Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
BR2006.4.206.4 |
Object Name |
Photograph, Color |
Title |
Emergency Preparedness Display at the International Centre |
Description |
A colour photograph with small rounded corners. Photograph of various City of Mississauga staff and delegates from a safety council looking at the 'Emergency Preparedness' display held at the International Centre in Malton. The delegates appear to be surrounding a display about Mississauga Transit and looking at ERICA the robot. Identified in the photograph are the following: councillor Frank McKechnie, Lou Parsons and City Manager, Ed Halliday. Backprint reads: This paper Manufactured by Kodak. |
Date |
11/16/1980 |
History |
Photograph is believed to have been taken on November 16th, 1980 at the International Centre in Malton. It was part of the 'Mississauga Day' event during the 'Emergency Preparedness for the Eighties' conference held in Toronto. The City of Mississauga hired a professional agency to display that focused on the train derailment disaster and evacuation that took place in 1979. It also highlighted Mississauga Transit's ERICA computer and system. During the convention, delegates were taken on a bus tour to the site of the derailment. Mayor Hazel McCallion spoke at the conference which featured a panel discussion of others who were key players during the successful and safe evacuation after the accident. The conference was sponsored by the Government of Ontario and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO). References: '$40,000 for display' The Mississauga Times, September 10th, 1980. 'Emergency conference features Mississauga'. The Mississauga Times, Wednesday, November 12th, 1980. 'City to spend $140,000 [sic] for derailment display' by Frank Calleja. Toronto Star, September 5th, 1980. 'Mayor seeks emergency assistance' The Mississauga Times, Wednesday, November 19th, 1980 Advertisement for 'Emergency Preparedness For the Eighties' Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, October 15th, 1980 |
People |
McKechnie, Frank Halliday, Ed Parsons, Louis |
Copyright |
All rights belong to Museums of Mississauga |