Streetsville

Streetsville straddles the Credit River in northwest Mississauga, with the historic village on the west bank. Britannia Road West runs through it, Erin Mills Parkway and Creditview Road frame it to the west and east, Eglinton Avenue West lies to the south, and the CPKC rail line used by Milton GO trains passes the village at Thomas Street.

Housing in Streetsville comes in three layers. The oldest is the village itself: nineteenth century brick and frame houses on Queen Street, Church Street, Mill Street and the side streets near the river, some designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. The second layer is the 1950s. Vista Heights and Riverview, both begun in 1953, were among Canada's first planned suburbs, and their bungalows and side splits sit on wide lots under mature trees. The third layer arrived from the 1970s to the late 1980s as subdivisions filled in north and south along the Credit River, including River Grove east of the river around Bristol Road, mostly two storey detached homes with double garages. Townhouses and low rise condominiums were built as infill on the village periphery near Thomas Street, Queen Street North and Britannia Road West. Custom rebuilds now appear on the older lots, so a single street can hold an 1880s house, a 1955 bungalow and a new build.

Streetsville GO Station at 45 Thomas Street is on the Milton line, with weekday trains to Union Station in the peak direction and GO buses outside the peaks, and it has a large free parking lot. MiWay buses run along Queen Street and Britannia Road West on route 39 Britannia, route 9 Rathburn uses Thomas Street on its way between Churchill Meadows and City Centre Transit Terminal, and route 38 Creditview runs the east edge to Erindale and Cooksville GO stations. Drivers reach Highway 401 by Erin Mills Parkway or Mississauga Road, Highway 403 by Erin Mills Parkway or Mavis Road, and Highway 407 by Britannia Road West. The David J. Culham Trail follows the river for cyclists and runners.

Public elementary students in the village attend Peel District School Board schools such as Vista Heights Public School, open since 1955, with Hazel McCallion Senior Public School for the middle grades and Russell Langmaid Public School also serving the area. Streetsville Secondary School at 72 Joymar Drive has operated since 1958 and has offered French immersion since 2005, with about half its students in that stream. Catholic families have St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School at 249 Church Street in the village, with St. Joseph Secondary School on Creditview Road, opened in 1993, and St. Joan of Arc on Thomas Street as the Catholic high schools nearby. The University of Toronto Mississauga is a short drive south on Mississauga Road. Catchments change, so confirm the assigned schools with both boards before you buy.

Queen Street South is the daily centre: the Streetsville BIA counts more than 300 shops and services, mostly independent, and the Streetsville Library at 112 Queen Street South, open since 1895, is the oldest public library in Mississauga. Streetsville Village Square, renovated in 2014 with a covered stage and the cenotaph, hosts the Streetsville Farmers' Market on summer Sundays. Streetsville Memorial Park at 335 Church Street runs along the Credit River with an outdoor pool, sports fields and trails, and it is home to the Bread and Honey Festival on the first weekend of June, held since 1973. The Vic Johnston Community Centre beside it has the arena where the Streetsville Tigers play, and River Grove Community Centre at 5800 River Grove Avenue adds an indoor pool, squash courts and a gym. Canada Day happens at F.B. McFarren Memorial Park, the Santa Claus Parade has run since 1974, and Riverview Park and the Culham Trail give you the river.

Streetsville suits people who want a walkable main street without leaving the suburbs: families who like the 1950s lots and a French immersion secondary school within reach, move up buyers looking for a detached home near the river trails, and downsizers who want a townhouse steps from Queen Street cafes and the library. Commuters who work downtown get the Milton line at Thomas Street. If you want a village calendar, the Bread and Honey Festival, the farmers' market and the Santa Claus Parade all happen within a few blocks of each other.