Jane’s Walk meets everything hockey on May 8th!
From Paola Poletto, Supervisor, Arts & Culture Programs, Culture Division, City of Mississauga

Jane’s Walk happens the first weekend of May each year and celebrates our neighbourhoods, the people who live there, and the stories that make our city fascinating, vibrant, diverse and livable. Last year there were 121 Jane’s Walk tours in the GTA – with over 5,000 participants and volunteers taking part.

In Mississauga this year, three Jane’s Walks have been planned around the theme of hockey. Choose one of the following, each starting at 12:30 pm.

Zone A: Calling all Hockey Fans! This tour starts at the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame and features a variety of Hall of Famers speaking about what matters to them. Hear about the upcoming MasterCard Memorial Cup Tournament coming to town later this month and be among the first to view a new exhibition featuring iconic sports jackets by Hockey Night in Canada’s outspoken broadcaster, Don Cherry.

Zone B: For History Buffs, this tour starts on the grounds of the Port Credit Library with local historian Alan Skeoch giving a broad view of the neighbourhood’s history and ends with a tour of the newly reopened Port Credit Arena. Founding member of the Port Credit Arena Board, John Holland, offers some impressions of the site from its early beginnings to present day.

Zone C: Join the Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble for a non-linear walk on skates – “family skate party” – through the Vic Johnston Arena, and hear Mayor Hazel McCallion and hockey mom Donna Spezza talk about hockey head to head with Robin Brown, sports journalist with the CBC. This family skate party offers a flower to the first 100 moms through the door!

For locations, a downloadable programs poster and further details on these walks, visit www.mississauga.ca/culture.

All Jane’s Walks are given and taken for free, and the annual event is now held in 68 cities around the world. Jane’s Walk is counting on you to showcase your neighbourhoods and the people who make them great during this fifth annual Big Band Jazz Ensemble, COM
festival of community walking tours held on May 7 & 8 weekend. For a step by step guide on how to organize and register your own Jane’s Walk, or to find out about more walks that are happening in your neighbourhoods, including Mississauga, visit www.janeswalk.net.