Streetsville is marked by street signs and banners along Queen Street.

Streetsville (pop. 12,040) is a community located in the northwestern corner of Mississauga, Ontario, on the Credit River. Streetsville occupies both the west and east banks of the river, but the majority of it is located on the west bank of the river. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2576x1920, 564 KB) my photo I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2576x1920, 564 KB) my photo I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Motto: Pride in our past, Faith in our future Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Region Peel Established 1974 City Mayor Hazel McCallion Governing Body Mississauga City Council MPs Navdeep Singh Bains, Albina Guarnieri, Wajid Khan, Omar Alghabra, Paul Szabo MPPs Bob Delaney, Vic Dhillon, Peter Fonseca, Tim Peterson, Harinder Takhar... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages None Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... The Credit River is a river in southern Ontario which flows from headwaters above the Niagara Escarpment to empty into Lake Ontario at Port Credit, Ontario, now part of Mississauga. ...

It is unique in that it has retained a variety of historical buildings and streetscapes, harkening to an era that has long since passed. While the village is surrounded by modern suburban development, it still has a unique “small town” charm. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ...

History

Pre-British Purchase

The area surrounding the Credit River was populated by the Iroquois peoples up until the early 1700s, when it was taken by the Ojibwa. European settlers came to know them specifically as the Mississaugas, which eventually became the name of the area itself. By 1805, the Natives had either ceded or sold most of this land over to British governance. The Credit River is a river in southern Ontario which flows from headwaters above the Niagara Escarpment to empty into Lake Ontario at Port Credit, Ontario, now part of Mississauga. ... The Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power, Five Nations, or Six Nations) is a group of First Nations/Native Americans. ... Chippewa redirects here. ...

Settlement

The beginnings of Streetsville are interwoven with the history of its founder, Timothy Street. Street was born in 1778 to a British loyalist family in the United States. At the age of 23, he moved with his family from New York to St. David’s, a settlement off of the Niagra River in Upper Canada (now known as Ontario). 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Britannia gives a heros welcome to returning American Loyalists. ... Map of Upper Canada (orange) Upper Canada was a British territory in what is now the Canadian province of Ontario. ...

In 1818, the British offered up 648,000 acres of land to be surveyed, from their second purchase from the indigenous Mississauga peoples. Along with Richard Bristol, a qualified surveyor, Street applied for a contract to survey parts of the newly available land, which would enable him to eventually own parts of that same land as a sort of payment for his services. The two men were granted the contract and quickly Street began to realize the immense potential for settlement along the Credit River, making plans to erect both a saw and grist mill. 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ...

The first settler in the area now known as Streetsville was James Glendinning in April of 1819, who settled just along Mullet Creek. It was with the stones from his settlement that the grist and saw mill were constructed. 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1821, Streetsville’s first general store, otherwise known as “the Montreal House,” was built and still stands to this day. Another landmark, Timothy Street’s house, was built in 1825 and is one of the oldest brick houses in the Peel region. The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1858, Streetsville was incorporated as a village, with John Street as its first reeve. 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... In some Canadian provinces, a reeve is the elected head of a village or township, performing a similar role to the mayor of a town or city. ...

Recent History

In January 1962, Streetsville was incorporated as a town when at that point, the town’s population had exceeded 5,000. The first Mayor was Frank Dowling. The Town of Mississauga was incorporated in 1968, joining together the settlements of Cooksville, Dixie, Erindale and Malton. While Port Credit and Streetsville were excluded from this, they were annexed, along with Clarkson, Erin Mills and Meadowvale Village, when Mississauga became a city in 1974. Hazel McCallion, who had been the mayor of Streetsville from 1970 to 1973, became the mayor of Mississauga in 1978, only the third in the city’s history, and is still serving at the time of this article revision (December 2006). 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Cooksville The former town of Cooksville was amalgamated into the City of Mississauga in 1967. ... One of the busiest intersections in Malton. ... Port Credit is found at the mouth of the Credit River on the north shore of Lake Ontario, within the city of Mississauga. ... Clarkson Village is a small community located in the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, a suburb of Toronto. ... Erin Mills is a planned community or New town part of the City of Mississauga, located approximately 32km (20 miles) west of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Mayor McCallion was named as a sponsor for a World Vision Canada charity campaign Hazels Hope, fighting AIDS in Africa. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

The Bread and Honey Festival

Since 1973, Streetsville has annually celebrated its Bread and Honey Festival, an acknowledgement to the town’s fine history and involvement with milling. The festival lasts the entire weekend (usually the first weekend of June) and takes place within Streetsville Memorial Park, near Vic Johnston Arena. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

Mississauga Santa Claus Parade

The annual Mississauga Santa Claus Parade now resides in Streetsville. The parade starts on Queen Street South at Britannia Road and travels south through the Village to disperse at various locations after the Church Street junction.

Economy

• CIBC has their Streetsville Computing Centre located in the area

CIBC (NYSE: BCM) is one of Canadas major banks. ...

See also

• Streetsville (GO Station)
• Mississauga—Streetsville Electoral Riding