“With a whistle, they’d blow say one tweet and then the two patrols on the either side would go into a stance. And then at two tweets they would march out into the middle. And three tweets, they would put out their arms with their stop sign out and stop the traffic.” – Lorraine Field

Many residents have fond memories of the original shops and gathering spots in downtown #Mimico, most of which are gone now. But, the Mimico Centennial Library is thriving. Built in 1967, it has become a much-loved community hub that promotes literacy, and offers free language classes and programs to newcomers, children, and seniors.

“It’s not your typical doctor’s office.”  Lois Apaquash, Sudbury, Ontario

“Since we are here, and last year we had the market out in the parking lot, we get a lot of young families.”- Jutta Zapletal, Prince George, BC

“We have our regular visitors that come in every day to say hi.” Rebecca Hunt, New Liskeard, ON