Former Mississauga Mayor and visionary Hazel McCallion passes away at 101 years of age. Her legacy is one that will live on forever. Thank You Hazel Hazel McCallion (1921-2023) has left her mark on Mississauga. She will forever be linked to our city and her name is imprinted on the landscape like no other. Arguably…
Staff Sergeant David Yakichuk Park is located in the Cooksville area, at 3111 Confederation Avenue, near the intersection of Confederation Avenue and Hillcrest Avenue. David Yakichuk was born in Canora, Saskatchewan in 1929, and eventually moved east in search of work. He worked on farms in the Oshawa area, for Massey Harris in Toronto working…
February 23, 2021 is Canada’s Agriculture Day. In recognition of #CDNAGDAY we would like to explore the farmers who broke ground and had a historical impact on the heritage and landscape of Mississauga. On our last episode of “Ask A Historian”, Carter inquired about the first Non-Indigenous farmer in Mississauga and the answer was a…
Welcome to our 33rd installment of “Ask a Historian”. Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson on our YouTube channel for the latest episode of “Ask a Historian” on Thursday January 21st, at 4:00 p.m. In this weeks episode, Matthew introduces the first installment of “Shipwrecks of Mississauga” and explores some of the historic ships that met their…
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