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Mississauga (population approx 680,000) is
Canada's sixth largest city and one of the fastest growing cities in the
Province. The town is ranked as a top 100 employer, and is a major business hub
in the Greater Toronto area. Its economy is widely diversified in
manufacturing, business services, and distribution, and includes a large number
of retail services as well.
Mississauga is a city rich in public
services, culture and the arts, as well as business and trade. It is recognized
as Canada's safest city because it provides excellent services in fire and
police, and other emergency services. Roads are efficient and well maintained.
The community has neighborhoods of varied income, and many residents enjoy a
very comfortable standard of living. Mississauga has an excellent education
system, and numerous recreational facilities and parks.
The city abounds in public and private art
galleries, community theatre groups, and musical groups. The state-of-the-art
Living Arts Centre has entertainment for kids and art aficionados, from the
Grateful Dead to the Guarnieri Quartet. The Centre serves as an important
resource for the arts, education and business, and features over 225,000 square
feet of multiple performance venues, studio spaces and exhibition display
areas. It houses arts and crafts studios for resident artists, has dozens of
classes for people of all ages, displays and exhibitions, and conference rooms
utilized by community organizations and businesses. The Centre is also the
venue for numerous local performance groups and arts organizations as well as
internationally known artists and performing groups. The Mississauga Symphony,
Mississauga Youth Orchestra, Opera Mississauga, and the Merriam School of Music
perform here.
In all, Mississauga is an affluent city,
which has a lively business environment, high standard of education, numerous
recreational and downtown areas for leisure and enjoyment, and a vital arts and
cultural environment.
Located nearby, for fishermen and lovers of
the outdoors, is the Credit River, a beautiful waterway and source of huge
amounts of Chinook salmon and steelhead fish. The Credit River Anglers
Association works to control and increase the population of species in the
river. In addition to the migratory salmon fishery there is a resident fishery
for brook trout and brown trout. These fisheries provide a fantastic source for
fishing as well as a unique educational experience.
LOCATION
Mississauga reaches from Lake Ontario north
to Hwy 407 and can be accessed by Queen Elizabeth Highway, which runs parallel
to the waterfront; and Hwy 403 and 427. The city is about 20 miles from Toronto
and is part of the Greater Toronto area.
TRANSPORTATION
The Toronto Pearson International Airport is
located in Mississauga. It accounts for one-third of all air traffic in Canada,
and serves the Greater Toronto area. The airport serves as the hub for Air
Canada.
The Mississauga Transit has an extensive
network of bus routes throughout the city. It is an award-winning
transportation system, and has excelled in the areas of customer satisfaction
and overall safety.
The city also has an extensive trail
network, offering residents and travelers interesting views of both urban and
the natural environments. These trails can be used for cycling, walking,
jogging, and inline skating.
BRIEF HISTORY
The city of Mississauga derived its name
from the Misissaugas, a native people related to the Chippewa, who found their
home in Southern Ontario. They were called the "Mississauga" by European
settlers, due to the fact that they traded along the Mississagi River, which is
located at the head of Lake Huron. In 1847 this group was driven off their land
and relocated to a reserve in the Grand River Valley area of Ontario.
It is surmised by historians that the French
explorer, Etienne Brulé, was the first European to visit the area, circa
1615.
Mississauga is located in The Region of
Peel, named after Sir Robert Peel, the nineteenth-century Prime Minister of the
United Kingdom. The Region was incorporated in 1974 to efficiently provide
community services to the massive area extending from Toronto. Increased
immigration and an extensive transportation infrastructure have contributed to
the Region's rapid growth. It has a young population and an increasing profile.
EDUCATION
Check out the Peel School District's website
- it's an award-winning website, "It's all about learning", says Jim Grieve,
Director of Education.
Here is a message from Jim Grieve, Director
of Education:
"Welcome to the Peel District School Board web site.
This site is all about learning. It is
designed to help parents learn more about school programs and about how to help
their children succeed in school. Parents of preschool children can begin to
learn about the school system. Students can find interesting learning
opportunities inside the Peel board--and around the world. People who are
planning to move to Peel can learn more about our schools. Anyone can learn
more about opportunities to work with us.
As a school system, everything we do is
designed to help students learn and succeed. This web site is no different. It
reflects our commitment to making sure we have a top quality school system for
Peel students.
This web site reflects our mission statement
that learning is the job of a lifetime. We believe that learning doesn't just
happen during the school years, and it doesn't just happen at the school
building. This site is part of our vision of a classroom without walls-a
cyberspace school system for anyone of any age, anytime."
The Peel District School Board is one of
Canada's largest public school boards. It serves the 776 square kilometres of
Peel Region. Peel is a large school district with 31 secondary schools in the
district, one of which is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2005. All are
located in Mississauga and Brampton, with one in Bolton. All schools are
identified geographically for newcomers by 'families' of schools of which there
are 26. French Immersion is offered a number of schools from elementary through
high school.
The Ontario government legislated School
Councils in 1996. They believe that every voice counts and that school councils
support student success. Thus every Peel school has a school council - a group
focused on helping students succeed. Councils offer advice to the school
principal on a number of topics. In Peel, most of the work of councils focuses
on three main areas: school community communication strategies, ways of
responding to parents and the community, and school code of behaviour. School
councils include parents, school staff, community representatives and, in some
cases, students.
The Centre for Education and Training (CET)
is a non-profit corporation associated with the Peel District School Board,
which operates with its own board of directors at no cost to Peel taxpayers.
The centre enhances the self-sufficiency of individuals through training,
education and career resource services. As the largest workplace trainer in
Canada, CET offers hundreds of programs and services. The centre is made up of
these divisions: Computer Technology Institute, Quality and Continuous
Improvement Centre, Centre for Language Training and Assessment, and Community
Education.
Mississauga is a prosperous city with a
population of 560,000 making it the eighth largest city in Canada. Located on
the western boundary of Metropolitan Toronto, 90 minutes from the U .S. border
at Niagara Falls and only 3 hours from Detroit the city forms part of the
Greater Toronto Area (GTA) market with 15,000 businesses, employing 300,000
people. Mississauga ranks as the fifth largest head office centre in the
country and is home to Lester B. Person International Airport, the busiest
airport in Canada and one of the busiest in the world.
In 1974 a series of small communities, each
with its own unique history and charming personality was formulated and the
former towns and villages of Clarkson, Port Credit, Streetsville, Meadowvale
and Erindale became the City of Mississauga.
Mississauga, whose residents enjoy some of
the highest standards of living in North America, offers an outstanding City
Centre, including a new state-of-the-art Living Arts Centre and Sega City
Playdium, as well as a collection of quaint communities destined to transport
you back in time. Stroll through numerous art galleries and craft shops and
discover world-class cuisine. Libraries, museums, golf courses, recreational
centres, a symphony orchestra and over 350 picturesque parks of various sizes
provide a multitude of recreational choices for everyone. Spend an afternoon
enjoying the views of Lake Ontario along the waterfront trail, perusing the
many diversions including museums, tea rooms, and gardens and harbor marina
along the way.
 Community Hockey - One of many choices available for the
kids!The quality of education is a high priority
in Mississauga. There are 107 public schools, 71 separate schools, plus several
dozen private schools in the area. With close to 6,200 students, Erindale
College is the largest arts and science faculty at the University of
Toronto.
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Find out more about Mississauga by visiting the web sites we feature on the following pages of this web site: Free School Reports, Things To Do, Maps & Links and Local Weather. Also feel free to fill out the form to Request our Free Mississauga, Ontario Relocation Package. We'll send it right out. It's full of useful and important information about this area. You are under no obligation, so you can't go wrong...
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