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Erin Mills of Mississauga

During the 1800s land in Erin Mills was mainly used for farming scattered along the major roads. Two other communities existed at that time, Erindale to the east and the hamlet of Frogmore, located at the present day intersection of Dundas Street West and Winston Churchill Boulevard.

In the 1950s Edward Plunkett Taylor began buying farm land for future development by Canadian Equity and Development Limited, which owned Don Mills Development Corporation. In 1969 Don Mills Development Corporation announced its plan to build a “New Town” in four phases. The first two phases, Erin Mills South and Erin Mills West, today form the Erin Mills Community.

The first phase, Erin Mills South, was built in the early 1970s. Also at this time the Erin Mills Information Pavilion was built for potential buyers and residents. The services offered at the pavilion included sales and decorating advice and brochures on the services and facilities in Mississauga. Many community groups used the pavilion as a meeting room and staff organized picnics, concerts and tours of the new subdivision.

Erin Mills West, phase two of the “New Town” development was completed in the mid 1980s. This area was part of the Town of Oakville until 1974, when with the advent of regional government, the City of Mississauga was established and its westerly boundary extended to Ninth Line north of Dundas Street West. These lands then became part of Mississauga.

Today, Erin Mills offers shopping facilities, a university, community facilities, a variety of residential dwellings, a connected open space system and employment opportunities.

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. Erin Mills was conceived, planned and developed by the Cadillac Fairview Corporation on 8,000 acres of historic land in the City of Mississauga. Erin Mills is a totally integrated residential, industrial and commercial community.

Based on census and political boundaries, the 2001 population is estimated at 105,000 residents, making it the most populated area in Mississauga (but not the most densely populated) and one of the fastest growing. Geographically, the area is by far the largest in Mississauga, occupying much of the western section of the city. There is a number of managed creek courses that disect the area and eventually drain to the Credit River and then Lake Ontario but Erin Mills does not adjoin either.

Contents
1 History
2 Neigbourhoods (sections)
3 Transportation
4 Economy and business
5 Notable people residing in Erin Mills
6 Other trivia
7 External links

The Erin Mills Developement Corporation is the planner and developer of 900 acres of prestige comercial and industrial parks within Mississauga's Erin Mills development - one of the largest and most successful, totally-planned residential, commercial and industrial communities in Canada.

Since 1983 over 3.5 million square feet of commercial and industrial space have been developed and leased by The Erin Mills Development Corporation and includes Erin Mills Center, a 350,000 s.f. power center, and the Western Business Park, a 444 acre high quality office/industrial park.

With a prime location within the Golden Horseshoe Area adjacent to three major highways, comprehensive planning and architectural controls and a dedication to quality and innovative workplaces has allowed The Erin Mills Development Corporation to develop some the most desired commercial and industrial facilities in the Greater Toronto Area

History
Aboriginal peoples were the first inhabitants of this area. Tribes included the Woodland, Iroquois and Mississauga. Along what was called the "Indian Trail" they hunted deer, bears and fox amongst tall stands of pine, oak and maple trees. They also fished in the river to the east, following the ancient course of a valley filled by glacial debris.

European settlement of the area began in the very early 1800's. By the mid-19th century the area was entirely agricultural land and served by the nearby villages of Erindale and Streetsville, which were located just to the east along the Credit River.

There was one smaller settlement along present-day Dundas St. at Winston Churchill Blvd. oddly named "Frogmore", which popped up along the Toronto-Hamilton stagecoach route. This road would eventually become known as Dundas Street. Other small settlements near the area included Snider, to the west in modern day Oakville and Sheridan, to the south.

Dundas Street was paved for automobile traffic in 1924.

Beginning in the 1950s, a wealthy Canadian entrepreneur, E.P. Taylor began buying farmland for future development by Canadian Equity and Development Limited, which owned Don Mills Development Corp. In 1969 Don Mills Development Corp. announced its plans to build a "New Town" in four phases. The first two phases "Erin Mills South" and "Erin Mills West" today form the nuclues, which is the Erin Mills community.

The name 'Erin Mills' was the creation of land developers, likely for its close proximity to Erindale, an historical village whose earlier inhabitants had renamed it in honour of their former homeland, Ireland. The second part Mills makes reference to the many grist mills that were operating on the banks of the nearby Credit River, although none of them were physically located in what is today, Erin Mills.

Neigbourhoods (sections)
The first phase, Erin Mills South, known later as Erin Mills, was built beginning in the early 1970s continuing through the decade. A display centre formerly built to serve home buyers and residents as a meeting hall, etc. was closed in the early 1980s and was transformed into the large, popular nightclub "Richard's".

This club was closed in the early 1990's due to noise concerns from nearby residents and the building sat empty for many years until being torn down later that decade.

Erin Mills West, phase 2 of the "New Town" development, was completed in the mid-1980's. This area was part of the town of Oakville until 1974 when with the advent of regional government, the city of Mississauga was established and its westerly boundary was extended to 9th line north of Dundas Street West. These lands then became part of Mississauga.

Erin Mills Central, phase 3, is for the most part fully developed. This section contains everything from hi-rise condominiums to large low density housing. Its focal point is the Erin Mills Town Centre, which was completed in 1989. Credit Valley Hospital, the largest in Mississauga, is located in this area.

The older village of Streetsville sits adjacent to Erin Mills Central to the east, running along the Credit River. Both areas are connected closely, even in the context of Mississauga as a whole. For example, the Streestville GO station serves as a commuter point for many Erin Mills residents travelling to work in Toronto and Streetsville residents use Erin Mills Town Centre as their primary retail shopping centre. The telephone exchanges in Erin Mills are referred to as "Streetsville exchanges", even though most are not located in the older section of the village.

Churchill Meadows (also referred to as Erin Mills North), phase 4 is still under development. Much of the new building is medium density residential, single-detached, town or row houses and as with the previous phases land for parkettes and creek courses has been protected from development.

This section of Erin Mills borders the mostly rural section of the town of Milton, located to the west. The older, suburban development of Meadowvale borders the area to the North.

All four sections described above are generally not referred to by locals as "west", "central", etc. but rather Erin Mills on the whole, the gerographic distinctions were used by land developers to indicate the phasing of development.

To the south of Erin Mills (south of Dundas St., north of the QEW highway), lies the older housing area of Sheridan Homelands and adjacent employment lands of Sheridan Park. This area is sometimes lumped in with Erin Mills by both locals and others when referring to a location within it.

The lack of a sustainable high use transit corridor has prevented Erin Mills from achieving higher densities, although there is some hi-rise condominium and rental units, some currently under construction. Condominium conversion from older rental properties is also underway.

Transportation
The six-lane mostly divided Erin Mills Parkway traverses Erin Mills in a more or less north-south direction.

Winston Chruchill Blvd. also runs north-south to the west of the parkway. Most of the newer development is to the west of this road.

The toll route Hwy. 407, located to the west, follows the western border running north-south remaining mostly on the Milton side.

Hwy. 403 intersects the area west-east and serves as the main highway route to access the remainder of the Greater Toronto Area

The area is served by Mississauga Transit, Oakville Transit and commuter bus service via GO Transit. On the Milton train line, the Erindale and Streetsville GO Stations, and to a lesser extent the Meadowvale GO Station, are used by Erin Mills residents for commuting into Toronto. Also, the Clarkson GO station, located to the south on the Lakeshore West line is also used for the same purpose, although some on this line commute westward to Oakville, Burlington and Hamilton.

Economy and business
The town is served by Erin Mills Town Centre a large mall operated by Cadillac Fairview. The centre's parking lot is used for a Farmer's Market.

Honeywell Corp. is a large employerin Mills, predominately in the service sector and also some light duty manufacturing, most workers commute out of the area for employment.

Other trivia
Area Code/Exchanges: 1-905-814,816,820,821,828,607,608,593.
Name of inhabitant: Erin Miller; sauga; Mississaugan (locally known references to being a resident of or originally being from Mississauga).
Postal Code prefixes: L5L, L5M.
Never incorporated, became part of the Town of Mississauga (from Toronto Township) in 1968 and the City of Mississauga in 1974.
Well known for its inter-connected and heavily forested recreational trail system.
As much as 40% of the population is foreign born.

The Erin Mills Developement Corporation is the planner and developer of 900 acres of prestige comercial and industrial parks within Mississauga's Erin Mills development - one of the largest and most successful, totally-planned residential, commercial and industrial communities in Canada.

Since 1983 over 3.5 million square feet of commercial and industrial space have been developed and leased by The Erin Mills Development Corporation and includes Erin Mills Center, a 350,000 s.f. power center, and the Western Business Park, a 444 acre high quality office/industrial park.

With a prime location within the Golden Horseshoe Area adjacent to three major highways, comprehensive planning and architectural controls and a dedication to quality and innovative workplaces has allowed The Erin Mills Development Corporation to develop some the most desired commercial and industrial facilities in the Greater Toronto Area

Credit Valley Hospital serves Peel Region in Ontario, Canada, and is located in Mississauga. It was officially opened on November 5, 1985.

Services
The hospital provides services and covers areas of medicine including:

Cardiac services
Continuing care/rehabilitation
Emergency
General medicine
Genetics
Mental health
Obstetrics and gynecology
Oncology
Paediatrics
Renal dialysis
Surgery

Future Expansion
The hospital is currently in the process of expanding to include a new cancer treament centre (The Carlo Fidani Peel Regional Cancer Centre) and also a regional maternal child care program.

Interesting Notes
Throughout 1999 & 2000, the hospital delivered 44 sets of twins, and 1 set of triplets.

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 drains an area of approximately 1,000 km². The total length of the river and its tributary streams is over 1,500 km.

Despite urbanization and associated problems with water quality on the lower section of this river, it provides spawning areas for chinook salmon, and rainbow trout. There is a fish ladder on the river at Streetsville. Much of the river can still be travelled by canoe or kayak, although, in some sections, landowners with property edging on the river may not be in full agreement. The headwaters of the Credit River is home to a native self sustaining brook trout population.

Credit Valley Conservation, the local watershed management Conservation Authority operates several Conservation Areas including Belfountain, Island Lake, and Terra Cotta.

Forks of the Credit, a Provincial Park is located on the upper part of the river between Brampton and Orangeville, and is near the Bruce Trail.

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