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Mississauga (mĭsĭsaw`gə), city (1991 pop. 463,388), S Ont., Canada, 12 mi (20 km) W of Toronto on Lake Ontario. A residential suburb of Toronto and a growing transportation and industrial center, it is one of Canada's fastest-growing cities. Its manufactures include aircraft, motor vehicles, engines, chemicals, petroleum, steel and rubber products, cement, appliances, and printed materials. It has a port and is the site of Toronto International Airport. Originally an agricultural and then residential area, it had a population of 15,000 in 1945. MississaugaCity (pop., 2001: 612,925), southeastern Ontario, Canada. Situated at the western end of Lake Ontario, southwest of Toronto, it was settled in the early 19th century on land purchased from the Mississauga Indians. Mississauga became a town in 1968 and a city in 1974. Both a residential suburb of Toronto and an important industrial centre, it is also the site of the Lester B. Pearson International Airport. Mississauga a town in SE Ontario: a SW suburb of Toronto. Pop.: 612 925 (2001) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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James Duncan, Executive Director, Oaklands Regional Centre, Mississauga. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, the parent company of Vermont Castings Inc. A couple of the especially peppy numbers evoke the uneasy sense-memory of lingering in the living room too long with one's young relatives on Christmas morning--unfettered joy begins to grate--but otherwise, Mississauga is a delimit and, like Patriots, a testament to the restorative powers of good music in even the darkest times. |
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