Discover the history behind one of Ontario’s most important rivers – The Majestic Credit River. In under 3 minutes, you will go back in time 10,000 years to find out the history of this river, how the name “The Credit” came to be, and the people who traded along its banks in the 1700s.
In this short film, Heritage Mississauga introduces you to Vinod Kumar Jain and his family who have been importing exotic spices and dry foods to the Toronto-area for over 50 years. This story is told through old photographs and interviews to give you insight into the highs and lows this family faces as business owners and new immigrants.
A poetic story told from the perspective of a woman and man looking back on their time working at a WWII ammunition and firearms factory in Canada in the 1940s.
For this video, I tracked down five people in their nineties, who worked at this historical landmark, where more than two-thirds of the workforce was women.
This video celebrates the memories of, and the people who once worked for, the Dominion Small Arms Limited munitions factory in Lakeview during the Second World War. One building, Building 12, of the munitions factory, survives today and is a recognized heritage landmark in Mississauga.
The video commemorates the significant role that munitions workers, and this building, played in the wartime effort at home and abroad.
This is a follow-up video to “Memories of Small Limited” with the stories of six people: Dorothy Browne, Rose Cutmore Daikens, Hilda Insley, John Kelly, Len McNeice and Linda Wigley who recount their memories of how they found out about the Small Arms and what they did there.
In this short film you’ll meet Alma Natnat and learn about her incredible story of dreaming big and how she keeps her Filipino roots alive in her Mississauga home. This story is told through old photographs and an interview with Alma, where she takes you through her life from being a young child to today.
Take a journey along Dundas Street from the east end of Mississauga to the border of Oakville and learn about this historic arterial road and how it shaped the City of Mississauga.
In 1948, Sri Lanka gained its independence from Britain as the Dominion of Ceylon. It kept its Dominion Status within the British Commonwealth until becoming the Republic of Sri Lanka on May 22, 1972. During those times, many Tamils would experience discrimination. This would lead to the anti-Tamil pogrom of July 24, 1983, known as Black July.
Discover Mississauga’s long and complex heritage, and learn about the past with the story of a city that began more than 10,000 years ago. This video moves between historical facts and photos, as well as characters who act out the story, from a Métis Elder to an early European settler. This video is unique because it involves people who are experts on Mississauga and its past. Visitors to Mississauga, as well as long-time residents will learn something new about the city of many villages.
This video tells the story of modern and urban development in Mississauga from the 1950s to today. You’ll hear from leading experts in Mississauga’s history and learn how Mississauga got its name. You’ll learn about milestone events, which shaped the city including the famous train derailment in 1979, which happened in the early career of Mayor Hazel McCallion who served for 36 years until her retirement in 2014.
We acknowledge that the land on which we work is part of the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. We recognize the importance of this land and pay our respects to the Anishinaabe and other First Nations, Métis and Inuit past, present and future.