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Sauga 50-for-50: RARE recording of Dr. Martin L. Dobkin Community Park Opening (1992)

Dr. Martin L. Dobkin was elected on October 1, 1973, as the first Mayor of the new City of Mississauga, and served as Mayor from 1973 to 1976. He was the inaugural mayor of the newly amalgamated City of Mississauga, which had combined the former Towns of Mississauga, Port Credit and Streetsville.

He was originally trained as a medical doctor and he continued his practice during the time he was mayor. His first council was prolific, creative, and productive in its achievements. They created a new and comprehensive official plan for the new city, which provided the blueprint for the future development of the city. His council also supported the purchase of numerous green space and parklands for the new city, including Rattray Marsh, Jack Darling Park, Morning Dew Park, and more.

In honour of his service to the city the Dr. Martin L. Dobkin Community Park, a large 30 acre park in central Mississauga with multiple facilities, was officially opened on June 14, 1992. Listen to the opening ceremony like never before, courtesy of Dr. Martin L. Dobkin.

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music:

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter

Sauga 50-for-50: 50 years of Mississauga Memories and Moments with Local Historian Richard Collins

Join Heritage Mississauga summer student Eden Tesfaye as she interviews past and present civic leaders and longtime residents on their memories over the last 50 years of the City of Mississauga. This episode we welcome local historian Richard Collins.

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter, 1974

Sauga 50-for-50: Explore Mississauga's LOST Credit Mission Village with Faith Rivers

Today on Sauga 50-for-50, we welcome onto the program Faith Rivers, a member of the Mississauga of the Credit First Nation, to remember the Mississauga's village on the banks of the Credit River, known as the Credit Mission, or the Credit Indian Village.

It was located on the site of what is today the Mississaugua Golf & Country Club on Mississauga Road. A government-built village was constructed in 1826 under the direction of Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby), a Chief of the Mississaugas, and Colonel James Givens, the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Government. The village was located on the high grounds overlooking the Credit River. In the flat valley lands were used for cultivating corn, wheat and rice. The village included some 25 cabins, a school and chapel, a store, blacksmith, and a large sawmill. With the relocation of the Mississaugas in 1846-47, some of the small cabins were used by early settlers.

There is little visible evidence of the village today. However, the memory of the Mississaugas and the Credit Mission reminds us all of the history of the land where we live, work and play today. We are reminded to step lightly on the land with love, compassion and gratitude. 

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

 

Sauga 50-for-50: A RARE Look Back at Mississauga's Inauguration of the FIRST City Council (1974)

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 first City of Mississauga election was held on October 1st, 1973 and the ceremonial inauguration of the newly formed City of Mississauga council took place on January 16th, 1974 at Glenforest Secondary School. This time on Sauga 50-for-50, take a RARE listen to the inauguration of council courtesy of Dr. Martin Dobkin, the first mayor of the City of Mississauga.

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter, 1974

Sauga 50-for-50: 50 years of Mississauga Memories and Moments with Councillor Martin Reid

Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson as he interviews past and present civic leaders and longtime residents on their memories over the last 50 years of the City of Mississauga. This episode we welcome City of Mississauga Ward 9 Councillor Martin Reid.

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter, 1974

Sauga 50-for-50: Moments and Memories with Former Councillor Dave Cook

Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson as he interviews past and present civic leaders and longtime residents on their memories over the last 50 years of the City of Mississauga. This episode we welcome Former Councilor Dave Cook.

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music:

Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Mississauga Song by Tommy Hunter, 1974

Sauga 50-for-50: Mississauga's Giants of Influence through History... Part 3

Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson as he explores the life and times of some of Mississauga's greatest legends. In this series, Matthew will provide a chronological account of these legends' lives, their achievements and how they helped shape Mississauga as we know it today.

In Part 3, Matthew discusses Sidney Belford, Evelyn Kennedy, Colonel Harland Sanders, Kate Aitken, Grand Duchess Olga Romanov, Mary Fix, Janusz Zurakowski, George Hunter, Macklin Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Bruce McLaughlin, and John Lennon.

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Mississauga's Giants of Influence through History... Part 2

Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson as he explores the life and times of some of Mississauga's greatest legends. In this series, Matthew will provide a chronological account of these legends' lives, their achievements and how they helped shape Mississauga as we know it today.

In Part 2, Matthew discusses Henry Rutledge, Peter Jones, Dr. Beaumont Wilson Bowen Dixie, Sir Melville Parker, Emily Blower, Moses Henry Aikens, Charlotte Schreiber, Buffalo Bill Cody, Thomas Laird Kennedy, and Roy Ivor. 

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Mississauga's Giants of Influence through History... Part 1

Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson as he explores the life and times of some of Mississauga's greatest legends. In this series, Matthew will provide a chronological account of these legends' lives, their achievements and how they helped shape Mississauga as we know it today.

In Part 1, Matthew discusses Reverend James Magrath, General Peter Adamson, Joseph and Jane Silverthorn, William Thompson, Sir John Beverely Robinson, Helen Beaty, Warren Clarkson, Jacob Cook, and Didamia and George Woodford Ross.

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto

Sauga 50-for-50: Cooksville Brickyard's Forgotten History

Thousands of years ago glacial deposits of dense clay and sandy till mixed with the underlying shale to create an area near the modern intersection of Dundas Street and Mavis Road that would provide an economic boom in the early 20th century. This time on Sauga 50-for-50, explore the forgotten history of Cooksville's once-thriving Brickyard with historian Matthew Wilkinson.

 

To stay up to date with Mississauga's 50th Anniversary celebrations, follow Heritage Mississauga on social media @heritagemississauga and also follow #Sauga50for50 to stay up to date with new upcoming podcast episodes.

Music: Cojonudo by Esteban Maxera Cuarteto