Join us for a conversation between Lakeview Community Partners, Credit Valley Conservation, and Lost Rivers to learn about the daylighting of Serson Creek, a Mississauga-based tributary and natural habitat that has suffered from years of industrial use. For the first time in sixty years, fish are able to swim freely between the Serson Creek and Lake Ontario as the Creek was disconnected from the lake in the mid-1960s when it was buried and piped underground, becoming one of Mississauga’s "lost rivers."
Together with Credit Valley Conservation, Lakeview Partners carefully planned and designed the process to restore Serson Creek to its former glory. This has been a rare opportunity and may be the first lost river to be reconnected to Lake Ontario.
Part of this event includes optional short walks. The walks are mostly paved, with some unpaved sections. This event will be held rain or shine. Accessible public washrooms and seating are available. Drinks and refreshments will be provided. Safety precautions may be required in line with public health measures. Masks are strongly encouraged but not mandatory.
Program Partners
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is a community-based environmental organization, dedicated to protecting, restoring and managing the natural resources of the Credit River Watershed. Established by the provincial government in 1954, CVC is one of 36 Conservation Authorities in Ontario. They are the primary scientific authority for the watershed and work in partnership with municipal governments, landowners, community organizations, schools and businesses to deliver locally-based nature conservation programs.
Lakeview Village is transforming Mississauga’s waterfront into a vibrant and sustainable mixed-use community and all-season destination on the shores of Lake Ontario. Behind this development is Lakeview Community Partners Limited (LCPL), a partnership of the Greater Toronto Area’s leading community builders that includes TACC Construction Limited, Greenpark Group, CCI Development Group, Branthaven Homes, and Argo Development Corporation.
Helen Mills founded Lost Rivers in partnership with Toronto Green Community in 1995, offering lost river walks to the Toronto public in the effort to help people appreciate their intimate connections to the water systems that form an essential part of their lives. Today, Lost Rivers continues to explore the waterways of Toronto, above ground & buried, recalling connections to land, water & settlement patterns.
Serson Creek: Reconnecting a Lost River
Lakeview Village Discovery Centre
Walk and discussion with Lakeview Village Partners, Credit Valley Conservation, and Lost Rivers
Part of Nearshore Gatherings, an event series on environmental activism and stewardship
Event Documentation
Nearshore Gatherings is presented in partnership with Lakeview Village.
The Blackwood gratefully acknowledges the additional support of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto.
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The Blackwood
University of Toronto Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Road
Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6
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The Blackwood is situated on the Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, Seneca, and Huron-Wendat.