Lisgar is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the extreme northwestern corner of the city, bordering the larger Meadowvale neighbourhood to the east and Churchill Meadows to the south.[1]
Lisgar | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 View of a Lisgar subdivision from Ninth Line near Britannia Rd | |
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| Coordinates: 43°35′55″N 79°47′3″W / 43.59861°N 79.78417°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| Regional municipality |  Peel |
| City |  Mississauga |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 33,100[2] |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 905 and 289 |
| NTS Map | 030M12 |
History
editLisgar was settled in the early 1800s around what is now the intersection of Winston Churchill Boulevard and Derry Road. The area is named in honour of Sir John Young Lisgar, the 1869 Governor General of Canada. Prior to this, however, it was known as Switzer's Corners, after Samuel Switzer, who owned much of the land that the small hamlet was built on. By 1824, a schoolhouse, church, and graveyard had been built. The community would go on to construct an inn, general store, post office, and blacksmith shop.[3] The post office, which opened in 1871, would only sell $11 worth of stamps in two years, which led to its closure in 1873.[4]
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Prior to the establishment (and extension) of Mississauga in 1974,[5] areas of Lisgar were part of Halton County, within what was a section of the Township of Trafalgar North,[6] known as the "Catholic Swamp." It was here that St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church & Cemetery was built in 1850.[7][8][9]
In the early 1980s housing development plans began to emerge, starting with the area around Trelawny Circle and Tenth Line W.[10] Geranium Homes broke ground on the construction of the Trelawny site in 1986, building a "neighborhood of cul-de-sacs" with 600 asymmetrical lots.[11] By 1996, Lisgar was nearly two-thirds developed.[12]
As development continued to increase, the growth in population called for additional transit options for residents. This would lead to the construction of the Lisgar GO Station, which began in 2006 and was complete by the following year.[13]
Sites of interest
edit- Sylvan Oaks (c. 1828) - historic Regency style house built by Jacob Scott[14]
- Bussell House (c. 1865) - historic Gothic Revival house, symbolic of early settlement in former Trafalgar Township[15]
- St. Peter’s Catholic Church & Cemetery
- The Kindree Family Cemetery
Geography
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The Lisgar neighbourhood is bounded by Ninth Line & the town of Milton to the west, Highway 401 and Halton Hills to the north, Winston Churchill Boulevard (Meadowvale) to the east, and Brittania Road West and the Churchill Meadows neighbourhood to the south.[10]
It was only as of 2010 that Lisgar extended to Ninth Line as its western boundary.[16] Along the southern portion of this boundary is Osprey Marsh, a series of man made ponds, which serves as a storm water management system as well as a park.[17][18]
Parks and recreation
edit- Aspen Ridge Park
- Avonlea Grove
- Buttonbush Park
- Cordingley Park
- Eden Woods Park
- Forest Park
- Johnny Bower Park
- Lisgar Fields
- Lisgar Green Park
- Lisgar Meadow Brook Trail
- Miller's Grove Park
- Millgrove Park
- Osprey Woods Park
- Promenade Meadows
- Stonewood Park
- Tobias Mason Park
- Trelawny Woods
- Union Park
References
edit- ^ a b "Lisgar". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "City of Mississauga - Population, Demographics & Housing" (PDF). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Heritage Mississauga – Lisgar". Heritage Mississauga. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Weber, Ken (September 20, 2022). "The Rise and Fall of the Rural Post Office". In The Hills. Ontario, Canada: MonoLog Communications Inc. p. 83. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Conserving Heritage Landscapes: Cultural Heritage Landscapes Project" (PDF). Heritage Advisory Committee - City of Mississauga. June 4, 2006. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ H. A. Cross (1877). Map of Trafalgar Township, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Halton, Ontario (Map). McGill University. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Mackintosh, Meghan (March 21, 2021). "St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church & Cemetery". Heritage Mississauga. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ "Catholic Swamp". Heritage Mississauga. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Zirger, Rosi (January 2011). "Heritage Impact Statement: 6136 Ninth Line, Mississauga, Ontario" (PDF). Archaeological Research Associates Ltd. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Lisgar Community Profile" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Condron, Frank (March 19, 1996). "No homes in development face directly onto main road". The Toronto Star. Toronto, ON. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Lisgar residents to get look at future". The Toronto Star. Toronto, ON. February 9, 1995. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Ground broken on construction of a new GO transit station for Mississauga". National Post. Toronto, ON. December 9, 2006. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Sylvan Oaks". HistoricPlaces.ca. Parks Canada. City of Mississauga Planning and Heritage Community Services. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Bussell House". HistoricPlaces.ca. Parks Canada. City of Mississauga Planning and Heritage Community Services. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Mississauga Receives Approval for Boundary Realignment". Mississauga.ca. Dec 21, 2009. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Lisgar District Flooding Issues" (PDF). Transportation and Works Department - City of Mississauga. December 14, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Osprey Marsh". City of Mississauga. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
