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Oct 24 2025
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Sixth Annual Ward 1 Community Excellence Awards – Winners 2025

By Announcement, Stephen’s Initiatives, Ward 1

The Sixth Annual Ward 1 Community Excellence Awards took place on Thursday October 23rd, and was a truly inspiring evening that filled me with immense gratitude and pride.

I am humbled each year by the opportunity to recognize the incredible individuals, businesses, and organizations whose hard work and dedication make Ward 1 such a vibrant and caring community.

Congratulations to this year’s nominees and award recipients. It is an honour to celebrate all that you do. Below is a full list of this year’s winners across each category:

Entrepreneur of the Year Award

This award recognizes the endeavors of an exceptional individual or company who:

  • creates exceptional products and services
  • keep our local economies moving forward
  • embodies the spirit of community
  • values and demonstrates innovation

Winner: Laughtree Clearance Centre – Christine Ader

Customer Service Award

This award recognizes a business for:

  • consistently exceeding customer or guest expectations
  • exceptional service standards in our community

Winner: Village Pharmacy – Fahd Bahrani

Best Restaurant Award

This award is presented to a restaurant that provides:

  • a most enjoyable overall guest experience
  • high standards for food quality
  • excellent customer service that enhances the dining experience

Winner: Posta Italbar Cucina

Artist of the Year Award

The Artist of the Year Award celebrates an individual whose artistic talent, creativity, and dedication have made a significant impact in our community through the arts.
Nominees should demonstrate not only artistic excellence, but also a commitment to sharing their work in ways that inspire, engage, or uplift others in Ward 1. Whether through performance, exhibitions, teaching, or community involvement, this award honours artists whose work enriches the cultural life of our neighbourhoods.
Let’s celebrate the creatives who bring colour, rhythm, and soul to our community. This award seeks to recognize:
– exceptional performances or composition
– pieces that captivate audiences with their talent
– artistic expression and creativity

Winner: Karen Colangelo

Good Neighbour Award

This award recognizes outstanding contributions by an individual who positively influences their local community with:

  • acts of kindness, and generosity
  • community involvement and volunteerism
  • assistance to neighbours in need

Winner: Kimberlee Hutchinson

Volunteer Award

Our city is built by those who give their time and expertise selflessly, expecting nothing in return. This award recognizes an individual who demonstrates excellence in volunteering to make Ward 1 a better place to live, work, and play by:

  • dedication and commitment to their cause
  • impacting the community
  • demonstrating leadership
  • supporting vulnerable populations
  • enriching the culture
  • community engagement

Winner: Karen Priest

Youth Excellence Award

The Ward 1 Youth Excellence Award recognizes and celebrates the outstanding achievements and contributions of young people, ages 15 to 24, who are helping to shape and strengthen our community.

Whether through creative expression, academic achievement, athletic talent, a passion for volunteerism, or inspiring leadership, this award honours youth whose efforts and accomplishments have had a positive and lasting impact in Ward 1.

It’s a celebration of the young voices, hands, hearts, and intellect making a real difference where we live.

Winner: Hayley Tutty

Lifetime Achievement

Ward 1 would like to honour with great respect and admiration, an individual for their lifetime of support, promotion and vision for our community by demonstrating some or all of the following characteristics:

  • advocacy and public service
  • mentorship and guidance
  • philanthropy and generosity
  • resilience and perseverance
  • inspiring future generations

Winner: Ric Cooper

Congratulations once again!  

Oct 20 2025
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You’re Invited!

By Events, Stephen’s Initiatives, Ward 1

Everyone Welcome!

Nominators, Nominees, Families, Friends — Community Wide

Councillor Dasko would like to extend a personal invitation to you to attend this year’s

6th Annual Community Excellence Awards
Hosted by
Ward 1 Councillor Stephen Dasko
on
Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
at
Carmen Corbasson Community Centre, 1399 Cawthra Rd, Mississauga.  Lynn Petrescue Room, Second Floor.

The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with light refreshments and will include entertainment throughout the evening.

Hope to see you there!

 

Oct 02 2025
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Official groundbreaking ceremony of the Port Credit Active Transportation Bridge

By Announcement, Events, Resources, Stephen’s Initiatives, Ward 1

The City of Mississauga broke ground today on what will be a unique pedestrian cycling bridge (active transportation).

The bridge will offer a direct and easy way to walk or cycle through Memorial Park, connect communities and access to the Port Credit GO station.

“I was honoured to officially break ground for the Port Credit Active Transportation Bridge, a project that will transform how we move through our community and make it even easier to experience all that Port Credit has to offer” says Councillor Stephen Dasko for Ward 1.  The Port Credit BIA, the President and Officers from the Port Credit Royal Canadian Legion, Town of Port Credit Association (TOPCA), Fram Building Group, Diamond Corp, and Brennan Paving were present and participated in the ceremony.

“As Ward Councillor, I am excited to see this project come to life.  The pedestrian cycling bridge has been a long time coming, and one that I have worked tirelessly to bring to our community” says Dasko.

The completed bridge will strengthen the pedestrian and cycling networks, improve access to the waterfront, trails and parks, and support active living by making walking and cycling more convenient.   By prioritizing walking and cycling infrastructure, this will create safer streets, reduce congestion, improve air quality and promote a more connected, vibrant, and sustainable community.

This is a 66-metre-long bridge which will stretch over the Credit River, south of the existing train bridge.  Over the next year, the new bridge will be assembled near the Port Credit Royal Canadian Legion, and in Port Credit Memorial Park. Once assembled, it will be launched over the Credit River.

The bridge will also support Port Credit’s thriving tourism industry. Completion time is anticipated by next fall.

For more information, please visit the project website: www.mississauga.ca/PortCreditBridge

Sep 24 2025
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Mayor Carolyn Parrish presents Key to the City in memory of Lloyd Stockley

By Stephen’s Initiatives, Ward 1

Minor hockey ‘Governor’ receives Key to the City

September 24, 2025

Mayor Carolyn Parrish and Ward 1 Councillor Stephen Dasko presented the Key to the City to Lloyd Stockley posthumously for his lifelong efforts in minor hockey in the City of Mississauga.

Stockley’s daughter, Heather Stockley received the Key earlier today during the City’s Council Meeting. Lloyd Stockley passed away at the age of 80 on November 6, 2023.

Stockley, known as the ‘Governor’ to the players on his teams, was the president and founder of the Mississauga Jets AA minor hockey association, part of the OHA/GTHL as well as the founder and owner of the Mississauga Chargers Junior A team, OJHL.

He received multiple awards and recognition throughout his career including the George Chamandy Memorial Trophy in 1987, the GTHL’s highest honour for individuals’ commitments and outstanding achievements in minor hockey.

In 2017, he was inducted into the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame by the Mississauga Sports Council. In the same year, the OHA awarded Lloyd with the Crystal Puck for his outstanding achievements and contributions within the OHA for over 40 years.

Lloyd ran the Mississauga Chargers for more than 30 years until his passing in 2023. Today, his daughter Heather Stockley is the team’s owner and Governess.

“It is an honour for me to present the Key to the City to Heather Stockley.  The impact her father Lloyd had on sport and recreation in our city is immeasurable.  For more than four decades, Lloyd was a guiding light for minor hockey in Mississauga. His years of leadership on and off the ice, and his passion for enriching young lives with athletic accomplishment is a legacy that will endure.” – Mayor Carolyn Parrish, City of Mississauga.

“I am delighted and honoured to recognize Lloyd Stockley city-wide for his outstanding role and integral part in youth sports over the past 70 + years. The impact on the development of minor hockey through the Jets and the Chargers is significant.  His dedication to Hockey in Mississauga has been outstanding and greatly appreciated by so many, a true legacy.” – Councillor Stephen Dasko, Ward 1

About the Key to the City

The Key to the City of Mississauga is Mississauga’s most prestigious form of recognition. It is reserved for and bestowed upon esteemed community members, former residents and visitors whom the Mayor wishes to honour. It’s a sign of great achievement and distinction and is given to individuals who have positively impacted and changed our city for the better. While primarily symbolic, the key signifies trust and freedom for the recipient to enter in and out of the city as they wish, knowing that Mississauga will always be their home.