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Catalog Number |
BR2017.15.3 |
Object Name |
Pamphlet |
Scope & Content |
A blue booklet entitled: Cooksville Creek Study. Prepared by Town of Mississauga Engineering Department, Sept 1971. The paper booklet has a blue front and back cover and is printed in black text and is bound with plastic comb binding. Contents inside the book include information on the following: Introduction Summary Effect of Design Storm without Improvements Concrete Channel Improved Channelization Estimate of Costs Implementation |
History |
The Cooksville Creek Study was presented to Council in 1971 by W.J. Anderson, Town Engineer. It was a result of a request to help the Town establish policies to ensure proper control of its watercourse. The study looked at lands along Cooksville Creek from the Queen Elizabeth Way to the Canadian Pacific Railway and provided suggestions for improved channelization and concrete channels for the area. Cooksville Creek starts from Bristol Road West and Hurontario Street and flows south to Lake Ontario at R.K McMillan Park in Lakeview. According to the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB), the creek was given the official name in 1962 however references to 'Cooksville Creek' can be found in sources as early as 1913. Cooksville Creek measures 16 km in length and is located entirely in Mississauga. It drains into Lake Ontario. Originally flowed within agricultural lands and through woodlots, it is now an urban watershed found within residential, industrial and commercial lands. During the early 1800s, Daniel Harris damned the Cooksville Creek and established a sawmill. Harris worked as a carpenter, millwright and shipbuilder. References: Rom to Strachan to Owen. Perkins Bull. The Perkins Bull Foundation, 1937 Cooksville Creek Flood Evaluation Master Plan EA Final Report. Aquafor Beech Ltd. In Association with LimnoTech. July 2012 Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB),https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FASWD |
Title |
Cooksville Creek Study |
People |
Bauldry, Allan Anderson, Bill |