Change at the Centre of the Village: The Past and the Future of Downtown Port Credit

Join Historian Richard Collins for "Change at the Centre of the Village: The Past and the Future of Downtown Port Credit" on July 20, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.

Skyscrapers rose in Mississauga in the 1970s. A second phase of upward growth began 40 years later, but recent political decisions may have slowed that growth.

Meet at the Port Credit Farmers Market at the Port Credit Library lot (20 Lakeshore Rd E,).

Tour starts at 11:00 a.m. sharp and runs for 1.5 hours.

Tours are FREE and we encourage you to tip your tour guide!

Upcoming tours:

• Saturday, July 27, 2024: The Heritage Conservation District Revisited: A Tour of the “Other” Sites in the Old Village
• Saturday, August 3, 2024: Purchasing Port Credit: Understanding the Treaties with the Mississauga Nation
• Saturday, August 10, 2024: Hiawatha-on-the-Lake: A Tour of Port Credit’s “Romantic” Neighbourhood
• Saturday, August 17, 2024: The Other Side of the Tracks: A Stroll Through Mineola West
• Saturday, August 24, 2024: Harbour Town: A Tour of the Historic Centre of Port Credit
• Saturday, September 7, 2024: The Mystery of Bill Johnson’s Ice Hut: The Riverside Neighbourhood
• Saturday, September 21, 2024: Port Credit’s Two Heritage-Designated Churches: Looking Inside the Village’s West Side Places of Worship
• Saturday, September 28, 2024: The Old Church and the Auld Kirk: Trinity-St. Paul and St. Andrew’s Memorial Churches
• Saturday, October 5, 2024: The Changing Character of a Harbour: Marina District

All tours depart from the Port Credit Farmers Market with the exception of Hiawatha-on-the-Lake: A Tour of Port Credit’s “Romantic” Neighbourhood where tourist will meet at the Elmwood Lot at 3 Elmwood Ave. N.

Tours are FREE and we encourage you to tip your tour guide!