Mississauga has changed in 14 years!

We wandered over to Square One Shopping Ctr. in Mississagua - an old "haunt" of mine (that now has a "Chico's store - yes, in Canada!)  Ahead with the tower is the "new" City Hall where I went to see Prince Andrew and Fergie many years ago. You can see by the line where we kept a condo after we sold our home and moved up north to live in our country house. At the time it was the largest and only hgh-rise buildings around and you could see the CN Tower and Lake Ontario but I guess most views are gone with all this new development. Highrises everywhere! And the mall is about 4 times what it was when we lived there. A 20 km 10 minute drive took us over 45 min in the traffic yesterday afternoon.
We went to Lorne Park to visit friends we've known for 35+ years. Our children went to Nursery School together when they were 3 and now they are married, with children and closing in on 40. Time flies.

Friends Liz & Tony and Liz's sister Cathy

My husband has always had a very special place in his heart for this girl. We shared many good times, laughs, and a few tears together over the years. So thankful that we've had this opportunity to connect.

Mississauga:

It's 79F (26C) right now but of course with humidity it feels much warmer.

When we were married we lived in Mississauga where my husband was involved in developing the land in and around "downtown" Mississauga. The first time I was ever in Mississauga, having grown up in Toronto, I saw one building, the old City Hall, and was told one day this would be a large city. That day has come. The city has tripled in size and traffic has quadrupled! Population was 250,000 in 1980 and in 2014 was estimated at 878,000. It is a suburb on the western side of Toronto. 

The white person was the the majority but is now the minority here. Everywhere you look are Indians, Muslims, blacks, etc. etc.  Although Canada is a bilingual English-French country when we lived here the 2nd language was Portuguese. I've no idea what it is today. Islam is now the 2nd faith in this area.

The new Mississauga downtown core:

When I moved here in 1977:

and today...