The is a park near John Fraser Secondary School on Erin Centre Boulevard that some simply refer to as Q Park. Its full name is Quennipenon Meadows. The parks features baseball diamonds, some sports fields, walking paths, a wooded ravine and creek, and a leash-free dog park area. But back to the name. The park…
There is a leash free dog park in Northwest Mississauga known affectionately as “Toto Park”. Totoredaca Park has a long and interesting story, and the leash free dog park is but the latest chapter of its story. Children’s day camps began in Toronto Township (Mississauga) in the 1950s, under the direction of former Recreation Director,…
Back in 1919 Henry Ardagh had a plan to develop a small residential community on the north side of Lakeshore Road and east of Dixie Road, near to the Etobicoke Creek. Ardagh had purchased 15 acres from the Duck family of Lakeview. Ardagh laid out roads and lots as part of his “Ardmore Plan”. The…
We made reference to Britannia Road in an earlier article – the road is named for the community it led to – but we did not talk about the community itself. Driving along the busy thoroughfares of Hurontario Street or Britannia Road today, people may not notice the “Welcome to Britannia” road signs. The historic…
Cook Street, near the intersection of Dundas Street and Hurontario Street, takes its name from the namesake of the historic village of Cooksville, Jacob Cook (1776-1873). Jacob Cook was born on April 26, 1776 in Pennsylvania, with his family later settling near Ancaster, Ontario. A story recounts that Jacob met another early settler in 1814…
An area of Lakeview in southwest Mississauga carries a series of street names that harken back to a time when a schemer scammed hundreds of people out of their life savings and almost ruined a community. Local farmer Robert Duck passed away in 1922, and within days of his funeral, a Toronto realtor named Harold…
The Glen Leven Golf Course was established in 1920 by Lachlan Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton had served as the first president of the Mississaugua Golf & Country Club on Mississauga Road from 1906 until 1915. He purchased a 50-acre property in Clarkson from the Peer family to build a new golf course, which he described as…
On May 27, 1918 Art Murdock purchased 105 acres along Lake Ontario in the Clarkson area, and commissioned renowned architect and designer Stanley Thompson to lay out a golf course. A clubhouse, pro shop and nine-hole course were ready for the 1922 season. The Lakeshore Country Club officially opened on August 26, 1922. The course…
Stonehaven Drive in the Clarkson area is named after Trenwith family farm. William D. Trenwith and his wife, Margaret Pattinson, moved to Clarkson in 1901. Their family grew to include children William H. (“Bill”), John and Lorna. In 1904 William D. purchased 25 acres south of Clarkson Road, and called the farm Stonehaven Farm. The…
Lessard Lane is a modern subdivision road that runs north off of Old Derry Road, just to the east of Meadowvale Village Heritage Conservation District. The road is named in memory of former area resident, Major-General Francois-Louis Lessard (1860-1927), who owned the property on which the subdivision was built. Lessard was born in Quebec City,…