Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
BR2006.4.966.6 |
Object Name |
Photograph, Color |
Title |
The City of Mississauga Ceremonial Inaugural Meeting |
Description |
A unframed colour photograph of 1974 Mississauga City Council. Photograph shows three ladies (in long dresses) and one man seated and six gentlemen standing behind them. The glossy photograph sits on a piece of dark faded cardboard. Photograph signed in gold text that reads: BHoferichter'74 Printed names of the delegates are glued onto the cardboard. The text is white. Text reads: Members of Council, The City of Mississauga Ceremonial Inaugural Meeting, January 16th,1974. Front Row: Councillor C.S. Killaby, Councillor H.M.M. McCallion, Mayor M.L. Dobkin, Councillor M.H.E. Spence. Back Row: Councillor H.E. Kennedy, Councillor D.J.Culham, Councillor R.G Searle, F.J. McKechnie, Councillor M.E.C. Gregory, Councillor H.G. Wolf. |
Date |
01/16/1974 |
History |
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 Town of Mississauga had been established from the former Toronto Township in 1968 when the historic communities of Clarkson, Cooksville, Dixie, Erindale, Lakeview, Lorne Park, Meadowvale Village, Malton, and Sheridan joined together. Shortly thereafter, discussions began about also incorporating with Port Credit and Streetsville. There was much local debate for and against this. In 1972 the Province of Ontario announced their decision that a Peel Regional government would represent Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga, and that Mississauga would include the Town of Mississauga, Port Credit and Streetsville. The first years of council saw the creation of The City of Mississauga's First Official Plan, setting the groundwork for the future development of the City. A number of waterfront properties were also acquired with the plans on developing public green space for residents. Both Burnhamthorpe Library Branch and Burnhamthorpe Community Centre officially opened while both Lorne Park and Lakeview Branch libraries received expansions. References: The City of Mississauga, 1974 to 2014: 40 years, 40 sagas. Museums of Mississauga, 2014. Saturday Matinee: Rare footage of Mississauga's Inauguration of the First City Council (1974). Courtesy of Dr. Martin Dobkin. Heritage Mississauga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgGRGHmOOgg |
People |
Dobkin, Martin McCallion, Hazel Spence, Mary Helen Kennedy, Harold McKechnie, Frank Culham, David Searle, Ron Killaby, Caye Gregory, Bud Wolf, H.G. |
Copyright |
All rights belong to Museums of Mississauga |