Planning and Acting for a Greener Cooksville Neighbourhood
The Cooksville Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP) is a plan being developed with your community to make Cooksville Creek and the surrounding neighbourhood healthier and ready for a changing climate.
Your Neighbourhood Action Plan
The Cooksville Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP) will be developed from fall 2023 through to the end of 2024 in collaboration amongst:
- Local residents, businesses, community partners, and leaders
- Credit Valley Conservation
- City of Mississauga
- Region of Peel
Community engagement for the project will begin in the fall of 2023. If you live, work or play in the neighbourhood, we want to hear from you. See our list of upcoming events for opportunities to get involved.
About the Neighbourhood
The area of focus for the Cooksville Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP) is an established neighbourhood spanning over 300 hectares along Cooksville Creek in south central Mississsauga.
It is situated south of Canadian Pacific Railway Line to Queen Elizabeth Way Highway and between Confederation Parkway and Cliff Road.
It’s home to nearly 28,000 people living in blocks of single family and semi-detached houses, townhomes and high-rise buildings.
The area includes:
- Residential areas
- Commercial areas
- Schools
- Places of worship
- Transit hubs
- Neighbourhood parks and gardens
- Community gathering spaces
- A network of valleyland along Cooksville Creek
As a mature urban area, it presents:
- Natural areas and community assets that we can protect and enhance
- A lively and active community ready to engage in climate action
- Many opportunities for environmental restoration and retrofit