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Hidden Gem Lies in Rockwood Village

3/17/2016

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Photo courtesy of Studio 89 and Sulayma Hassan Photography.
​Author: Nicole Danesi, Digital Coordinator and Secretary
Rockwood Homeowners' Association

Just outside the borders of our Rockwood Village community is a tiny café located in an unassuming strip mall. Hidden in between storefronts, offices, and even next to an international all-Canadian coffee chain, Studio 89 is what I like to think of as Mississauga’s hidden gem. On a recent weekday trip to Studio 89, I was reminded of its uniqueness and impressed yet again by its overall purpose within our community. Studio 89 isn’t just a café, it’s a social enterprise working to educate people about social issues, provide a creative space for arts and culture, and give young people an opportunity to do some good. But on top of all that, the café acts as a creative community hub where people can gather to grab a fair trade coffee, listen to an all-candidate political debate, or use the space to learn about each other and the world around us through their endless community programming.

When I popped by recently on a Wednesday afternoon, I was surprised to see the number of regulars who stopped by to get their mid-day caffeine boost and the number of young people who are given the opportunity to contribute in the shop.

A stone’s thrown away from Rockwood Village, the café is located near the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Tomken Road at 1065 Canadian Place, Unit 104. Although I don’t visit nearly enough as I wish, I think Studio 89 is changing the way in which we see business as a place for social ventures, and for that, it is one of my favourite unofficial Rockwood Village places to be.

This article was originally published in the Spring 2016 issue of the Rockwood Homeowners' Association quarterly newsletter, The Rockwood Times. 

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Business development continues to grow

4/26/2014

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PictureThe Sobeys new regional office building
Author: Steve Pascoe
President, Rockwood Homeowners' Association

Our close proximity to Canada’s largest airport has resulted in tremendous business growth in our area. A few years ago the land just north of us was forest and farmland. Since then there has been a steady stream of new offices and related businesses built on this land for some very well-known, large corporations which include: TD Bank, Bell Canada, and Blackberry. There are hundreds of other businesses in commercial spaces both north and south of Eglinton, too numerous to list. To accommodate the business travelers, the Marriott hotel chain built two hotels under the Courtyards and Residences brands at the north-west corner of Creekbank and Eglinton.

Currently under construction at the corner of Tahoe and Eglinton is the new Sobeys regional office building. Sobeys is Canada’s second largest grocery retailer that operates stores under the Sobeys, Freshco and IGA brand names. Construction of the 200,000 square foot, six-story building started in July 2013 and is scheduled for completion in October 2014. With thousands of people commuting to and from work each day we have all experienced a dramatic increase in traffic. Improvements to public transit in Mississauga are definitely needed and the Bus Rapid Transit route under construction should go a long way to ease the commute for many people once it is operational.

Business development is beneficial to all of us by providing employment, prosperity and increased tax revenue for the city. Being in such close proximity to these employment centres will improve the desirability of our neighbourhood, resulting in continued growth in our property values which are currently very good relative to comparable properties in Toronto.

*Please note this article was originally published in the Summer 2014 edition of The Rockwood Times.

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