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GO Transit and MiWay buses provide public transportation.
Cooksville is about 470 kilometres from Parliament Hill, and the drive takes about 4.5 hours. Cooksville is 40 minutes west of downtown Toronto.
The Credit River is home to dozens of fish, turtle, snake, amphibian, and bird species.
Etobicoke Creek, which borders the riding to the east, is characterized by winding paths, ravines, and shale banks. It is home to hundreds of plants and more than 20 fish species.
About 57% of the riding’s population are immigrants, with some of the largest populations born in Poland, the Philippines, and India.
Polish, Urdu, and Tagalog are the most common non-official mother tongues in the riding.
Less than 1% of the riding’s population identify as Aboriginal.
Average individual income is $38,208.
The riding’s trails include Applewood Trail, Burnhamthorpe Trail, and Etobicoke Creek Trail.
The Mississauga Valley Community Centre, the largest in the city, sits in this riding. The centre offers a wide array of programming, and includes a pool, fitness centre, library, ice rink, and more.
The City of Mississauga plans to redevelop Cooksville Park and make it the city’s central park.
Burnhamthorpe was a hamlet originally known as “Sand Hill,” but renamed by John Abelson after his English hometown: Burnham Thorpe.
The largest occupational fields are sales and service, business, finance and administration, and trades, transport, and equipment operations.
The City of Mississauga's One Million Trees is a program with a goal of planting one million trees over 20 years. Since 2012, over 200,000 have been planted.
An 1852 fire destroyed 35 Cooksville homes and businesses in a little over two hours.
Cooksville was originally called Harrisville, after its first resident Daniel Harris, who settled in the riding in 1800. It was renamed Cooksville in 1836 to honour Jacob Cook, who grew the town by establishing it as the centre of a mail route.
