Did you know that from 1806 to 1968, the majority of Mississauga was known as “Toronto Township” and there was another choice for the town name? Rewind to Samuel de Champlain’s explorations of this area in 1615, and you’ll find maps using “tkaronto”, a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) word, to mark a waterway up at Lake Simcoe, … Continue reading What do you think of Mississauga being named Sheridan instead?