Press Releases: June 28, 2006

Mississauga– On Sunday, June 25, Omar Alghabra, Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Erindale, and Harinder Takhar, Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga-Centre co-hosted their first joint Community BBQ at Erindale Park. The event was intended to bring families together in order to celebrate both the beginning of summer and upcoming Canada Day. 

“It was a great opportunity to mingle with our constituents. Minister Takhar and I are blessed to represent such a dynamic and engaged community. The picnic was a wonderful success” said Omar Alghabra.

 “We wanted to demonstrate to Canadians how their provincial and federal representatives are not only working together to respond to their needs, but in bringing people together in celebration of Canada Day and the start of the summer,” said Minister Takhar.

 There were almost 1,000 people in attendance, including Peel Police Chief Mike Metcalf, Peel Police Acting Inspector Brian Labute, Navdeep Bains, Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Brampton South and Albina Guarnieri, Member of Parliament for Mississauga East-Cooksville. While adults had the opportunity to speak to their elected representatives in a casual environment as well as socialize with friends and neighbours, children were entertained with face-painting, temporary “Canada” tattoos, mehndi, balloons, kite flying and soccer games.  

Additionally, fire fighters from Station 107 were on hand to teach children about fire safety and to give excited youngsters tours of the truck. Enersource, who was also present, handed out free light bulbs and distributed information on how to be energy-efficient during the summer. And finally, M&M Meat Shops prepared hundreds of burgers and hot dogs as people interacted and enjoyed the perfect weather.

 The day was remarkably successful in both joining families and displaying multi-level government cooperation for the good of the community.