents to ensure the voice of all residents is heard at the city hall.

8. Hold tax increases to the rate of inflation while continuing to provide good value for tax dollars

9. Review all programs and services through an independent analysis of all city programs, services and expenditures to ensure we’re doing business as efficiently and effectively as possible.

10. Tackle poverty and homelessness by working with advocacy groups, newcomer settlement agencies, local business and post-secondary institutions to develop strategies to ensure everyone has a chance at success. Whether you’ve been here 20 years or 20 days every resident deserves and opportunity to succeed.