Heritage Bytes

Ask A Historian Holiday Special 2025 | Year in Review & What’s Ahead for Mississauga’s Heritage

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:25:00 -0500

Celebrate the season with a special Ask A Historian Holiday Episode on the Heritage Bytes podcast.

In this year-end conversation, the staff of Heritage Mississauga look back on the highlights of 2025, share behind-the-scenes reflections on programs and projects, and look ahead to what’s coming in 2026.

This festive episode is a warm thank-you to our community and a celebration of Mississauga’s rich and evolving heritage.

🎄 From the staff and Board of Heritage Mississauga, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major podcast platforms.

Ask A Historian - Interview with the Museums of Mississauga on their new exhibit at the Adamson Estate: "A History Exposed"

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:33:19 -0400

In this episode we are joined by Amanda Barbosa and Maysoon Sheikh from the Museums of Mississauga as we explore the exciting news for the historic Adamson Estate, their new exhibit “A History Exposed: The Enslavement of Black People in Canada”, and the upcoming panel discussion featuring distinguished historian, poet, and author Dr. Afua Cooper, alongside scholar Dr. Cheryl Thompson, local historian Justine Lyn, and moderated by municipal leader Nakia Phillips.

For more information, please visit: https://mississauga.ca/arts-and-culture/a-history-exposed-the-enslavement-of-black-people-in-canada/

WWII POWs in Cooksville: Unbottling the Mystery of Ship Models & Brickyard History

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:27:22 -0400

Discover the untold story of German merchant marine POWs held at the Cooksville Brickyard in Mississauga during WWII. In this episode, Heritage Mississauga Intern Zoe Arruda joins historian Matthew Wilkinson to explore the fascinating legacy of intricate ship models crafted in captivity. Who were these prisoners? What became of their creations? Dive into a forgotten chapter of Mississauga’s wartime past.

Explosive Beginnings: Victoria Day and Mississauga's Firecracker Past

Sat, 17 May 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Why do Canadians celebrate Victoria Day? What are Mississauga’s connections to Queen Victoria—and how did this royal holiday become a beloved May 2-4 long weekend filled with fireworks, street names, and hidden history?

In this episode of Heritage Bytes, we uncover the surprising roots of Victoria Day in Mississauga. From royal celebrations to roads named in honour of the queen, we explore how this Canadian statutory holiday evolved—and why it still matters. Learn about the legacy of Queen Victoria, the story behind local landmarks, and the cultural traditions that shaped this early summer celebration in our city and across Canada.

Whether you're a history buff, a Mississauga local, or just love a good long weekend, this episode dives into the past to reveal why Victoria Day in Mississauga is more than just a day off.

Ask A Historian: Exploring Wild Animals, Wild Parades and historic Zoos

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:08:37 -0400

Join us as we wander down memory lane and look at the animal side of history here in historic Mississauga. We will share stories of Miles Park Farm and Jungle Park Zoo, as well as the Calathumpian Parade and go in search of some bears.

Ask A Historian: Tom Fournier and the 2025 History Symposium

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:25:30 -0500

Join us as we welcome Tom Fournier from the History Symposium where we chat about the 2025 conference that will take place at Clarke Memorial Hall in Port Credit, Mississauga on Saturday, March 1st!

Ask A Historian with Professor Carlos Teixeira

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:06:48 -0500

Join us for Ask A Historian, featuring an interview with Professor Carlos Teixeira as we explore the history and story of early Portuguese settlement in Mississauga.

Sauga 50-for-50: Happy Holidays from Heritage Mississauga

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:00 -0500

On this special holiday episode, the staff of Heritage Mississauga share their holiday traditions, and good wishes for the new year.

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music:

-Cojonudo -Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

-We Wish You a Merry Christmas -idokay

Sauga 50-for-50: Exploring Christmas Traditions...

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:01:00 -0500

Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson as he explores the fascinating history behind popular Christmas traditions.

Sauga 50-for-50: Moments and Milestones with Mayor Carolyn Parrish

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:01:00 -0500

Join Heritage Mississauga's Matthew Wilkinson as he interviews City of Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish for our "Moments and Milestones" series, connecting to memories around the City of Mississauga's 50th Anniversary!

Sauga 50-for-50: Moments and Milestones with Ward 8 Councillor Matt Mahoney

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:01:00 -0500

Join Heritage Mississauga's Matthew Wilkinson as he interviews City of Mississauga Ward 8 Councillor Matt Mahoney for our "Moments and Milestones" series, connecting to memories around the City of Mississauga's 50th Anniversary!

Sauga 50-for-50: Moments and Milestones with Ward 3 Councillor Chris Fonseca

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:01:00 -0500

Join Heritage Mississauga's Matthew Wilkinson as he interviews City of Mississauga Ward 3 Councillor Chris Fonseca for our "Moments and Milestones" series, connecting to memories around the City of Mississauga's 50th Anniversary!

Sauga 50-for-50: Moments and Milestones with Ward 10 Councillor Sue McFadden

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:01:00 -0500

Join Heritage Mississauga's Matthew Wilkinson as he interviews City of Mississauga Ward 10 Councillor Sue McFadden for our "Moments and Milestones" series, connecting to memories around the City of Mississauga's 50th Anniversary!

Sauga 50-for-50: I Am Mississauga

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:01:00 -0500

What if Mississauga could talk and could tell us her stories? What tales would she tell and what would she remember? Mississauga has been involved in conflict from her outset, and has seen the terrible toll of war on her people. Hear her story of loss and remembrance, and remember for yourself.

Sauga 50-for-50: Moments and Milestones with Former Ward 9 Councillor Pat Saito

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:01:00 -0500

Join Heritage Mississauga's Matthew Wilkinson as he interviews Former City of Mississauga Ward 9 Councillor Pat Saito for our "Moments and Milestones" series, connecting to memories around the City of Mississauga's 50th Anniversary!

Sauga 50-for-50: Moments and Milestones with Heritage Mississauga President Douglas Hancock

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:01:00 -0400

Join Heritage Mississauga's Eden Tesfaye and she interviews Heritage Mississauga President Douglas Hancock for our "Moments and Milestones" series, connecting to memories around the City of Mississauga's 50th Anniversary!

Sauga 50-for-50: Who MURDERED Malton's Noah Eaton?!

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:01:00 -0400

The hunt is on for the killer of Noah Eaton, who has been found dead in his home in Malton, slain by his own axe laying beside the body. Villagers are appalled that something like this could happen in Malton and are appealing to influential people in their community for something to be done. Testimony from local John Lundy pushes locals to suspect the shady James Hamilton of the crime. One of Malton’s earliest and most influential settler families, the Moores, are attempting to piece together what happened with the help of others in the community, some of which are more helpful than others.

In this village of equal parts gossip and moral propriety, not everything is as it seems. Will justice be served? Will the murderer be found? Only those brave enough to journey into the Darker Side of Historic Mississauga will discover the truth.

We would like to thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation Resilient Communities Fund for their support which allows us to reimagine programs such as Haunted Mississauga.

Producers -- Justine Lyn and Matthew Wilkinson

Director -- Bryan Ho

Story -- Justine Lyn

SPIRIT TEAM (Order of Appearance):

Hope Wickett -- Voiceover

Charlotte Wilkinson -- Rachel Moore

Greg Carraro -- Lieutenant-Colonel Edward W. Thomson

Justine Lyn -- Voiceover

Nicole Mair -- Helen Nicol McCraw

Rebecca Rusk -- Mary Ann Moore

Amy Wilkinson -- Mary Digins

Robert Stanczyk -- Dr. Charles Moore

Scott Foster -- John Lundy

Fran Murphy -- Ann Hamilton

Denise Mahoney -- Mary Ann McBurney

Richard Collins -- James Hamilton

Leonard Lyn -- Reverend Andrew Bell

Joe Zammit -- John Burgess

Lindsay Doren -- Sarah Ann Rowlands

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: The MYSTERY of the Streetsville Ghouls...

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:01:00 -0400

A sinister crime has rocked the community of Streetsville, Ontario. The year is 1937 and the body of young Hayden Pope has been stolen right from his freshly dug grave. The grave robber (or robbers) goes by the pseudonym "The Streetsville Ghouls". Anyone in the sleepy town of Streetsville could be the culprit. It's up to you to solve the mystery.

Join us on October 25, 2024 (6:30-9pm) at the Streetsville Public Cemetery for a spine-tingling journey into the mystery of the Streetsville Ghouls. Tours start at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, 5440 Durie Road Mississauga, ON L5M 2J5

Tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/haunted-mississauga-2024-heritage-tour-tickets-1007883626057?aff=oddtdtcreator

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

All the Quakers are Shoulder Shakers Medley Fox Trot by All Star Trio

Sauga 50-for-50: Meet the SPIRITS of Dixie Union Cemetery

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:01:00 -0400

Take a walk through Mississauga's Dixie Union Cemetery (c.1809) where you will meet 13 spirits to learn about their lives, and possibly demise, set between 1840 to 1846. Can you figure out who was the Worthy Settler is?

Email your answer to: resource@heritagemississauga.org

Sauga 50-for-50: 50 years of Mississauga Memories and Moments with Councillor Stephen Dasko

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:01:00 -0400

Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson as he interviews past and present civic leaders and longtime residents on their memories over the last 50 years of the City of Mississauga. This episode we welcome City of Mississauga Ward 1 Councillor Stephen Dasko.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter, 1974

Sauga 50-for-50: The Bomb Girls of Small Arms during the Second World War

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:01:00 -0400

During the Second World War the demand for labour by wartime industries was high. Since many men in the labour force were enlisted in the armed forces, Small Arms Ltd. offered jobs to single women, married women without children, as well as young men who weren’t old enough to serve. These are the stories of six people who worked there during that time, including (in order of appearance): Rose Cutmore Daikens, Linda Wigley, Hilda Insley, John Kelly, Dorothy Browne, & Len McNeice.

Today, Building 12, also known as the Small Arms Inspection Building, is a historic reminder of our past. Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, it has become an exciting creative hub for a wide range of arts and cultural programs. This unique venue showcases dynamic exhibitions, events and interactive experiences and provides a space that fosters collaboration and community-building.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: 50 years of Mississauga Memories and Moments with Councillor Brad Butt

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:01:00 -0400

Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson as he interviews with past and present civic leaders and longtime residents on their memories over the last 50 years of the City of Mississauga. This episode we welcome City of Mississauga Ward 11 Councillor Brad Butt.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter, 1974

Sauga 50-for-50: RARE recording of Dr. Martin L. Dobkin Community Park Opening (1992)

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:01:00 -0400

Dr. Martin L. Dobkin was elected on October 1, 1973, as the first Mayor of the new City of Mississauga, and served as Mayor from 1973 to 1976. He was the inaugural mayor of the newly amalgamated City of Mississauga, which had combined the former Towns of Mississauga, Port Credit and Streetsville.

He was originally trained as a medical doctor and he continued his practice during the time he was mayor. His first council was prolific, creative, and productive in its achievements. They created a new and comprehensive official plan for the new city, which provided the blueprint for the future development of the city. His council also supported the purchase of numerous green space and parklands for the new city, including Rattray Marsh, Jack Darling Park, Morning Dew Park, and more.

In honour of his service to the city the Dr. Martin L. Dobkin Community Park, a large 30 acre park in central Mississauga with multiple facilities, was officially opened on June 14, 1992. Listen to the opening ceremony like never before, courtesy of Dr. Martin L. Dobkin.

Music:

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter

Sauga 50-for-50: 50 years of Mississauga Memories and Moments with Local Historian Richard Collins

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:01:00 -0400

Join Heritage Mississauga summer student Eden Tesfaye as she interviews past and present civic leaders and longtime residents on their memories over the last 50 years of the City of Mississauga. This episode we welcome local historian Richard Collins.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter, 1974

Sauga 50-for-50: Explore Mississauga's LOST Credit Mission Village with Faith Rivers

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:01:00 -0400

Today on Sauga 50-for-50, we welcome onto the program Faith Rivers, a member of the Mississauga of the Credit First Nation, to remember the Mississauga's village on the banks of the Credit River, known as the Credit Mission, or the Credit Indian Village.

It was located on the site of what is today the Mississaugua Golf & Country Club on Mississauga Road. A government-built village was constructed in 1826 under the direction of Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby), a Chief of the Mississaugas, and Colonel James Givens, the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Government. The village was located on the high grounds overlooking the Credit River. In the flat valley lands were used for cultivating corn, wheat and rice. The village included some 25 cabins, a school and chapel, a store, blacksmith, and a large sawmill. With the relocation of the Mississaugas in 1846-47, some of the small cabins were used by early settlers.

There is little visible evidence of the village today. However, the memory of the Mississaugas and the Credit Mission reminds us all of the history of the land where we live, work and play today. We are reminded to step lightly on the land with love, compassion and gratitude.

Sauga 50-for-50: A RARE Look Back at Mississauga's Inauguration of the FIRST City Council (1974)

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:01:00 -0400

The City of Mississauga was incorporated on January 1st, 1974 with the amalgamation of the Towns of Port Credit, Streetsville and the Town of Mississauga. The first City of Mississauga election was held on October 1st, 1973 and the ceremonial inauguration of the newly formed City of Mississauga council took place on January 16th, 1974 at Glenforest Secondary School. This time on Sauga 50-for-50, take a RARE listen to the inauguration of council courtesy of Dr. Martin Dobkin, the first mayor of the City of Mississauga.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter, 1974

Sauga 50-for-50: 50 years of Mississauga Memories and Moments with Councillor Martin Reid

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 12:01:00 -0400

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter, 1974

Sauga 50-for-50: Moments and Memories with Former Councillor Dave Cook

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 12:01:00 -0400

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter, 1974

Sauga 50-for-50: Mississauga's Giants of Influence through History... Part 3

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 12:01:00 -0400

Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson as he explores the life and times of some of Mississauga's greatest legends. In this series, Matthew will provide a chronological account of these legends' lives, their achievements and how they helped shape Mississauga as we know it today.

In Part 3, Matthew discusses Sidney Belford, Evelyn Kennedy, Colonel Harland Sanders, Kate Aitken, Grand Duchess Olga Romanov, Mary Fix, Janusz Zurakowski, George Hunter, Macklin Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Bruce McLaughlin, and John Lennon.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Mississauga's Giants of Influence through History... Part 2

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:01:00 -0400

In Part 2, Matthew discusses Henry Rutledge, Peter Jones, Dr. Beaumont Wilson Bowen Dixie, Sir Melville Parker, Emily Blower, Moses Henry Aikens, Charlotte Schreiber, Buffalo Bill Cody, Thomas Laird Kennedy, and Roy Ivor.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Mississauga's Giants of Influence through History... Part 1

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:01:00 -0400

In Part 1, Matthew discusses Reverend James Magrath, General Peter Adamson, Joseph and Jane Silverthorn, William Thompson, Sir John Beverely Robinson, Helen Beaty, Warren Clarkson, Jacob Cook, and Didamia and George Woodford Ross.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Cooksville Brickyard's Forgotten History

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 12:01:00 -0400

Thousands of years ago glacial deposits of dense clay and sandy till mixed with the underlying shale to create an area near the modern intersection of Dundas Street and Mavis Road that would provide an economic boom in the early 20th century. This time on Sauga 50-for-50, explore the forgotten history of Cooksville's once-thriving Brickyard with historian Matthew Wilkinson.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: The Road to Confederation... I Am Mississauga

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 11:21:49 -0400

If Mississauga could talk, what would it say about Confederation more than 150 years ago? This week on Sauga 50-for-50, we hear from Mississauga up close and personal.

In order of appearance, narrators include: Jake Dheer, Matthew Wilkinson, Merri Ferguson, Nicole N. Hanson, and Robert Smol.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Lighting the Sacred Fire with Mark Sault

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 12:01:00 -0400

What makes a Sacred Fire?

A Sacred Fire is sacred because it is used as an Anishinabe traditional wellness approach. A Sacred Fire is an important part of Anishinabe spirituality, communication with the spirit realm, and our ancestors. It is a sacred practice meant to make individuals feel open, grounded, and connected with people on Earth, and those that have moved on.

As a member of the Mississauga of the Credit First Nation, Mark learned many of his teachings from respected Elders of North Western Ontario while working in Thunder Bay with the Seven Generations Education Institute from 1990 to 2014. He retired in 2014 and returned to his home territory of Mississauga of the Credit where he was born and raised. He has gathered and studied some of the local plants and trees that are used to make herbal teas that help with many of the health problems that plague our population. He shares his knowledge of plants, harvesting and the holistic uses of sacred medicines. Some of the are teachings are with the process of preparing wild rice from the plant to dish, lying white Indian corn, making bannock and some jams.

We acknowledge that the land on which we meet today 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.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Exploring the Credit River with Carolyn King

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:01:00 -0400

This time on Sauga 50-for-50, explore an Indigenous perspective on the importance of the Credit River with Carolyn King.

Carolyn has been engaged by government, colleges and universities, businesses and community organizations to do cross-cultural training sessions and presentations to help people develop a better understanding of Indigenous and First Nations people in Canada. A recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, in recognition of her support for First Nation history and advancement of the Indigenous Peoples, she has been a driving force in the identification of the significance of current and historic sites within traditional territorial lands and the preservation of First Nations traditions. Carolyn King received the Order of Canada, one of our country’s highest honours in 2020. Presented by the governor general, the Order honours people whose service shapes our society; whose innovations ignite our imaginations; and whose compassion unites our communities. Carolyn's appointment was for her expertise in community development, her advocacy of Indigenous-led initiatives, and her efforts to improve Canadians’ understanding of First Nations.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: The Man who put the 'Q' in Q Park...

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:01:00 -0400

This week on Sauga 50-for-50, Historian Matthew Wilkinson and Traditional Knowledge and Land Use Coordinator for the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Darin Wybenga, answer a question from about who Quenippenon Meadows Community Park, known simply as "Q Park" to residents, is named after. The story will take us back to one of the most tumultutious times in the history of Mississauga and for the Mississaugas of the Credit. It is a story of a great man, of hope and loss, and how the Mississaugas are still here on our landscape to this day.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Learn Your Treaties!

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:01:00 -0400

Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson as he explores Treaties 22 & 23 and the Racey Tract in Historic Mississauga. June marks National Indigenous History Month, and Heritage Mississauga would like to encourage Canadians to celebrate and learn more about the cultural identity and diversity of First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: 10,000 Years of Mississauga

Fri, 31 May 2024 12:01:00 -0400

This story tells the founding tale of Mississauga, rooted in the geological transformation of its landscape. Around 10,000 years ago, the region was covered by a massive glacier that eventually melted, forming the Credit River and reshaping the terrain. The melting glacier eroded rocks, and created fertile conditions for life to flourish. The river became home to various species of fish, including salmon, as well as diverse ancient wildlife like mastodons and giant beavers. While many these ancient creatures are now extinct, the Credit River remains teeming with life, hosting deer, foxes, coyotes, raccoons, and more. Mississauga, now a bustling city, still retains its natural beauty and serves as a reminder of the vibrant ecosystem that thrives along the Credit River.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Mississauga's Lost Sheridan Village...

Fri, 24 May 2024 12:01:00 -0400

Join us for this week's podcast as we read from Heritage Mississauga's "The Lost Villages of Mississauga" publication on the village of Sheridan.

The historic village of Sheridan grew around the intersection of Winston Churchill Boulevard and the Queen Elizabeth Way (formerly Middle Road). Originally known as Hammondsville, Sheridan was named after British playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan in 1857. The village was home to a general store, post office, a Methodist (later United) Church, school, a Temperance Hall, a tannery, blacksmith, and a chair factory. Sheridan Nurseries was founded in and named after the village of Sheridan. Although the historic village has largely disappeared, its name lives on in a variety of forms, such as Sheridan College, Sheridan Homelands, Sheridan Mall Shopping Plaza and Sheridan Park Research Centre. In 1967 the name of Sheridan placed second in the vote for naming the Town (now City) of Mississauga, yet very few people today know of Sheridan's past and very little remains of its existence.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Mastering the 1812 Muster with the 2nd Regt. of York Militia

Fri, 17 May 2024 12:01:00 -0400

On this week's episode of Sauga 50-for-50, we follow the 2nd Regiment of York Militia, also known as Thompson's Company, a group of living history enthusiasts who, through research and living history, recreate the lives of soldiers and civilians of historic Mississauga during the War of 1812.

Thompson’s Company functions, in part, as an educational component of Heritage Mississauga by participating in community events, functions and through reenactments. Members come from across Peel Region representing a range of ages and walks of life.

Drill sergeant, Bert Jagoda, is drilling the company on the manual of arms, formations and field exercises, and the platoon firing exercises for their upcoming season. The 2nd York members are keen to dust off the rust and get back to public events with educational, entertaining, and historically accurate reenactments.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Uncovering the Stories of Early Chinese Immigrants in Historic Mississauga

Fri, 10 May 2024 12:01:00 -0400

On this week's episode of Sauga 50-for-50, we welcome Heritage Mississauga intern student Daston Babakan to speak about his research on early Chinese immigrants to historic Mississauga during the period of Chinese Exclusion in Canada (1923-1947). He traces local trends and stories discovered through his research to understand the day-to-day lives of these residents by examining their family, spiritual and work lives. This research is ongoing and we look forward to discovering more about our Chinese community in the future. If you have any memories or information regarding this topic in Mississauga's history, please reach out to resource@heritagemississauga.org

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Polish Heritage in Mississauga... Celebrating Contributions with Orlinski Museum

Fri, 03 May 2024 12:01:00 -0400

On this week's episode of Sauga 50-for-50, we invite Orlinski Museum curator Robert Stanczyk onto the program as we celebrate Polish Heritage Month. We discuss key moments in Polish history and how Polish Canadians have impacted the City of Mississauga.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: How the Stonehookers Saved Port Credit

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:01:00 -0400

It has been said that Toronto was built on Dundas Shale. A careful look at the foundations of buildings erected in Toronto (and in Port Credit) prior to 1910 often reveals stone foundations. In an age before the ready availability of concrete, a constant supply of building stone was essential. Beginning in the 1840s and lasting until just after the First World War, the Lake Ontario waterfront between the Credit River and Burlington Bay was busy with those engaged in mining the shallow waters for shale and loading the stone onto small sail-driven vessels known as stonehookers.

This week on Sauga 50-for-50, we feature the story of how the Stonehookers turned Port Credit from what had seemed like a steadily declining village into a booming economy in the mid-1800s. This podcast is narrated by Ross Noel, Richard Collins, Justine Lyn, and Matthew Wilkinson, with recordings by the late Lorne Joyce and music by the late Leonard Walsh.

Music:

Dundas Shale by Leonard Walsh (1956 - 2013)

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: The Bird Lady of Mississauga is...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:01:00 -0400

On this week's episode of Sauga 50-for-50, we are pulling out from our vaults an interview with one of the most influential women in Mississauga during the 20th century.

Bernice Inman-Emery was a well-known wildlife rescuer who operated the Winding Lane Bird Sanctuary on Mississauga Rd. for 25 years. Winding Lane became a destination for school trips, where students learned how to care for injured birds and to respect wildlife. She took over the running of the sanctuary from the world-famous ornithologist Roy Ivor, who established Winding Lane Bird Sanctuary.

She was known as the "Bird Lady of Mississauga", by locals because she knew her birds and animals so intimately that her life became interwoven with those of the animals she cared for. She was famous for nursing animals back to health when others said they would never recover. Her pleas for us to simply care resonate with us so deeply even all these years later.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Lorne Park

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:01:00 -0400

On this week's episode of Sauga 50-for-50, Dorothy Patchett Williams, former resident of Lorne Park, Mississauga, tells of the Lorne Park she grew up with in a reading from Journey to the Past: The Lost Villages of Mississauga by Heritage Mississauga.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: The Curious Case of the Ship in a Bottle

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 12:01:00 -0400

On this week's episode of Sauga 50-for-50, Justine Lyn and Melissa Toste delve into the curious case of a ship-in-a-bottle. But this is no ordinary ship-in-a-bottle. A bottle from the vineyards of Cooksville, a ship named "Toronto", an enemy of the state, a brickyard, a humble Erindale General Store and a vivacious teacher all come together to make this one of the most fascinating... and strange... artifacts in Mississauga's history!

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: A Chat with Ben Madill

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:01:00 -0400

This week, we wanted to travel back in time and have a chat with a beloved former resident of Mississauga, Ben Madill. Ben Madill epitomized a lifetime of giving and is fondly remembered and well respected in Mississauga’s heritage community. He regaled generations with his stories and knowledge of the “old days” of Britannia, of farming, of life in a one-room schoolhouse in the midst of what is now the City of Mississauga.

Ben’s extensive knowledge of farming techniques, including rope making and woodworking, were exceptional – equaled only by his love for sharing his knowledge with young and old. Before his passing in 2013, Heritage Mississauga sat down to ask Mr. Madill about his memories and his life growing up in historic Mississauga. So sit back and relax as Ben Madill takes us back to Old Britannia, this time on Sauga 50-for-50.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Commemorating Cultural Heritage

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:01:00 -0400

This week on Sauga 50-for-50, we want to celebrate and commemorate the people and stories that make up the city of Mississauga. But why is this so important?

Some of the greatest people we meet, just happen to be those we love the most. But there hasn’t always been a way to capture their legacy. Until now. Heritage Mississauga is giving you the opportunity, to record your story or the story of someone you love. So that their lasting history lives on and can be preserved for future generations. Everyone has a story. From the Indigenous Mississaugas to the early settlers whose toil shaped this modern landscape to those who arrived in Canada only yesterday. At Heritage Mississauga, it’s our job to record those stories. We believe in celebrating our cultural heritage. We believe everyone’s story matters. And we look to you, to help us find those stories or to tell your own. We want the story of Mississauga to not be one of just city buildings, suburbia, and street names, but of the people, faces and stories, of those who live here.

To tell your story, email us at outreach@heritagemississauga.org

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: This is Dundas Street

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:01:00 -0400

This week on Sauga 50-for-50, Historian Matthew Wilkinson and Heritage Mississauga Executive Director Jayme Gaspar, with special guest Omar El Sharkawy, invite you down Dundas Street. As you go about your day, you may be unaware of the history that lies directly beneath your feet. This is a story of Dundas Street in Mississauga- one of the earliest surveyed routes of travel in the province of Ontario.

In late 2020 until April of 2021 Omar El Sharkawy underwent a project on the colonial connections of road names in Mississauga, under the oversight of Historian Matthew Wilkinson of Heritage Mississauga. This week, Matthew and Omar discuss Mississauga's Council decision to keep the name Dundas in Mississauga and the historic, present, and future impact of this decision. Matthew and Omar explore the history of the naming of the street, the controversy around renaming Dundas, and the possible implications of renaming such a historic street. They also look at Dundas Street’s place in how we understand the historical landscape in Ontario, Mississauga, and the GTA.

Omar El Sharkawy is a recent graduate of the history program at the University of Toronto. His interests are in the histories and historiographies of the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and world revolutions, with particular attention to themes of decolonization.

For more information, see below:

Colonial Connections and Naming Mississauga by Omar El Sharkawy for Modern Mississauga: https://www.modernmississauga.com/main?author=60e5981823121b15b1792b3a

Ask a Historian: Exploring Colonial Connections to Street Names in Mississauga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pf7qA8wCVc&t=1185s

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Ask a Historian: Maple Magic 2024

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:29:38 -0400

This week’s episode of Ask A Historian features an interview with Lindsay Doren, Coordinator for Education and Engagement with the Museums of Mississauga as we explore an annual tradition here in the City of Mississauga – the Maple Magic Festival at Bradley Museum. Maple Magic runs on March 9-10 and March 16-17 from 12-4.

For more information on the event, please visit: https://www.mississauga.ca/arts-and-culture/events/maple-magic-festival-2024?eventdate=2024-03-09T12%3A00%3A00&schedule=15176

To reserve your tickets for Maple Magic, please visit: https://www.ticketweb.ca/search?q=maple+magic

Sauga 50-for-50: Mississauga's ABCD's

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 12:01:00 -0500

Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson for one of our most popular presentations: Mississauga's ABCD's: Accidents, Blazes, Calamities & Disasters. Join Matthew as he recalls some of the darker chapters in our formative years, from early train accidents and plane crashes, through devastating fires, epidemics, and major storms that wreaked havoc on our landscape- this time on Sauga 50-for-50.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Ask a Historian: 50 Artifacts Celebrating Mississauga

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:45:04 -0500

This week's episode of Ask A Historian features an interview with Amanda Barbosa from the Museums of Mississauga as we explore a new interactive digital exhibit program through ArcGIS that celebrates the City of Mississauga's 50th Anniversary.

For more information, see here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b58d3fc15fec43c7a9847771cf6bf410

Sauga 50-for-50: Mississauga's Anthem

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:01:00 -0500

This week on Sauga 50-for-50, historian Matthew Wilkinson revisits the 1974 Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter, and welcomes Mississauga musician Mikey Bloom to trace the creation of the new Mississauga Anthem for the City of Mississauga's 50th Anniversary.

To listen to both Mississauga songs, click the links below:

The Mississauga Song (1974) by Tommy Hunter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z627IZGPRFU

Mississauga Anthem (2024) by Mikey Bloom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM_JFmueciI

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Black History Today

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -0500

Earlier this month, we discussed early Black settlers in historic Mississauga, but today we wanted to discuss our current Black communities in Mississauga. Where do most people originate from? Who are some of the most influential Black leaders? What barriers have our communities encountered and how are we trying to overcome these obstacles? Join Justine Lyn and Melissa Toste as they delve into these questions and more, this time on Sauga 50-for-50.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Ask a Historian: Erindale, Credit Woodlands and the Ridgetown

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:01:00 -0500

On today's episode of Ask A Historian, Mississauga Historian Matthew Wilkinson answers three questions from you! We will explore the story behind the name "Erindale", document when the Credit Woodlands subdivision was built, and recount the colourful career of the Great Lakes bulk freighter Ridgetown which forms the breakwater at Port Credit.

Sauga 50-for-50: Hazel's Milestones

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:01:00 -0500

Join us this week on Sauga 50-for-50 as we remember former Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion. February 14th marks what would have been her 103rd birthday, and a year since we all said our goodbyes to Hurricane Hazel. It is at this time of year that we remember her memory and fiery spirit.

This week, we dug through our vaults to share with you a special presentation of Hazel McCallion's Milestone Lecture at the 2003 Mary Fix Memorial Lecture. The theme of the highly anticipated lecture was the celebration of civic heritage and spirit during which Hazel McCallion provided a self assessment of her 25 years as Mayor, as of November 2003, and reflected on her many years of service in public office. Please enjoy the inspiring words of our former (and longest serving) Mayor, Hazel McCallion, this time on Sauga 50-for-50.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Love is in the Air!

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 12:01:00 -0500

Around this time of year, more than ever, love is in the air! Join Collections and Resource Lead Justine Lyn, as she traces the origins of Valentine's Day from ancient origins to Mississauga connections. Have you ever wondered why the heart symbolizes love, why we give flowers on Valentine's Day, or who St. Valentine was and why this holiday was named in his honour? Join us this week on Sauga 50-for-50 to learn all the romantic details!

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: A Remembered Black History

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 12:01:00 -0500

This week on Sauga 50-for-50, Justine Lyn and Melissa Toste begin Black History Month with a discussion of early Black settlers in historic Mississauga and why their stories were nearly forgotten if not for the diligent efforts of past researchers. Now remembered, no longer forgotten, we hope you will join us as we explore our city's early Black history.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Ask a Historian: Join the History Hunt!

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:01:00 -0500

Join historian Matthew Wilkinson and Lisa Abbott, Manager of City Programs as they discuss the city-wide History Hunt app. To celebrate the City of Mississauga’s 50th anniversary, the Museums of Mississauga has hidden 50 artifacts across the city, each with their own unique story. Join the scavenger hunt and discover Mississauga’s hidden stories, one artifact at a time.

For more information on the History Hunt App, visit: https://mississauga.ca/anniversary/mi... https://heritagemississauga.stqry.app... Vanity URL: mississauga.ca/museum50

For more information on 50th Anniversary events and celebrations in the City of Mississauga, please visit: https://www.mississauga.ca/anniversary/mississauga-turns-50/events/

Sauga 50-for-50: A City Emerges

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:01:00 -0500

In this episode of Sauga 50-for-50, we explore how amalgamation united the city of Mississauga 50 years ago in 1974.

Settlers began arriving in the early 1800s, and Toronto Township, now known as Mississauga is often referred to as the city of villages. While most cities expand outward from a central settlement, Mississauga is unique in that it’s made up of crossroad of hamlets and villages, each with their own distinctive history, that were joined together in amalgamation to form the city. Join us in this week's installment of Sauga 50-for-50 to learn more.

Production: Heritage Mississauga and Sanborg Productions

Narrators (in order of appearance): Matthew Wilkinson, Justine Lyn, Alan Skeoch, Ava Gisondi, Eden Gisondi, Michael Spaziani, Dave Cook, Richard Collins, Greg Carraro, June Callwood, Elaine Eigl, Megan Mackintosh, Hazel McCallion, Winnie Fung

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: How Mississauga Got its Name

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:01:00 -0500

Welcome to another installment of Sauga 50-for-50. As we begin to explore connections to the City of Mississauga’s 50th anniversary, we go back in time to 1968 when the Township of Toronto became the Town of Mississauga. Why this name? And what's in our name? The process of choosing a name was not a straightforward one. In the end, the town fought to be Mississaugans! Historian Matthew Wilkinson explores the sorted tale alongside local historian and interpreter Richard Collins, this time on Sauga 50-for-50.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Starting From Square One

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:04:00 -0500

2024 marks the 50th Anniversary of the City of Mississauga. Today, and for much of that 50-year period, City Centre has been centered around Square One. But, did you know that that's not always how it was? Cooksville used to be our Civic Centre. So why the switch? Well, that has a lot to do with the Carr family farm...or rather the lack thereof. Join Heritage Mississauga's Justine Lyn and Melissa Toste as they delve into the fascinating story on this episode of #Sauga50for50 on Heritage Bytes.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Indigenous Conversations: Going with the Flow- Ancestral Relationships with Water

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:05:00 -0500

This talk will focus on relationships to water and Anishinaabe traditional practices. Explore an indigenous perspective on the importance of water with Ancestral Knowledge keeper and Anishinaabe Traditional Grandmother Kim Wheatley. Kim is Turtle clan and a band member of Shawanaga First Nation Reserve. She is a multi-award winning public speaker who has presented locally, nationally and internationally for three decades. As a long-time Water Walker Grandmother, Kim has coauthored four books focused on water, wetlands and the creatures that inhabit those spaces. She is a ceremonialist, artist, event organizer, singer, drummer and cultural consultant.

Thank you to our sponsors the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Rotary Club of Mississauga for their support.

Ask a Historian: ”Legend of the Raid” Comic Book

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:15:00 -0500

Join historian Matthew Wilkinson and Collections and Resource Lead Justine Lyn as they explore the newest installment of The Grange comic book series, "Legend of the Raid", and the fascinating real-life connections between the Dieppe Raid and Mississauga resident Rear-Admiral Romauld Nalecz-Tyminski, who saved 85 Canadians during the Raid. Experience the bravery and sacrifice like never before, brought to life in beautiful colours by artist Daniel Wong.

YOU ARE INVITED to the "Legend of the Raid" Comic Book Launch:

Sunday, November 12, 2023 from 2-5PM

Wawel Villla Seniors Residence

880 Clarkson Rd. South, Mississauga, ON

Ask a Historian: Cenotaphs of Mississauga

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:05:00 -0500

This week on Ask A Historian, Matthew Wilkinson explores the history of some of the many cenotaphs that can be found throughout Mississauga.

The cenotaphs in Mississauga provide residents and visitors a place of remembrance; a place to collectively gather to honour and remember those who have served and paid the ultimate sacrifice during times of conflict.

We invite you to join one of the many ceremonies that will be taking place throughout Mississauga on November 11th in recognition of Remembrance Day.

100 Years of Clarke Memorial Hall

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:05:00 -0400

Join historian Matthew Wilkinson and local Port Credit historian Richard Collins as they celebrate 100 years of Clarke Memorial Hall's fascinating history.

The Macabre History of the Greeniaus Hair Wreath

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 12:05:00 -0400

High up on a shelf sits a large frame holding a beautiful floral wreath... made of hair! The inscription "C.A.G. Sept 6 1858" is embroidered in hair below. But what does it all mean? Join Justine Lyn and Melissa Toste from Heritage Mississauga as they delve into this fascinating - and morbid - item from historic Mississauga's Sheridan Village, this time on Heritage Bytes.

Ask a Historian: Celebrating the Clarkson Society of Artists

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 12:05:00 -0400

Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson as he discusses the 60th Anniversary of the Clarkson Society of Artists with members Shirley Erskine and Lyla Stockdale.

For more information about the Clarkson Society of Artists and their upcoming Anniversary showcase, please visit their website at: https://www.clarksonsocietyofartists.ca/ or their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ClarksonSocietyofArtists/

Ask a Historian: Girl Guides of Canada... Femininity and Community in Mississauga

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 12:05:00 -0400

On this week's Ask a Historian, Collections & Resource Lead Justine Lyn and Collections Assistant Emily Owen announce an exciting new exhibit following the stories of the women behind Mississauga's Girl Guides.

Port Credit and Streetsville Historic Walking Tours are Back!

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 12:01:00 -0400

On this week's Ask A Historian, sit down with tour guide and local historian Richard Collins as he introduces the highly anticipated return of historic walking tours in Streetsville and Port Credit. For more information visit: Port Credit BIA: https://www.portcredit.com/ Streetsville BIA: https://villageofstreetsville.com/

Ask a Historian: Ship’s Fever, Infant’s Haven and Streetsville Home

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:06:00 -0400

This week’s episode of Ask A Historian is a Question and Answer, featuring questions relating to Ship’s Fever in Streetsville, the Infant’s Haven Hospital in Lakeview, and an historic house in Streetsville. Please keep sending in your questions to history@heritagemississauga.org

Ask a Historian: Mississauga Confidential

Mon, 29 May 2023 12:05:00 -0400

Join us for an exciting episode of Ask A Historian as we welcome Bryan Ho and Nicole Mair as we explore our new book, “Mississauga Confidential”, which officially launches on May 31 at the Heritage Mississauga Annual General Meeting. The book explores the darker side of crime and punishment in historic Mississauga. Pre-order yours at The Grange today!

From India to Mississauga: The Story of the East India Company

Fri, 26 May 2023 12:05:00 -0400

Being an entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart, however moving to another country and starting a business adds its own set of joys and challenges.

Delve into the world of Vinod Kumar Jain and his family who have been importing exotic spices and dry foods to the Toronto-area for over 50 years. Family interviews give you insight into the highs and lows this family faces as business owners and new immigrants.

Thanks to the Jain family for sharing their story and to Ontario Trillium Foundation, who provided funding for this project.

Executive Producer: Jayme Gaspar

Director: Meghan Mackintosh

Assistant Director: Kayla Choi

Production Assistant: Karim Ebrahim

Audio & Post Production: Sanborg Production, Gabriella Bank & Sandor Bank

From the Philippines to Mississauga: The Story of Edal’s Kitchen

Mon, 22 May 2023 12:05:00 -0400

From the Philippines to Mississauga: The Story of the Natnat Family and Edal’s Kitchen

Growing up poor, surrounded by rice fields in rural Philippines, Alma could never have imagined that one day she would be happily settled in Canada surrounded by her large family. But life has a way of surprising us!

Listen and you meet Alma Natnat and learn about her incredible story of dreaming big and how she keeps her Filipino roots alive in her Mississauga home.

Thank you to the Natnat family for sharing their story and to the Ontario Trillium Foundation, who provided funding for this project.

Executive Producer: Jayme Gaspar

Director: Meghan Mackintosh

Research Assistants: Kayla Choi and Karim Ebrahim

Audio Production: Sanborg Production, Gabriella Bank & Sandor Bank

Ask A Historian: Parks, Memorials and Gardens Q&A

Mon, 15 May 2023 12:01:00 -0400

Join us as we field several history questions this week. We will explore the namesake of Harold Kennedy Park in Port Credit, the Korean War Memorial in Meadowvale Cemetery, and the former location of the Dixie Arena Gardens.

Ask a Historian: Legend of the Heights

Mon, 08 May 2023 13:17:00 -0400

Join us as we interview Daniel Wong about the creation of Heritage Mississauga's newest comic book - The Grange Volume 12: Legend of the Heights. Daniel explores how he takes the story from an idea through the artistic creation and layout process to the exceptional final product. The comic is now available for free through Heritage Mississauga.

Ask a Historian: Coronation of King Charles III

Mon, 01 May 2023 13:03:00 -0400

Join us this week for Ask A Historian with Royal historian Carolyn Harris to discuss the upcoming coronation of King Charles III.

Dr. Carolyn Harris is an instructor in history at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. She received her Ph.D in European history from Queen’s University in 2012. Her writing concerning the history of monarchy in the UK, Europe, and Canada has appeared in numerous publications including the Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen, Smithsonian Magazine, Reader’s Digest and the BBC History Magazine. She also provides historical and royal commentary for television and radio.

She is the author of 3 books: "Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada", "Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette", and "Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting".

Do you have a question about Mississauga's heritage? Email us at history@heritagemississauga.org

Ask A Historian: Oldest Stores in Historic Mississauga

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:01:00 -0400

Join us as we respond to a question about what are the oldest stores in Mississauga. We will explore the history of the Franklin House in Streetsville, the McClelland-Copeland Store in Cooksville, and the Montreal House in Streetsville.

Ask A Historian: Lakeview Rifle Ranges with Richard Collins

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:01:00 -0400

Join us as we welcome local historian Richard Collins and explore the former Long Branch Rifle Ranges, which operated in the Lakeview area of Mississauga between 1891 and 1957.

Ask A Historian: Early Doctors in Historic Mississauga - Part 1

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:01:00 -0400

Join us as we answer a question about early doctors in historic Mississauga and explore the stories of Dr. Joseph Adamson, Dr. John Crumbie, and the Suttons.

Mississauga Confidential: Night Moves: The Murder of Christine Demeter - Part Two

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 14:08:09 -0500

Mississauga Confidential: Case 14 - Night Moves, Part Two: The Three Trials of Peter Demeter

Welcome, dear listeners, to another tale of murder, scandal and crime from Mississauga’s darker side.

Today, we continue unraveling the twisted criminal tale of Peter Demeter.

At the end of his trial for the murder of his wife, Christine, Peter Demeter was found guilty, and became the most notorious jailbird in Canada. For most criminals, his story would have ended there. But Peter was the industrious sort who wouldn’t let a little prison time keep him down.

Peter had more murders to plan.

From the case files of Heritage Mississauga, this is… Mississauga Confidential.

The Season 3 Finale, Episode 14. Night Moves, Part Two: The Three Trials of Peter Demeter.

As always, dear listeners, thank you for listening and for your support!

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Want more tales from the city’s darker side?

We, at Mississauga Confidential HQ, are pleased to announce the publication of the Mississauga Confidential book. It contains 24 shocking tales of true crime, including stories not included in the podcast, as well as photos from each case.

Coming in Spring 2023, you can bag your own copy of the Mississauga Confidential book through the Heritage Mississauga website, at heritgemississauga.com.

. . .

“Mississauga Confidential, A True Crime Podcast” is a Heritage Bytes podcast produced by Heritage Mississauga.

Written by Bryan Ho and Nicole Mair.

Research by Bryan Ho and Nicole Mair.

Video Production Team: Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Ryan Parks.

Mississauga Confidential is a Heritage Mississauga production. Heritage Mississauga is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to researching, recording and celebrating the history of the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Your support helps create programming just like this.

For more information about Heritage Mississauga, and to become a member, please visit heritagemississauga.com and follow us on youtube, instagram and twitter.

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Music Credits:

“Fast Talkin” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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“Bass Walker” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Mississauga Confidential: Night Moves: The Murder of Christine Demeter - Part One

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:00:00 -0400

Welcome, dear listeners, to another tale of murder, scandal and crime from Mississauga’s darker side.

Without mincing words, today's case is the most notorious murder in Canadian history. Christine and Peter Demeter were the epitome of post-war Canadian dreamers: Stylish, good-looking and rich.

The expansive Demeter mansion in Erindale was the epitome of the post-war Canadian dream home: A five-bedroom split-level bungalow backing out onto an in-ground pool with a scenic view of the Credit River.

On a quiet summer’s night, Peter Demeter lifted the home’s two-car garage door to reveal a scene that would turn the dream into a nightmare: Christine’s battered and lifeless body.

Police didn’t need to search far for a prime suspect, and zeroed in on the dead woman’s husband. The only problem? He had an airtight alibi.

From the case files of Heritage Mississauga, this is… Mississauga Confidential.

Season 3, Episode 13. Night Moves, Part One: The Murder of Christine Demeter.

As always, dear listeners, thank you for listening and for your support.

Stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion to our story coming to Heritage Bytes on November 7, 2022.

. . .

Want more tales from the city’s darker side? We, at Mississauga Confidential HQ, are pleased to announce the publication of the Mississauga Confidential book. It contains 24 shocking tales of true crime, including stories not included in the podcast, as well as photos from each case. Beginning in December 2022, you can bag your own copy of the Mississauga Confidential book through the Heritage Mississauga website, at heritgemississauga.com.

. . .

“Mississauga Confidential, A True Crime Podcast” is a Heritage Bytes podcast produced by Heritage Mississauga.

Written by Bryan Ho and Nicole Mair.

Research by Bryan Ho and Nicole Mair.

Video Production Team: Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Ryan Parks.

For more information about Heritage Mississauga, and to become a member, please visit heritagemississauga.com and follow us on youtube, instagram and twitter.

. . .

Music Credits:

“Fast Talkin” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

“Bass Walker” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ask A Historian: Building Placemaking Into the Evolution of Mississauga

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 01:49:02 -0400

This week on Ask A Historian, Matthew welcomes Michael Spaziani as they discuss the future of Mississauga and opportunities for Mississauga to evolve a better sense or soul for a "There, there" with future developments.

Michael Spaziani, B.E.S. (Environmental Studies), B. Arch., OAA, FRAIC, is the principal of MSAi, an architectural firm specializing in urban design and architecture. Founded in 1986, the firm is celebrating its 36th year of practice, headquartered in a restored heritage building in Port Credit, Ontario.

Mr. Spaziani commenced his architectural career winning the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Medal for academic excellence upon graduation from Carleton University in Ottawa in 1977. In 2010, Mr. Spaziani was inducted into the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada College of Fellows, an honour reserved for only a few Canadian architects each year, recognizing their contributions to the Canadian architectural community.

A Dean’s Honour Roll member at the University of Waterloo, he has been the recipient of many urban design awards in Ontario for building projects in Oakville, Kitchener, Mississauga, Pickering, and Brampton. He has advised the municipal councils of Markham, Mississauga, Toronto, Guelph, Whitby, Ajax, Caledon, East York, Oakville, and Vaughan on architectural and urban design matters over the past three decades. He has on two occasions acted as a juror for the Vaughan Urban Design Awards program and was a professional juror for the 2004 Oakville Urban Design Awards.

In 2006 he was selected as a juror for the Absolute Condominium international competition in Mississauga. The winning selection, the "Marilyn Monroe" building has emerged as a remarkably powerful orientation symbol for Mississauga. In the same year he was honoured to be chosen as a juror for Mississauga’s 25th anniversary Urban Design Awards program.

Each week Matthew answers questions and shares inquiries he receives from our residents, businesses, and partners on the fascinating heritage and history of our city.

We invite you to send in your questions about the historic people, places, events, and milestones that helped shape the landscape of Mississauga today.

2051: Planning for Mississauga’s Future with Ben Phillips

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:05:59 -0400

Heritage Mississauga invites you to join us for our final webinar in our 2022 Placemaking Webinar Series: "2051: Planning for Mississauga's Future" with Ben Phillips.

Mississauga’s Official Plan is the city’s road map for the future. It lays out where housing, industry, offices, shops, rapid transit and roads should go. It determines what parts of the city will be the focus of growth and provides policies on culture, heritage, the environment, urban design, transportation and the economy. Every 10 years this Plan needs to be refreshed to make sure it reflects the changing needs, opportunities and aspirations of our city. This review is happening right now.

This presentation will give an overview of proposed new policies that will help shape our city over the next 30 years. Ben Phillips is the Manager of the City of Mississauga’s Official Plan and Zoning Services team. One of the team’s key projects is the Official Plan Review, which began in 2019.

Prior to his current role, Ben led the processing and project management of a number of significant development applications at the City as a Planner, including the 72-acre Brightwater community on Mississauga’s waterfront. Before joining the City, Ben worked for planning consulting firms in Vaughan, Ontario.

Heritage Mississauga would like to thank The Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund for their financial support to help us bring a sense of place to a wider audience with this webinar series.

Lakeview Village: Wouldn’t it Be Nice to Live Together with Matthew Marsili

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 12:07:54 -0400

Heritage Mississauga invites you to join us for our third webinar in our 2022 Placemaking Webinar Series: "Lakeview Village: Wouldn't It Be Nice to Live Together" with Matthew Marsili.

Coming to the shores of Mississauga! Lakeview Village is a revival of our waterfront on 177 acres and is a mode for a 15-minute city. It has over 45 acres of green space with access to over 450 acres of parkland, a 64-acre conservation authority, and the project has already won numerous awards.

Matthew is a Development Manager with Argo Development Corporation, one of the five development partners working on the Lakeview Village project. His experience across Ontario on variety of development projects help shape the work being completed on the Lakeview Village project with sustainability, connectivity, and healthy community development as key goals. Matthew attended planning school at Queen’s university and has worked on the Lakeview Village Project since 2018.

Port Credit; Back to Life with Frank Giannone

Sat, 17 Sep 2022 05:37:09 -0400

Heritage Mississauga invites you to join us for our second webinar in our 2022 Placemaking Webinar Series: "Port Credit; Back to Life" with Frank Giannone.

Until the 1980's Port Credit was a bustling complete community; but in the 1990's its vibrant downtown was virtually shutdown. By the late 1990's a reawakening was triggered, and in the 2000's new developments built on that reawakening bringing us to where we are now. In the next few years, significant changes will add to create one of the most vibrant complete urban villages in Ontario. This is welcomed by many, but there are also many concerned about the changing lifestyle around them. The community is on edge due to the constant work around them.

Frank Giannone is the President of FRAM Building Group, a family company founded in 1981. A fourth-generation builder, he has spent his lifetime in the construction industry.

FRAM is involved in residential and mixed-use building projects in Toronto and Calgary in Canada, and Texas and Michigan in the U.S. FRAM is recognized as a developer of urban villages emphasizing pedestrian friendly walkable communities; Port Credit Village in Mississauga, The Shipyards in Collingwood, the redevelopment of the Don Mills Centre in Toronto, East Village in Calgary, and North Shore in Irving, Texas are examples of their work in this area. Family holdings include Verve Retirement Living which houses over 5000 seniors in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, where Frank serves as a founding director since 2004.

From an industry association perspective, Frank had served nine years as a Tarion Warranty Corporation member of its Board of Directors. Frank is also a Past President of the Ontario Home Builders’ Association and a Past President of the Toronto Home Builders’ Association (1989).

Frank is active in his community; he is a founding director of the Port Credit Community Foundation. He acts in an advisory capacity in selection user groups activating Mississauga’s Celebration Square. He is proud to recently have joined the Board of Heritage Mississauga.

Frank and his family live, work, and play in Mississauga.

Birth of a City: Is There a ”There” There in Mississauga with Michael Spaziani

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 00:17:26 -0400

Heritage Mississauga is very excited to announce our 2022 Placemaking Webinar Series!

In our first webinar of the series, we invite you to join Michael Spaziani for his webinar "The Birth of a City: Putting the “There” There in Mississauga"

In 1935 Gertrude Stein returned from Paris to her childhood home, Oakland California, 45 years after she had left, only to find that the joyful place she experienced as a child was gone. The city had become dreary and uninspiring place prompting her quip, “there is no there there”. There were certainly no Parisian boulevards and finely wrought urban places there.

Mississauga is a young city going through its own growing pains. 45 years ago it was little more than a collection of historic villages connected by agricultural fields, concession roads, and sprawling single detached homes, a kind of early Oakland. A bedroom community with little urban life or character.

Today it has emerged as a successful city financially, but not yet known for its sense of place, its soul. I will trace the growth of the city with a focus on placemaking and city-building as the way to make the city memorable as a complete community with a focus on livability, walkability, and beautiful memorable places.

Don't forget to register for the entire series!

#Webinar #Mississauga #History

Garden of Remembrance at the Grange

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 19:20:30 -0400

Spring has arrived and the Garden of Remembrance at the Grange is now flourishing.

Join us today on Heritage Bytes as a loving grandmother shares the history and significance of the Remembrance Garden at the Grange with her grandson and highlights the importance of remembering all of those who have served and fallen in service to Canada.

The Garden of Remembrance at the Grange was created by Heritage Mississauga and the City of Mississauga’s Parks Department. It is a place where residents are invited to pay their respects to those who answered the call to action throughout our history. Some came home, some did not, but we and the plants and flowers here in Mississauga remember them. Always.

Heritage Mississauga choose a Garden of Remembrance to honour those who have served and those who have fallen because plants have always been the silent witnesses to our history. We give them meaning as they give us meaning. They connect us to our feelings whether of loss, honour, reverence, or remembrance, they connect us together.

Each flower in the garden commemorates the memory of those who were lost with their familiar fragrances, symbolism of hope, strength, perseverance, and peace, and as representations of our allies and citizens around the world who were, and continue to be, impacted by conflict.

We invite you to watch The Garden of Remembrance at the Grange and to take a moment to sit in the Garden to ponder the sacrifices that were made for the freedoms that we enjoy today.

#WeRemember #HeritageRemembers

Thank you to the Community Foundation of Mississauga and the City of Mississauga for their support to help us create a place of Remembrance and to commemorate all of those who have served.

Case 11 Part Two - The Public Enemy: Mickey’s Adventures in Gangland

Mon, 30 May 2022 16:00:00 -0400

When we last met, dear listener, gangster Mickey McDonald had just been fingered for one of the most notorious murders in Toronto’s history, by none other than his longtime pal and partner-in-crime, John R. Shea. But if there’s one rule to live by in the criminal underworld, it’s never be a snitch. The clock is ticking on these two former friends, as the entire province bands together to take down Mickey McDonald once and for all. In the end, it might just be the events of a small-time bank robbery in Port Credit that seals his fate.

In today’s conclusion, the Mad Dog of Jarvis Street is re-dubbed Canada’s Most Wanted Criminal.

From the case files of Heritage Mississauga, this is… Mississauga Confidential.

The Season 2 Finale: Episode 12. The Public Enemy, Part Two: Mickey’s Adventures in Gangland

As always, dear listeners, thank you for listening and for your support.

Stay tuned for Season Three of Mississauga Confidential. Coming to Heritage Bytes in OCTOBER 2022.

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“Mississauga Confidential, A True Crime Podcast” is a Heritage Bytes podcast produced by Heritage Mississauga.
Written by Bryan Ho and Nicole Mair.
Research by Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Matthew Wilkinson.
An adaptation of this story by Sue Bretell first appeared in the Heritage News.
Video Production Team: Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Ryan Parks.

For more information about Heritage Mississauga, and to become a member, please visit heritagemississauga.com and follow us on youtube, instagram and twitter.

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Music Credits:
“Fast Talkin” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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“Bass Walker” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Case 11 - The Public Enemy, Part One: The Port Credit Hold-Up

Mon, 16 May 2022 16:00:00 -0400

Welcome, dear listeners, to another tale of murder, scandal and crime from Mississauga’s darker side.

In today’s case, we investigate two separate crimes, in two different places, under seemingly unrelated circumstances.

What does a small town bank robbery in Port Credit and a big city Gangland murder in the heart of Toronto have in common? The lowest common denominator: a lone figure, poised to ascend the ladder to the top of Toronto’s criminal underworld. Let us introduce you, dear listener, to Mickey McDonald, the mad dog of Jarvis Street.

From the case files of Heritage Mississauga, this is Mississauga Confidential.

“Mississauga Confidential, A True Crime Podcast” is a Heritage Bytes podcast produced by Heritage Mississauga.

Written by Bryan Ho and Nicole Mair.

Research by Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Matthew Wilkinson.

An adaptation of this story by James Walker first appeared in the Heritage News.

Video Production Team: Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Ryan Parks.

For more information about Heritage Mississauga, and to become a member, please visit heritagemississauga.com and follow us on youtube, instagram and twitter.

Music Credits:

“Fast Talkin” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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“Bass Walker” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Case 10 - Sudden Fear: Service Station Stick-Up

Mon, 02 May 2022 16:00:00 -0400

Welcome, dear listeners, to another tale of murder, scandal and crime from Mississauga’s darker side.

In today’s case, we meet a family new to Mississauga. The Lammerse family moved to Canada from Holland, by way of Detroit, in search of a better life. But what they really found was a land struck by the growing pains of its youth. Big city crime was creeping out to the once pastoral landscapes beyond Toronto’s densely built borders. The everyday turmoil of the depression pushed people to their limits, and left another hopeful immigrant family in the crossfire. Even in the quiet village of Britannia, at the heart of Toronto Township, there is no reprieve from the cruelties of crime.

So, what happens when a masked gunman brutally tears apart a family? Tragedy and question marks.

From the case files of Heritage Mississauga, this is Mississauga Confidential.

“Mississauga Confidential, A True Crime Podcast” is a Heritage Bytes podcast produced by Heritage Mississauga.
Written by Bryan Ho and Nicole Mair.
Research by Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Matthew Wilkinson.
An adaptation of this story by James Walker first appeared in the Heritage News.
Video Production Team: Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Ryan Parks.

For more information about Heritage Mississauga, and to become a member, please visit heritagemississauga.com and follow us on youtube, instagram and twitter.

Audio clip from the “Gang Busters” radio drama from archive.org. While Gerritt and Tuena Lammerse were listening to “Gang Busters” on the night of the crime described in this video, the episode that aired on April 6, 1938, is currently not available. A clip from a different episode was substituted and can be heard in this episode.

Music Credits:
“Fast Talkin” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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“Bass Walker” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Indigenous Conversations: Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls with Diane Smoke-Thomas

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 19:37:26 -0400

Please join us for our final webinar in the series as Diane Smoke-Thomas delivers this important presentation to our communities to educate, advocate, and to raise awareness for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls.

In September of 2016, the Canadian Government launched the National Public Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Over 2300 people participated in some way in the inquiry, that identified the lost of over 1000 Women and Girls over a 30 year period.

At Six Nations an art installation was organized titled “Walking With Our Sisters” which brought attention to the issue. Over 1800 Moccasin vamps were created to recognize those lost. The installation opened at the Gathering Place by the Grand in Ohsweken and is now travelling across Canada. Diane participated in this exhibition and tells her personal journey through the emotional experience.

Diane Smoke Thomas is Anishinabe of the Bear Clan from the Mississauga Nation. She was raised on the teachings of the ancestors and has practiced the traditional way of life in both her professional career and personal life. She is a strong advocate for cultural based teachings and is commissioned to create traditional regalia and items for special occasions using her own artistic designs.

Diane serves as Director and Chair of the Dibaajimowin Cultural Centre and makes her home near the Mississaugas of New Credit First Nation.

We encourage you to engage in the conversation and to feel free to ask questions during the Q&A session after the presentation.

Heritage Mississauga would like to thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund for their financial support to help us bring Indigenous Conversations to a wider community through this webinar series.

For more information on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls please visit:
https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/

For support:

Please visit the Government of Canada Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Page for information on aftercare, community gatherings or if you are a Party With Standing.
Contact number: 613-957-5153

An independent, national, toll-free support call line is available to provide support for anyone who requires assistance. This line is available free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Support Line 1-844-413-6649

Family Information Liaison Units (FILU)
If you have questions about your missing and murdered loved ones, FILU members work directly with families to gather information from government services and agencies, such as child protection, polices services and coroner’s offices, to address outstanding questions about the loss of their loved ones. For more information about the services they offer or to find a contact near you, visit the FILU webpage on the Department of Justice website.
https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fi...

#MMIWG #IndigenousHeritage #Indigenous

Indigenous Conversations: Exploring Ancestral Harvesting Practices with Kim Wheatley

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 23:36:03 -0400

Join Kim Wheatley, Anishinaabe Cultural Consultant, in honoring the process of ancestral harvesting practices through images, stories and traditional teachings based on Anishinaabe Ways of Knowing. She will share experiences based on the 1 year immersion project she has created and is currently immersed within while expanding on relationships to the lands and waters she calls home!

Traditional Anishinaabe Grandmother Kim Wheatley is Turtle and Bear Clan from Shawanaga First Nation Reserve who carries the Spirit Name Shkoden Neegaan Waawaaskonen (Head or Leader of the Fireflower). She is a multi award winning speaker and published author who has presented locally, nationally and internationally, while also having appeared on television, radio, in books and in many news articles.

Kim currently provides Indigenous consultations, continues to organize events, writes for a local newspaper and is working on a new book.

We acknowledge that the land on which we meet today 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.

Heritage Mississauga would like to thank The Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund for their financial support to help us bring Indigenous Conversations to a wider community through this webinar series.

Indigenous Conversations: The Sacred Medicines with Kim Muskratt

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 23:12:29 -0400

Join us for our second webinar in Heritage Mississauga's Indigenous Conversations webinar series, Indigenous Conversations: The Sacred Medicines with Kim Muskratt.

Kim’s knowledge is passed on through traditional teachings from her grandparents and elders as well as other knowledge keepers who also share a passion for traditional plants and medicines and their uses. She often sits in the woods and asks the Creator to show her which medicines will help her people.

Through ceremonies she was told she was born to be a helper and a medicine woman like her Great Grandmother who assisted as a midwife to preparing community members for their spirit trip to the other side as well as bringing many children into the world in her community and other surrounding communities. As a child Kim helped her Nokomis harvest and gather medicines for her people, she was told as a young girl that this is what she is here for to carry on these traditions and knowledge. Kim’s Mishsomis was an Hereditary chief for Hiawatha for many years.

Kim Muskratt is a member of Hiawatha First Nation, Mississauga’s of Rice Lake. She sits with the Turtle Clan and is a life giver, water walker, medicine Kwe, Pipe Carrier, Knowledge Keeper, Story Teller and Grandmother. As a knowledge keeper she has dedicated her life to learning and passing her teachings and experiences on to the youth. Her traditional name is Waaseya Kwe which translated means Bright Light Woman which she is proud of the strength that is carried with this name. Waaseya Kwe travels along the red road living Mino Bimaadiziwin (the good life) and she continues to learn more about our Sacred Medicines and healing powers they bring while following in the same path as her ningichi-ookomis lived.

We acknowledge that the land on which we meet today 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.

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Note:
This episode discusses the scared medicines but does not replace the advice or treatments from your medical professionals. Please consult your doctor to ensure these scared medicines are safe for you.

#IndigenousConversations #IndigenousHeritage #SacredMedicines

Mississauga Confidential - West End Blues: Clarkson’s Den of Crime

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:00:00 -0400

Welcome, dear listeners, to another tale of murder, scandal and crime from Mississauga’s darker side.

Today's case details the sordid history of the Mississauga stretch of Lakeshore Road. All along the highway, seedy roadhouses sprung up to meet the needs of weary travellers. Behind the respectable facade of dining and dancing hid a thriving black market of illicit booze and gambling. Gangsters were drawn to the rowdy roadhouses like bees to honey, and Clarkson’s Chicory Inn was the destination de jour for the top tier of Toronto Gangland’s malefactors. Headlining were Toronto Gangland heavyweights Big Bill Cook and the notorious Campbell Brothers—Oscar and Melville Campbell. When these title champions went head-to-head, sparks and bullets flew.

From the case files of Heritage Mississauga, this is Mississauga Confidential.

“Mississauga Confidential, A True Crime Podcast” is a Heritage Bytes podcast produced by Heritage Mississauga.

Written by Bryan Ho and Nicole Mair.

Research by Bryan Ho and Nicole Mair.

Video Production Team: Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Ryan Parks.

For more information about Heritage Mississauga, and to become a member, please visit heritagemississauga.com and follow us on youtube, instagram and twitter.

Music Credits:

“Fast Talkin” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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“Bass Walker” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Case 08 - The Desperate Hours: Manhunt for a Cop Killer.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:00:00 -0400

Welcome, dear listeners, to another tale of murder, scandal and crime from Mississauga’s darker side.

Today's case is a crime of desperate impulse. A young man, on the wrong side of the law, is confronted by his transgressions, and lashes out. His violent reaction would ignite the largest manhunt in the area’s history, and pit him against every police officer from Toronto to Oakville.

From the case files of Heritage Mississauga, this is Mississauga Confidential. Season 2, Episode 08. The Desperate Hours: Manhunt for a Cop Killer.

“Mississauga Confidential, A True Crime Podcast” is a Heritage Bytes podcast produced by Heritage Mississauga.

Written by Bryan Ho and Nicole Mair.

Research by Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Matthew Wilkinson.

An adaptation of this story by James Walker first appeared in the Heritage News.

Video Production Team: Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Ryan Parks.

For more information about Heritage Mississauga, and to become a member, please visit heritagemississauga.com and follow us on youtube, instagram and twitter.

Music Credits:

“Fast Talkin” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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“Bass Walker” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Mississauga Confidential: Case 07 - Dead End: The Philip Rumbold Mystery

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:00:00 -0400

Welcome, dear listeners, to another tale of murder, scandal, and crime from Mississauga’s darker side.

Today's case examines a man living a double life. On the surface, Philip C. Rumbold was a wealthy, respected real estate magnate from Tonawanda, New York. What lay beneath the surface was a dark secret that may have gotten him killed.

On July 22nd, 1930, on a lonely road in Port Credit, Rumbold was found brutally murdered in his car. Was the crime a random act of violence against an innocent man? Or had Rumbold's dark past finally caught up with him?

Philip Rumbold's mysterious murder was one of the first major crimes in a decade of vice, murder and gangsters, tangled in an intricate web of crime: welcome to Mississauga's dirty thirties.

From the case files of Heritage Mississauga, this is Mississauga Confidential.

“Mississauga Confidential, A True Crime Podcast” is a Heritage Bytes podcast produced by Heritage Mississauga.

Written by Bryan Ho and Nicole Mair.

Research by Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Matthew Wilkinson.

An adaptation of this story by Kayla Demers first appeared in the Heritage News.

Video Production Team: Bryan Ho, Nicole Mair and Ryan Parks.

For more information about Heritage Mississauga, and to become a member, please visit heritagemississauga.com and follow us on YouTube, Instagram and Twitter.

Music Credits:

“Fast Talkin” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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“Bass Walker” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Clips from “Let George Do It” and “The Burns and Allen Show” radio plays are in the public domain and can be found on archive.org.

Black Heritage Matters - The Road That Led to Somewhere with Dr. Bryan Walls

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 01:01:00 -0500

Heritage Mississauga is pleased to announce our fourth speaker in our #BlackHeritageMatters webinar series will be Dr. Bryan Walls from the John Freeman Walls Historic Site and Underground Railroad Museum.

Dr. Walls will be sharing his presentation of "The Road That Led to Somewhere" during which Dr. Walls speaks to the deeper significance of his book of the same name and tells the story of his ancestors, John and Jane Walls, and their journey on the Underground Railroad from enslavement in the United States to freedom in Canada.

Through their story he will emphasize the fact that that for John and Jane and thousands of others, the Underground Railroad was the first great freedom movement in the Americas, and the first time that good people Black and White and of different Races and Faiths worked together in harmony in the new world, for freedom and for justice.

Dr. Bryan Walls is a recipient of the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario 1994, and has received many other honours such as the Ontario Black History Society Mathieu Da Costa Award (Facilitator and Communicator), the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and the President`s Volunteer Service Award from the White House Washington D.C. just to name a few.

He is also a licensed member of The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario and a member of the American College of Dentists of the United States and Canada.

Please join us as we welcome our very distinguished guest for this fascinating and very personal webinar.

We would like to thank the Community Foundation of Mississauga and the City of Mississauga for their support to help us bring this important series to Mississauga.

Black Heritage Matters - Courageous Conversations: Connecting Black History to 2022 with Rosemary Sadlier OOnt (Order of Ontario)

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:01:00 -0500

Heritage Mississauga welcomes Rosemary Sadlier OOnt (Order of Ontario) for her presentation of Courageous Conversations: Connecting Black History to 2022.

In this talk, we will examine some significant elements of African Canadian History as connected to and distinct from the United States. In the process, why we have a Black History Month and why it is necessary will be explored as will some contemporary matters that challenge all Canadians.

Rosemary Sadlier OOnt (Order of Ontario) is a social justice advocate, researcher, writer, consultant, and international speaker on Black History, anti-racism and women’s issues.

She is the past President, serving for 22 years as the unpaid leader of the Ontario Black History Society. She was the driving force of the secured commemoration of February as Black History Month at all levels of government; she secured August 1st as Emancipation Day municipally in 1995 and provincially in 2008 with a national declaration recently passed now making this a national commemoration in Canada.

She saw to the creation of the national day for the Hon. Lincoln Alexander. She has given deputations to the UN Rapporteur on Race Relations, the Federal and Provincial Governments and on consultative work with the Royal Ontario Museum, the CMHR, The Ward Heritage Interpretative Group, the Bi-National Study of the Underground Railroad and heritage conferences Previously she served on the final selection committee of the national Mathieu Da Costa Challenge for Canadian Heritage and the Canada Post Stamp Advisory Committee.

An educator, she has developed or contributed to African Canadian curriculum, national exhibits and publications. She was an appointed member of the College of Early Childhood Educators. An author, Sadlier has written seven books on African Canadian history. A consultant, she effects diversity, equity and inclusion projects, and, recently was appointed Equality Lead for the Americas and the Caribbean with the Royal Commonwealth Society. Sadlier is dedicated to social justice and using the frame of Black History, seeks to educate and empower others.

We would like to thank the Community Foundation of Mississauga and the City of Mississauga - Municipal Government for their support to help us bring this important series to Mississauga.

Recommended Reading:
Black History Africa, The Caribbean And The Americas by Rosemary Sadlier (Author), Gregory Birkett (Author), Derek Grant (Author), Tony Colaiacovo (Contributor), Ben Sichei (Contributor)

Harriet Tubman: Freedom Seeker, Freedom Leader by Rosemary Sadlier

#BHM #BlackHeritageMatters #BLM

Black Heritage Matters - Black Canadian Veteran Stories with Kathy Grant, Founder of Legacy Voices

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 02:40:00 -0500

Heritage Mississauga invites you to join us as we continue with our webinar series Black Heritage Matters.

This week, we are pleased to welcome Kathy Grant, who will be presenting "Black Canadian Veteran Stories".

Kathy will be discussing the history, experiences, and contributions of Black Canadian Veterans.

Born in Montreal to Barbadian immigrants, Kathy Grant is a public historian and founder of Legacy Voices, which ensures Black Canadian History is documented and preserved. Kathy has made educational presentations to municipalities, schools, and community organizations, and works to promote an inclusive approach to storytelling and historical documentation.

She was invited by the French Embassy in Ottawa to attend the 95th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and subsequently invited by the War Museum in Ottawa to present her No.2 Construction Battalion/Great War exhibit for the 100th Anniversary of the No.2 on Remembrance Day in 2016. Over the past decade Kathy has undertaken extensive research on the contributions of African Canadians in the First World War and assisted Veterans Affairs Canada in the development of the department’s commemorative resources on the military service of Black Canadians.

Kathy was the 2020 recipient of the 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women award in the category of “History”.

Kathy was chosen to work with YAP films as lead historian for the documentary on Black soldiers who served Canada in the Second World War. Remembrance Day 202, the documentary aired on the History Channel and subsequently on Global TV and Amazon Prime.

In November 2021, Kathy was a part of select team of historians and researchers that launched the website www.blackcanadianveterans.com

We would like to thank the Community Foundation of Mississauga and City of Mississauga - Municipal Government for their support to help us bring this important series to Mississauga.