The Peel Biography Scrapbooks, located in the Local
History Room at the Central Library, contain local newspaper clippings
highlighting the activities of a wide cross-section of people from the City of
Mississauga and the surrounding Region of Peel . Search for a name in
the index below (listed alphabetically by surname), or select a letter from the
chart below. Visit the Local History room to view the clippings available about
the person.
A |
ABBOTT, Tony Member of
Parliament for Mississauga, 1974-1979 |
ABERDOUR, Serenity
Artist |
ADAMS, Brian Peel
Regional Police Officer of the Year |
ADAMS, Chalmers Film
producer |
ADAMS, Eve Former Ward 5
Councillor and Conservative Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Brampton
South, left the Conservative Party in February 2015 and joined the
Liberals |
ADAMSON, Anthony
(1906-2002) Late architect and planner, author, and municipal
politician |
ADAMSON, J. Marshall
(1910-1986) Was Mayor of Streetsville in 1963 |
ADAMSON, Peter
Photographer, actor and painter |
ADAMSON, Tommy
(1912-2001) Late Erindale local historian |
AFANIH, Sonja (1976-1992)
Student who died suddenly after a gymnastic tournament |
AGOSTINI, Elio
Publisher and community leader |
AGOSTINI, Lucio (1913-1996)
Late conductor, composer and arranger |
AHMED, Iqbal K. Local
eye surgeon, aka Dr. Ike Ahmed, receives Innovator of the Year Award from the
Eye Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (EPSO) |
ALEXANDER, Lisa
Synchronized swimmer and Olympic silver medalist |
ALI, Nizam Erindale
Secondary School honour student, stabbed to death in 1984 |
ALLEN, Ernie Founder of
Mississauga Chamber of Commerce |
ALLEN, Tanya
Granic Head of organization, Parents as first Educators and former PC
leadership candidate, to run as progressive Conservative candidate in
Mississauga-Centre |
ALLEN, Leslie Radio
station owner, convicted of fraud |
ALLIN, Norman Late
cinematographer and artist |
ALLlSON, James Member
of a Dixie pioneer family |
ALTON, Janis Peace and
women's activist |
ALTON, Melanie
Cross-cultural student |
AMODEO, Domenic
Former Canadian Hockey Team member, owner/instructor at Olympic Hockey
Academy |
AMOS, Viola Obituary for
former staff member of Port Credit Weekly and Mississauga Times |
ANAKA, Greg Advocate for
children with learning disabilities |
ANDERSON, Bill New
General Manager of the Mississauga News and the Brampton Guardian
|
ANDERSON,
Patricia Port Credit resident and busy volunteer named Mississauga
Citizen of the Year, 2016 |
ANDERSON, W.J. Former
Regional Public Works Commissioner , retired in 1985 |
ANDREAS, Richard
Ship builder |
ANDREESCU,
Bianca Mississauga teenager is latest tennis sensation, having
defeated two seeded players, Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki, and is now
the talk of the WTA tour |
ANDREWS, H.T.G. Former
Chief Judge of the Provincial Court, Family Division |
ANGUS, Lesley
Actress |
ANTONOFF, Igor
(1930-2013) Ukrainian-born long-time resident of Port Credit, Igor
Antonoff came to Canada after the second World War, first to Toronto, and then
to Mississauga where he founded a chain of discount appliance stores, known as
Honest Boy Discounts |
ANWAR,
Faisal Mississauga artist commissioned by the Art Gallery of
Mississauga to collect stories from residents for an exhibition to be held at
the AGM later in 2013 |
APPLEFORD, Robert
Peel Medical Officer of Health, retired 1978 |
ARCHIBALD, David
Social worker, expert in substance abuse issues |
ARDIEL, Eva Retired
teacher, Old Britannia Schoolhouse |
ARMSTRONG, Jeffrey
Minor sports volunteer |
ARMSTRONG,
Lois Mississauga resident is busy volunteer, working with her church,
Trillium Hospital and the Canadian Cancer Society |
ARTHURS, Colin Student
with nerve condition attends alternative school and wins a York University
President's Scholarship to study for Bachelor of Fine Arts in visual arts
studio program |
ARTYMKO, Michael
Obituary for Mississauga builder |
|
ASKA, Warabe Author and
illustrator of children's books |
ATKINS, Albert Writer
of letters to the editor |
AU-YEUNG, David
Community volunteer |
AWAD, Mona Mississauga
author launches her debut novel, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl , parts of
which are set in a fictional Mississauga |
B |
BADGER, John Late
publisher and author of The Arthuriad, died 2000 |
BAGNELL, Diane Artist
and conservationist |
BAILEY, Angela Former
Canadian track and field athlete, holds the Canadian record for the 100
metres |
BAILEY, John E. Former
Superintendent for the Peel Board of Education, retired 1977 |
BAINS, Navdeep The M.P.
for Mississauga-Malton and Minister for Innovation, Science and Economic
Development, recently in India on a trade mission, says Canada is a natural fit
for Indian investment for several reasons |
BAINS, Piara Singh
Obituary for former Malton community volunteer died 1986 |
BAIRD, Audrey (1924-2013)
Late former teacher, first female principal in Peel Region |
BALIVA, Frank Obituary
for award-winning sports editor, Mississauga News, died 1989 in a boating
accident |
BALKWILL, Chazz
Hairstylist |
BANNISTER, John
Artist |
BARKER, David Obituary
for Flt. Lt. David Barker, former Port Credit High School student and aerobatic
ace, killed in plane crash in British Columbia |
BARNHART, Karl Artist
and former police superintendent |
BARNUM, John Former
music director and conductor of the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra
|
BARRETT, Frieda
Mississauga's 1993 Citizen of the Year |
BARRETT, R. J. Teenage
Mississauga basketball player to join Duke University in the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) program |
BARRY, Frank Port Credit
artist |
BARTON, Bill Former
Mississauga Aquatic Club swimming coach |
BATEMAN, Bill Winner in
2003 of the Paul Harris Fellowship from the Streetsville Rotary Club
|
BASSETT, Wayne Former
CEO of Samuel, Son & Co. retires after 40 years with the company
|
BATHGATE, Andy
(1932-2016) Obituary for former NHL player, Andy Bathgate, owner of the
family-operated Bathgate Golf Centre in Mississauga |
BEAMISH, Jean CNIB
volunteer |
BEAN, Frank Former Peel
Regional Chairman, 1979-1991, died 2006 |
BEATTY, James Miller
Lawyer and opponent of hockey violence - Obituary |
BECKING, Margaret
Community activist - Obituary |
BEER, Bruce (1910-1998)
Former Liberal Member of Parliament for Peel, 1962-1972 |
BEINTEMA, Rob Long-time
Mississauga News photojournalist, Rob Beintema, gets ready for retirement |
BEISEL, Paul Former
Mayor of Brampton, 1990-1991 |
BELL, Reverend Donald
United Church minister and founder of Distress Line |
BELL, Jessie Former
President, South Peel Hospital Auxiliary |
BELLEGHEM, Jack
Former President, Mississauga Hockey League and founder of the Cooksville
Hockey Association |
BELLEGHEM, Mildred
Late South Peel teacher and author of "A Letter from Home" |
BELTRAN,
Samantha Local volleyball player wins full athletic scholarship at
Tennessee State University |
BELTZNER, Eileen
Parent-infant educator and author |
BENNER, Tom
Artist |
BENNET, Dwight
Artistic director Royal Opera Canada and Opera Mississauga |
BENNETT, Gus Former
chief pilot of Air Canada's 747 fleet |
BENNETT,
Laurie Obituary for Laurie Bennett, founding director of Hospice of
Peel |
BENTLEY, Gordon
Former Mississauga Fire chief, served the City from 1979 to 1992
|
BENTLEY, Lisa
Triathlete and teacher |
BERGHAMMER, Richard
Leather artist |
BERRY, Carol Malton
community volunteer |
BERRY, Susan Psychologist
wins the 2013 Mary Neville Award, presented annually by Peel Children's
Centre |
BETTS, Jim Lyricist and
composer |
BHATIA, Nav Mississauga
resident and entrepreneur, chosen as one of RBC top 25 Canadian immigrants of
2018 |
BICKELL, J. P. (John
Paris) J. P. Bickell, a mining magnate who lived at "Arcadia" on
Mississauga Road, was the owner of the Toronto St. Pats, later the Toronto
Maple Leafs, helped to finance Maple Leaf Gardens, and left an estate of $14
million, $13 million of which went to the J. P. Bickell Foundation, principal
beneficiary of which was the Hospital for Sick Children |
BIGWOOD, Peter
Erindale resident, designer of transit buses |
BISS, Betty School board
trustee |
BLACKBURN,
Dan Long-time Port Credit resident, motivational speaker, youth
mentor and athletic coach |
BLAIR, Rev. Maury Youth
centre director and counsellor |
BLAKE, Eleanor Former
Public Relations officer for Toronto Township Centennial celebrations
|
BLENKARN, Don (1930-2012)
Late former Conservative Member of Parliament for Peel, later Mississauga
1972-1974, and for Mississauga South, 1979-1993 |
BLUETT, Leonard
Former golf course superintendent |
BOARETTI, Louis (1921-2007)
Late company vice-president and former Chairman, Mississauga Library
Board |
BOILEAU, Gerard
Wood-carver |
BOILEAU, Michele
International judo competitor |
BOLE, Rev. J. Sheridan
Late United Church minister and author of The Church Mice |
BOLTA, Igor Obituary for
dentist and international consultant, died 1984 |
BOND, Pat Artist
|
BONDAR, Roberta
Astronaut and scientist |
BOOTH, Larry Special
projects co-ordinator |
BOUCHIER, William
Former President, Toronto Township Red Cross |
BOULT, Doug Photographer
and teacher |
BOURNE, Minnie
Nonagenarian member of the Erindale Price family |
BOWDEN, Ted Businessman
active in professional and community associations - Obituary |
BOWER, Johnny
(1924-2017) Legendary Leafs goalie, 91 year old Johnny Bower, invited to
attend the Brampton Beast's Remembrance Day pre-game ceremony at the Powerade
Centre |
BOWMAN, Gary
Marksman |
BOYD, Mabel Founder of
the Mississauga Girls Hockey League in 1967, elected to the Mississauga Sports
Council Hall of Fame in 2006 |
BRACE, Rick Programming
executive at The Sports Network (TSN) |
BRACK, Bill Sports car
dealer and competition driver |
BRADLEY, Alan Former
Chairman, Mississauga Hydro, now Enersource, died 2013 |
BRADLEY, Ida Lynd
Late centenarian, author of Some Early Families of Port Credit, died in 1993
at 105 years of age. |
BRAITHWAITE, Jack
Former Fire Chief, Toronto Township, died 1978 |
BRANDS, A.J. Political
and community volunteer |
BRANNING, Magdalena
Pianist |
BRATHWAITE, Harold
Barbadian born, former Director, Peel Board of Education, currently Director
of the Retired Teachers of Ontario |
BRATIC,
Melissa Mississauga karate athlete receives Petro-Canada Fuelling
Athletes and Coaching Excellence (FACE) $10,000 grant |
BRAYLEY, Dr. Jim
(1927-2009) Late Mississauga obstetrician and gynaecologist, who
delivered the first baby born in hospital in Mississauga, died December
2009 |
BREWITT, Ross
Author |
BRISCOE, Al Steel
guitarist in Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins Band |
BROCK, Bob Basketball
player. Member of the team that won the inaugural all-Ontario basketball
championship for intermediate A-teams |
BROOKING, William
Community volunteer |
|
BROWN, Cecil Spitfire
pilot in World War II |
BROWN, Gregory
Professor and chairman of neurosciences and professor of psychiatry
|
BROWN, Jack H.J.A.
(Jack) Brown, former Director of the Peel School Board, retired in 1980, died
1997. The Peel Board of Education named its administrative building the H.J.A.
Brown Education Centre after him. |
BROWN, Paul Teacher and
poet |
BROWNLEE, Stuart
Former President, Canadian Admiral Corporation |
BROWNRIDGE, Earl
Late former President, American Motors Canada, and Chair, Mississauga Police
Commission, died 1973 |
BROWNRIDGE, Gary
Former owner of the Lorne Park Hobby Centre |
BROWNRIDGE, Lucy
Wife of the late Earl Brownridge |
BRUCE, Debbie The
founder of the Canadian Anaphylaxis Association is a tireless advocate for
stocking EpiPens in public places |
BRUECKNER, Joseph
Late medical biochemist and plant breeder, founder of Mississauga's
Rhododendron Gardens |
BRYAN, Don Design
consultant and ventriloquist |
BUCHAN, Lynne
Writer |
BUDAY, Tamas Canoeist
and Junior Athlete of the Year, 1994 |
BUECHLER, Max Late
Port Credit realtor, killed in plane crash in 1974 |
BULLARD, Mike Former
nighttime television talk show host, currently on Newstalk 1010 Radio
|
BURCH, Tiffany Lisa
Former child model |
BURGESS, Michael
(1945-2015) Obituary for famous singer and former Applewood Acres
resident, and star of Les Miserables |
BURGESS, Sherry
Windsurfer |
BURKE, Margaret
Teacher and community volunteer, Centennial medal recipient |
BURNELL, Art Obituary
for former Mississauga News columnist, died 1986 |
BURNS, Danielle
Obituary for student accident victim |
BURNS, Rita
Psychic |
BURROWES,
Helen Long-time Malton resident and community volunteer, named 2014
Mississauga Citizen of the Year |
BURROWS, Doug Former
Chief, Peel Regional Police |
BUSBY, David Late
Anglican priest, politician and director, Street Haven, killed in plane crash
1994 |
BUSH, Brenda Pianist
and vocalist |
BUSH, Robin
Designer |
BUTT, Don Family
physician |
BUTT, Terry Businessman
and former Mississauga city councillor |
BUTTS, Ed Author
|
C |
CAINE, Jean (1923-2014)
Late former broadcaster and owner of radio stations CHWO and CJMR, died in
Oakville in 2014 |
CAIROLI, Joe
Artist |
CALBES, Eleanor
Opera star |
CALDWELL, Gil
Artist |
CALDWELL, John Former
Port Credit councillor and mayoral candidate |
CALVERT, JOHN Long-time
Policy Planning Director, John Calvert, retires after a 40-year career with the
City of Mississauga |
CAMERON, Danny Former
drug addict and centre fielder for the Mississauga Sabres |
CAMERON,
Katrina Mississauga gymnast, performed in the rhythmic gymnastics
team in 2011 Pan Am Games, is captaining the team in the 2015 Games
|
CAMERON, Scott
Illustrator of book, "Beethoven Lives Upstairs" |
CAMERON, Stan Caledon
Peel Board trustee elected to serve as Chair of the Peel District School Board
for one year |
CAMILLERI,
Charlie Late Lakeview resident, a pivotal figure in the Canadian
music business, inducted into the Mississauga Music Walk of Fame |
CAMPBELL, Denise
Fire survivor |
CAMPBELL, Dorothy
Businesswoman |
CAMPBELL, Doug
Horticulturist |
CANDY, Bill
Musician |
CANDY, Doug Former
minister, St. Luke's Anglican Church |
CARDARELLI, Ettore
Mississauga realtor, former Toronto District President, National Congress of
Italian Canadians |
CARLSON, Catherine
Policewoman |
CARROLL, Wendy Real
estate salesperson who was attacked by two convicted murderers in
Lakeview |
CARTER, Rubin Boxer
and advocate for the wrongfully convicted |
CARUK, Fred Designer and
manufacturer of vehicle hand controls |
CASTRO,
Dolores Mississauga resident, recipient of 2012 Sam McCallion Award
for Volunteer of the Year |
CATON, Charlotte
Old-time resident, Dundas St.W. |
CATAUDELLA, Alberto
Late former founder, Mississauga Canadian Italian Association, died
2006 |
CATTO, James Medal of
Bravery recipient |
CHAO, Angela Mississauga
TV camera assistant suffered a concussion and used the art of painted ceramics
to deal with depression after her injury |
CHAPPELL, Hyliard
(1916-1988) Former Liberal M.P. for South Peel and one-time owner of
Riverwood (the Chappell Estate) |
CHARETTE, Michael Political
activist see also HOULTON,
Michael |
CHARTERS, Clarence
(1892-1975) Obituary for late Brampton newspaper publisher |
CHARTERS, Reginald
Obituary for WWi veteran and newspaperman |
CHASE, Archie Former
defenceman with the Streetsville Derbys |
CHATFIELD, Tom (1921-1999)
Late Canadian landscape artist |
CHERKAS, Lillian
Retiring Medical Officer of Health, Region of Peel |
CHERNY, Al (1932-1989)
Late fiddler with the Tommy Hunter Show |
CHERRY, Don Former
hockey player and coach, TV personality, whose daughter donated a kidney to her
brother |
CHEVRIER, Don (1937-2007)
Late sportscaster |
CHISHOLM, Grace
Mental health crusader |
CHRISTENSEN, Ethel
Former art teacher, Gordon Graydon High School |
CLARK, Charles General
manager of Scouting operations in Mississauga |
CLARK, Chelsea Obituary
for Mississauga Paralympian who won two gold medals in wheelchair sprints at
the 2004 Paralympics in Greece |
CLARKSON, Betty Late
Port Credit historian, author of The Story of Port Credit |
CLARKSON, Grant (1915-2011)
Late municipal councillor and descendant of pioneers |
CLEGG, Alix Former
Secretary-Treasurer, Park Royal Community Association |
CLEMENTS, Edward
Former Glenforest High School student, starred in Metropolitan |
CLEWES, Richard
Ontario Bicentennial Medal winner and late Chairman of Credit Valley
Hospital |
CLINE, Mary Citizen of
the Year, 1987 |
CLIPPERTON, Gary
Musician, Ontario Bicentennial Medal winner |
CLIPPERTON, Graydon
(1912-1978) Late retired High School principal |
CLOKE, John Obituary for
Port Credit dentist who founded the Credit Valley Dramatic Society
|
COATES, Robert Former
Area Representative, Park Royal Community Association |
COCHRANE, Kent Obituary
for former Mississauga Library volunteer whose memory, impaired as a result of
a traumatic brain injury, was studied by Toronto scientists |
COFFEY, Paul National
Hockey League defenceman, born in Weston, brought up in Malton, Coffey played
for the Edmonton Oilers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and other teams before
retiring. He was inducted into the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 and
the Malton Arena is named after him. |
COGHLAN, Michael
Composer and pianist |
COLE, Fay Community
volunteer |
COLE, Peter Late former
Peel Medical Officer of Health, died 2015 |
COLEMAN, Shirley
Mississauga artist |
COLLEY, Elizabeth
Former Streetsville Branch Librarian |
COLLINS, Kelly
Fashion model |
COLLINS, Robert
Former Peel Regional Police Deputy Chief, died 1993 |
CONDIE,
Shannon Mississauga taekwondo national champion and Pan Am Games silver
medallist inducted into Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame |
CONOVER, Edward
Former Peel County Board of Education Chairman |
|
COOK, Dave Former
Mississauga councillor, now local historian and author |
COOLE, Margaret Stephenson
Award-winning needlework artist |
COOPER, Russell
King Obituary for Russ Cooper, former administrator of Black Creek
Pioneer Village, President of the Peel County Historical Society and founder of
the museum which became the Peel Heritage Complex, and a professional
photographer for the Toronto Telegram |
CORBASSON, Carmen
(1949-2012) Obituary for former Ward I Councillor |
CORBETT, Barbara
Educator and co-founder of the Froebel Education Centre |
CORCORAN, Jeannette
Real estate saleswoman |
CORNER, Bill Former
President, Mississauga Hockey League |
CORREA,
Bruce Mississauga resident and Scarborough firefighter cited for
bravery 1998 |
COSCO, Frank Late
Mississauga fashion designer, died 2007 |
COSTA, Terry Winner of
1999's best Emerging Talent in Theatre |
COURTNEY, Kristin
First Mrs. Mississauga pageant winner |
COURTNEY, William
Former Toronto Township Industrial Commissioner. Courtney Park Drive is
named after him |
COUSINS,
Howard Obituary for the founder of the Port Credit Yacht Club
|
COVENTRY, Dr. Allan F.
Obituary for University of Toronto biology professor and naturalist
|
COX, Kenneth Former
Referee-in-Chief, Mississauga Hockey League |
COX, Tracey
Artist |
CRAIG, David Artist,
designer of reverse of 1984 Silver Dollar |
CRAIG, Jim Peel Regional
Police Detective Sergeant retires |
CRAMP, Harmony Former
child actor, starred in Avonlea TV series |
CRAWFORD, Gail Author
of A Fine Line : Studio Crafts in Ontario, 1930 to Present, and winner of the
1999 Mississauga ARts Council Award for Literature |
CRAWLEY, Michael
Author |
CRESWELL, H.A. Former
executive, Canada Steamship Lines |
CREWE, William First
surgeon in Cooksville and area |
CRICKMORE, Evelyn
(1898-1991) Former journalist and historian |
CROSS, Francine
Environmentalist |
CROSSLEY, Alan
Artist |
CROSSLEY, Constance
Artist, author of Oxbow House Cookery Book (1977) and wife of Alan
Crossley |
CROWLE, Deborah
Artist |
CROZIER, Jim (1929-2014)
Former Commissioner of Social Services for Peel |
CULHAM, David Former
teacher and Mississauga councillor |
CULLEN, Mary Ellen
Child welfare award winner |
CUMMINS, Ray Arctic
farming researcher |
CUNNINGHAM,
Ron Mississauga citizen associated with Citizens for the Advancement
of Community Development (CACD) presented with Harry Jerome Community Service
Award |
CURREY, Fawn Former
Peel Board of Education trustee |
CURTIN, Lynne Former
Minister, Erindale United Church, since retired |
|
D |
DA COSTA, Irelyn Grade
8 Port Credit teen took part in Chopped Canada's televised Teen Tournament
cooking competition |
DALE, Frank Former Ward
4 Councillor, now Chair, Region of Peel |
DALE, Tom Obituary for
former councillor and community volunteer |
DALY, Karen Duke of
Edinburgh gold award winner |
DAMERLA, Dipika The
Hon. Dipika Damerla is the MPP for Mississauga East-Cooksville, and the
Minister of Senior Affairs |
DANIEL, Paul Teen
author |
DAO, Linda 21 year old
Mississauga student is accepted at the International Space University
|
DARRAGH, Samuel
Former Provincial Court Judge, died 1997 |
DAVIDSON, Jill
Corporal, Canadian Army |
DAVIS, Neil
Teacher |
DAVISON, Frank
Obituary for community volunteer |
DEAKON, Wally Obituary
for former politician |
DEAN, Lanny Obituary for
former Erindale United Church minister, killed with wife in bus
accident |
DEANS,
Brandon Mississauga native and recent Our Lady of Mount Carmel
graduate wins scholarship to Oakland University, Michigan |
DEAR, Ken Obituary for
former Ward 9 Councillor and Meadowvale West resident |
DEATH, James Ivan
Obituary for member of Dixie pioneer family |
DE CARTERET, Laura
Actress and producer |
DE COURCEY, Rowan
Singer |
DE JONG, Gerry
Mississauga artist and former Chair of Visual Arts Mississauga |
DE LA ROCHE, Mazo
(1879-1961) Author of the Jalna series |
DELANEY, Bob MPP for
Mississauga Streetsville apologized to constituent for calling the police when
she protested |
DE SILAGHI, Helen
Artist and self-described time traveller, died 2008 |
DE SOTTO, Peter
Musician and member of Quartetto Gelato |
DE ZOTTI,
Julian Former Mississauga News delivery boy and present actor and
director co-produces a new show for the CBC - Ming's Dynasty |
DEVITT, H.E.A. Former
Manager, Toronto International Airport |
|
DICKENSON,
Margaret Host of popular show, "Margaret's Sense of Occasion"
on Rogers Community Television |
DIEHL, Fred (1901-1988)
Late actor, broadcaster and producer |
DISTELMEYER, Wally
Former coach, Port Credit Figure Skating Club |
DI TAMMASO,
David Mississauga reserve soldier with the Canadian Armed Forces is
recipient of this year's Hero Award at the Mississauga Civic Awards
|
DIXON, David Mississauga
fashion designer, recognized for his contributions to the fashion industry, has
been nominated for a Canadian Arts and Fashion Award |
DOBKIN, Dr. Martin
First mayor of City of Mississauga |
DOERING, Charles
CFRB Radio news commentator, retired in 1998 |
DOERING, Lyle
Volunteer, Citizen of the Year, 1984 |
DOHERTY, Denny (1940-2007)
Late singer and songwriter, founder of the Mamas and the Papas
|
DOHERTY, Ingrid
Obituary for Ingrid Doherty, senior salesperson, Mississauga Business
Times |
DOHEY, Mary (1933-2017)
Air Canada stewardess, recipient of the Cross of Valor |
DONCASTER, David
Citizen of the Year, 1983 |
DONEVA, Ralitza
Tennis star |
DORIS, Roger Obituary
for former Mississauga News entertainment columnist |
DOUGLAS, Ann Author of
the "Mother of All
" books parenting series grew up in Clarkson
|
DOWLING, Ed (1939-2015)
Former transit boss who oversaw the development of Mississauga's transit
system, was inducted into the Canadian Urban Transit Association's Hall of Fame
in November 2012 |
DOWLING, Frank
Obituary for former first mayor of the Town of Streetsville |
DRENNAN, Bennet Lyle
Former Town of Mississauga Police inspector |
DUFFIELD, Ida Obituary
for Mississauga Senior Citizen of the Year, 1990 |
DUMOUCHEL, Maureen
Mississauga Transit's Operator of the Year, 1994 |
DUNCAN, Alvin Obituary
for prominent black Oakville resident, Alvin Duncan, former RCAF radar
operator, expert in Black history and descendant of the Duncan family who came
to Oakville via the Underground Railroad. |
DUQUETTE, Ronald
Former communications officer, S.B. McLaughlin Associates, Ltd.
|
DURAND, James Obituary
for Director of Public Relations, Ontario Hydro |
DURIE, Sally Artist,
owner of Rivercrest Gallery |
DUTTON, Hazel
Artist |
DYCHE, Bill Obituary for
community volunteer |
DYSON-GREGORY, John
Obituary for the former President, Canadian Broomwade Ltd. |
DZUIRAN, Kathyrn
Artist |
E |
EALEY, Chuck Former
quarterback, Canadian Football League |
EALEY, Damon Former
quarterback, Meadowvale Falcons, and son of Chuck Ealey |
EARLY, Jim Bus driver,
Mississauga Transit |
EASTON, Cheryl
Mississauga Citizen of the Year, 1984 |
EASTON, Kenneth
Veterinarian, Ontario Humane Society Mobile Clinic |
EATON, Darryl Trumpet
player and composer |
EBERHARDT, Lindsay
Liver transplant recipient |
ECHLIN, Sarah
Competitor, Canadian Figure Skating Championships |
EDDIE, Ann Former Head,
Mississauga Central Library |
EDDY, Rev. Earl Author
and retired minister of Christ Church United |
EDWARDS, Elsie Senior
Citizen of the Year, 1986 |
ELIK, Mike Leading Canadian
Tire dealer in Mississauga takes early retirement from his Heartland store
|
EMERSON, John and
Sandra Streetsville residents, honoured for their long-term
commitment to the preservation of Mississauga's heritage |
ENG, Howard Mississauga
native, born in Hong Kong, is new President and CEO of the Greater Toronto
Airports Authority |
ENG, Isaac
Daniel Local Mississauga artist and violinist returns from visit to
china where he taught as well as performed |
ENGLAND, Jane Writer
of letters to newspapers |
ENGLANDER, Lawrence
Rabbi of Solel Congregation since 1973 and Erin Mills Kinsmen Citizen of the
Year, 1980 |
EVERETT, Bert Former
teacher, Four Corners Square Dance Club |
F |
FABBRI,
Robby Mississauga native, graduate of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary
School, is forward with the St. Louis Blues |
FAKIH, Mohamad The
founder of Paramount fine foods is Mississauga Newsmaker of the
Year |
FARKAS, Anna (1919-2011)
Late former President, South Peel Canadian Cancer Society |
FAVA, Joe Former host,
CHWO Radio Show |
FAVRETTO-POST, Edda
Maria Mississauga author who survived a traumatic brain
injury |
FEDESOFF, Lindsay
Mississauga figure skater |
FEDORUK, Larry Former
CFTR radio disc jockey, presently talk show host on CKTB |
FERNANDES,
Tony Mississauga resident and acclaimed chef at the Crowne Plaza
Toronto Airport inducted into the prestigious Honour Society of the Canadian
Culinary Federation |
FIDANI, Carlo The Chair
of the Mississauga based Orlando Corporation and President of the Carlo Fidani
Foundation has been appointed to the Order of Canada |
FINCH, Leonard, W.
Prominent Mississauga developer-builder of United Lands Corporation, and
builder of Sheridan Park Research Community |
FINA, Emilio Former
Meadowvale resident and celebrated tenor releases his debut album, O Sole
Mio |
FINLAYSON, Gordon
Obituary for Ontario educator |
FINLAYSON, Jessie
Public school teacher, retiring after 44 years of teaching |
FINNIGAN, Andrew
Theatre actor, director and graphic designer |
FIRMAN, Joyce Canada's
first woman letter carrier |
FISHER, Jim Former
paratrooper in D-Day invasion |
FLEMING, Bert Late
general manager, Hydro Mississauga and Anglican Award of Merit winner
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FLEMING, Brian Former
Dufferin-Peel Separate School Board Director |
FLEMING, Louise Miss
Mississauga, 1981 |
FLETCHER, Samantha
"Tommy" (The Who) star |
FLOWERS, Verna Late
environmentalist and chairman of APPEAL (Association of Peel People Evaluating
Land) |
FLYNN, Gary Medical
research fund-raiser |
FLYNN, Ilze
Environmental artist |
FOLEY, Hubert Obituary
for vice-president of Metroland Printing and Publishing |
FOLEY, Jim Canada's
Wonderland dancer |
FORDE,
Arnold Mississauga's first black teacher was a university sports
star, a prominent educator and principal of Meadowvale Secondary School in the
1980s |
FOWLES,
Douglas Volunteer with Community Living Mississauga and
Secretary-Treasurer for the Hazel McCallion Foundation for the Arts, Culture
and Heritage awarded the Gordon S. Shipp Memorial Award as 2018 Citizen of the
Year |
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FOX, Paul W. Late former
Principal, Erindale College (now University of Toronto at Mississauga) died
2007 |
FRANCIS, Diane
Ex-Mississauga News reporter moves from the Toronto Star to the
Sun |
FRANK, James Undercover
drug detective |
FRANKOFF, Kevin
Rookie comedian with Second City troupe |
FRASER, Jack Elected
President of the Canadian National Exhibition in 1963 |
FRASER, Jackie Clarkson
resident and volunteer, winner of the 2005 Sam McCallion Award |
FRASER, John Former
Director with Peel Board of Education, Progressive Conservative candidate in
Mississauga Centre, and actor |
FRATIA, Salvatore
Tuba soloist with the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra |
FREEMAN, Robert Late
former Director, Art Gallery of Mississauga, appointed curator in 2001 and
Director in 2007, died 2012 |
FRID, Sandra Student
chosen in 1980 to participate in an American-based cultural exchange program
called Up with People |
FROMM, Paul Former
Applewood Heights secondary School teacher, investigated for white supremacist
activities, fired by the Peel School Board in 1997 |
FULLERTON,
Ann Watercolour artist and teacher |
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