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Mississauga [a] is a Canadian city in the province of Ontario.Situated on the western shore of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, it borders Toronto to the east, Brampton to the north, Milton to the northwest, and Oakville to the southwest.
The Regional Municipality of Peel (informally Peel Region or Region of Peel, also formerly Peel County) is a regional municipality in the Greater Toronto Area, Southern Ontario, Canada. It consists of three municipalities to the west and northwest of the city of Toronto : the cities of Mississauga and Brampton , and the town of Caledon , each ...
As a major city in its own right, Mississauga has an easily identifiable skyline that, as of August 2020, has 28 buildings rising over 100 m (328 ft) tall with 10 more under construction. The 3rd and 4th tallest buildings in the city are the two iconic towers of Absolute World which rise 175.6 m (576 ft) and 157.9 m (518 ft) tall.
The city is situated in the Regional Municipality of Peel and covers 288.42 square kilometres (111.36 sq mi) of land, [1] fronting 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) of shoreline on Lake Ontario. Mississauga is bounded by Oakville and Milton to the west/southwest, Brampton to the north, Toronto to the east, and Lake Ontario to the south/south-east.
The Peel Regional Police (PRP) provides policing services for Peel Region (excluding Caledon) in Ontario, Canada.It is the second largest municipal police service in the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, and the third largest municipal force behind the Toronto Police Service, with 2,200 uniformed members and close to 875 support staff.
Peel County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. Named for Sir Robert Peel , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the county was organized in 1851. Settlers, however, were in Toronto Township as early as 1807.
Mississauga: Mayor (1978 - 2014) Jim Tovey: Mississauga (Port Credit) Patricia Mullin: Mississauga (Clarkson, Lorne Park) VP of Peel Housing Corporation Chris Fonseca: Mississauga (Rathwood, Applewood) Management Committee Vice-chair Frank Dale: Mississauga (City Centre) Mississauga Ward 4 Councillor Eve Adams: Mississauga (Britannia Woods, Malton)
Meadowvale is a large suburban district located in the northwestern part of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, just west of Toronto.In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Meadowvale Village in Toronto Township was established nearby and named for the meadows along the Credit River. [1]