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Question:
Prior to becoming the City of Mississauga, how Mayors did the Town of Mississauga have?
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Answer:
One.Robert Speck
He served as the only Mayor of the Town of Mississauga, from 1967 until his death in 1972.
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Question:
Who was the first woman to enter municipal politics
in Toronto Township (Mississauga)?
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Answer:
Mary Fix.Mary Fix was the first woman to enter politics in the township. She was elected Reeve in 1955 and re-elected in 1957 and 1958. In 1959 she became the first woman Warden of Peel County, and was
again elected Reeve in 1961.
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Question:
What year was Hazel McCallion first elected mayor?
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Answer:
1978.
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Question:
How many consecutive terms of office has Mayor Hazel McCallion
served?
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Answer:
Mayor Hazel McCallion has served 11 consecutive terms of office.
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Question:
Who is currently the longest serving Ward Councillor in the
City of Mississauga?
A) Frank Dale
B) Patricia Mullin
C) Maja Prentice
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Answer:
Both Patricia Mullin & Maja Prentice were elected to
Mississauga City Council in 1985, and are the longest councillors.
Mayor - Hazel McCallion (1978)
Ward 1 - Carmen Corbasson (1994)
Ward 2 - Patricia Mullin (1985)
Ward 3 - Maja Prentice (1985)
Ward 4 - Frank Dale (1988)Ward 5 - Eve Adams (2003)
Ward 6 - Carolyn Parrish (2006)
Ward 7 - Nando Iannicca (1988)
Ward 8 - Katie Mahoney (1992)Ward 9 - Pat Saito (1991)Ward 10 - Sue McFadden (2006)Ward 11 - George Carlson
(2000)
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Question:
What plane appears in this picture?
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Answer:
The Lancaster Bomber.Produced in Malton, the first bomber rolled
out in August, 1943.
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Question:
Where was this picture taken?
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Answer:
The Dundas Street Bridge over the Credit River, circa
1905.
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Question:
What building is this?
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Answer:
The Government Inn, built circa 1796 near the mouth of
the Credit River.
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Question:
What does this picture show?
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Answer:
The explosion from the Mississauga Train Derailment on November
10th, 1979.
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Question:
Who am I?
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Answer:
Sir John Beverly RobinsonHe was the first Chief Justice of Upper
Canada and built “The Grange” around 1830.
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Question:
This “lost village” was named in honour on the Governor General
of Canada from 1868 – 1872.
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Answer:
Lisgar.Formerly known as Switzer’s Corners,
Lisgar took its name in honour of Sir John Young, 1st Baron of Lisgar, Governor
General of Canada, 1868-1872.
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Question:
This “lost village” was located around the intersection of Dundas
Street and the Etobicoke Creek. What was it called?
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Answer:
Summerville.
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Question:
This “lost village” was reportedly named after
early settler Charles King. What was it called?
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Answer:
Mount Charles(Also known as King’s Crossing)
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Question:
What was the crossroads hamlet of “Frogmore” named in reference to?
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Answer:
Frogmore, once located around the interesection of Dundas Street and
Winston Churchill Blvd. was named in honour of the birthplace of Queen
Victoria, although another early claim suggests that it was named for the large number of frogs located in
a nearby marsh.
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Question:
This “lost village” was located around the intersection of
Mississauga Road and Derry Road, and was named in honour of a man nicknamed “Ginger”. What was it
called?
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Answer:
Harris’ Corners“Ginger” Harris was a hotel proprietor and
stage coach operator.
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Question:
When was the Village of Port Credit first surveyed?
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Answer:
1835The Village lots in Old Port Credit Village were surveyed in 1835 by
Robert Lynn.
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Question:
What was the former street name for Mississauga Road South?
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Answer:
Joseph StreetNamed in honour of Joseph Sawyer,
a Chief of the Mississaugas
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Question:
When did the original Port Credit Lighthouse burn down?
A)1936
B)1918
C)1926
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Answer:
1936.Built circa 1883, the first Port
Credit Lighthouse was accidentally burned in 1936.
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True or False?
The building known as the Masonic Temple once served as a
Methodist Church?
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Answer:
True.First consecrated as a Methodist Chapel in the
1840s, the building represents Port Credit’s first established place of worship, and has direct
connection to early non-Native settlers and to the Native Mississaugas. The building was
moved to its present location in 1894, serving as a community hall known as “Shaw’s Hall”, and was purchased by the Masonic Lodge in 1915.
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Question:
Who was “John Street” named in honour of?
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Answer:
John JonesBrother of Reverend Peter Jones.
John was a chief of the Mississaugas, a Methodist Missionary and teacher. “Peter Street” is named after Peter
Jones.
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Question:
What is Burnhamthorpe Road named after?
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Answer:
Burnhamthorpe Road takes it name from the “lost village” of
Burnhamthorpe (also called Sandhill), that was located around the intersection of Dixie Road and
Burnhamthorpe Road.
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True or False:
Burnhamthorpe Road has had several other names in its past,
including “Rogers Road”.
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Answer:
True.Burnhamthorpe Road was also informally
known as the “Back Line” and the “Sandhill Sideroad”, amongst other names.
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Question:
What is Derry Road named in reference to?
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Answer:
The “lost village” of Derry West, which was located around the intersection of Derry Road and
Hurontario Street.
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Question:
Who was Bristol Road named for?
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Answer:
Richard BristolA land surveyor who worked with
Timothy Street.
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Question:
Who was Dundas Street named for?
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Answer:
Lord Henry DundasHe was the Secretary of War for the United Kingdom from 1794-1801.