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<\/p>\nThe owners of a popular commercial plaza in Mississauga, Ont., will begin installing gates and security cameras as part of a deal with the city to reduce \u201cnuisance gatherings.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The city and the Ridgeway Plaza<\/a> Condominium Corporations announced the deal in a news release Wednesday. Work on installing the new measures will begin immediately, with several pieces expected to be in place by next month.<\/p>\n \u201cFollowing a recent mediation process, the City of Mississauga and the Ridgeway Plaza Condominium Corporations have established a formal compliance and security framework to reduce nuisance gatherings at Ridgeway Plaza and help maintain a safe, welcoming space for residents, visitors, and local businesses,\u201d the release reads.<\/p>\n \u201cOver the past few years, such gatherings have violated the City\u2019s Nuisance Gathering By-law and interfered with road safety, traffic flow, emergency response, and by-law enforcement in and around the plaza. By making the outlined changes, the Condominium Corporations are ensuring the property continues to be in compliance with municipal by-laws while protecting the long-term viability of the plaza.\u201d<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n Aside from the cameras and gates, the plaza owners will also install speed bumps; additional no-parking, trespassing and video surveillance signage; and increased security staffing during large celebrations.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story.<\/p>\n The release added that the condo corporations will independently fund those installations.<\/p>\n In exchange, the city will provide enhanced enforcement of parking regulations.<\/p>\n \u201cThe city and the Ridgeway Plaza Condominium Corporations will also meet on a quarterly basis to monitor progress and make adjustments as needed,\u201d the release added.<\/p>\n \t\tPrevious Image<\/p>\n \t\tNext Image<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tClose Modal Gallery<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore on Canada Ridgeway Plaza, which features 115 restaurants, has been the subject of hundreds of complaints<\/a> over the years.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n Mississauga has said it has received 112 complaints since 2022 about the parking and pedestrian traffic that comes with those restaurants. Those complaints<\/a> have included congestion, unauthorized uses, waste storage and noise.<\/p>\n In response to the issues, council put in place an interim control bylaw on Sept. 11, 2024, that would temporarily prohibit new restaurants, entertainment and other \u201cparking-intensive uses\u201d for the plaza and surrounding lands for a year.<\/p>\n![\"Get](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\")
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