The invention of the jet engine revolutionized aircraft design and Malton was at the centre of the action. Following the end of the Second World War, British manufacturer Hawker Siddeley…
In mid-1970s Malton if your kitchen pots were knockin’, Jerry Brown’s place was likely rockin’. Brown created Summer Records, Canada’s first reggae label, from the basement of his Landen Court…
A 7,000-year-old culture is reflected in the modern face of Mississauga. About 25 percent of Mississauga residents claim South Asian ancestry according to the 2021 Canadian census, a term that…
Good works and culture blend seamlessly for Mississauga’s Chinese community, which have helped shape the rhythm of life in our city. People such as Bernice Kwong who played a pivotal…
If the expansion of the QEW was the inspiration for Mississauga’s first subdivision, it was the airport that prompted Bruce McLaughlin’s dreams of a new city to take flight. In…
The end of The Beatles’ long and winding road came into view in the secluded woods of Mississauga. It was the week before Christmas 1969 and the world’s most famous…
George Hunter had an eye for showing us the country. One of Canada’s most prolific documentary photographers, Hunter’s seven-decade career gave us some of Canada’s most iconic industrial and natural…
Rattray Marsh is the last remaining wetland area on the western side of Lake Ontario, a testament to Ruth Hussey, the British-born veterinarian who blew into town with Hurricane Hazel. …
When the door closed on A.V. Roe’s famed supersonic jet the Arrow, a window opened for a new company to take Canadians to space. The AVRO Arrow is often regarded…
When Second World War Allied soldiers marched into battle, it’s likely many were armed by the women of Lakeview. Between 1941 and 1945, the Dominion Small Arms Limited munitions factory…
Mississauga’s aeronautics story begins on February 23, 1909 on the frozen Bras d’Or Lake in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, stands on the shore…
YYZ. It’s more than just an airport code; it’s part of the GTA’s identity. But while Toronto might be in its name, those three distinctive letters anchor it in Mississauga. …