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

20 July 2024

Explore the history of Port Credit and the past and future of growth #INThePort.

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!

Port Credit 2026 Walking Tours

Port Credit 2026 Walking Tours

23 July 2026

Meeting locations listed below. Tours start at 11:00 a.m. sharp and run for 1.5 hours. Tours are FREE and we encourage you to tip your tour guide! Well-behaved leashed dogs are welcome on the tour! 2026 Schedule: Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.: A Quiet Day in Port Credit Returning to port after a busy day of fishing or stonehooking, the lakeboat captains of 19th century Port Credit came home to this quiet, scenic community of friends and neighbours. Meet at the Port Credit lighthouse 105 Lakeshore Road West   Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.: Purchasing Port Credit 200 years ago, councillors of the Mississauga nation and the representatives of King George III forged a mutual agreement over ownership of what is now Mississauga. Meet at the Port Credit lighthouse 105 Lakeshore Road West Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.: Port Credit’s First Suburb Journey back 100 years to explore the first generation country homes that still line the streets of Port Credit’s first suburban middle-class neighbourhood. Meet at the Adamson Estate 850 Enola Avenue


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