20 researched places across 5 pockets — restaurants, shops, schools and parks.
The restaurants and takeout around the South Common centre — cafes, pizza, halal, South Asian and family spots serving the Erin Mills South community and UTM students.
The food court and restaurants in and around Erin Mills Town Centre — global fast-casual, sit-down spots and cafes serving the mall and the surrounding neighbourhoods.
The casual restaurants and takeout along Dundas through Sheridan and Erindale — pubs, cafes, halal, South Asian and global spots serving the campus and the estate streets.
The heritage village's beloved dining strip on Queen St S — pubs, cafes, bakeries and global restaurants in Victorian storefronts, the heart of Streetsville's 'Village in the City'.
The restaurants and cafes serving the Western Business Park office and hotel district — lunch spots, casual chains and global takeout around Argentia and Winston Churchill.
A large teaching hospital of Trillium Health Partners on Eglinton in Erin Mills — a full emergency department, cancer and maternal care, serving all of west Mississauga.
Local pick: A major teaching hospital
The big regional mall at Erin Mills Parkway and Eglinton — anchor stores, a Cineplex, a large food court and services, the shopping and dining heart of west Mississauga.
Local pick: Mississauga's second-largest mall
The plazas and storefronts along Dundas in Sheridan and Erindale — grocers, pharmacies, cafes and everyday services near the GO station and UTM.
The independent shops and services along Queen St S in Streetsville — boutiques, bakeries, a butcher, salons and specialty stores in one of the region's most charming village cores.
The big-box retail, banks and services around the Western Business Park near the 401 and 407 — home and electronics stores, supermarkets and the everyday shops of the west end.
The well-regarded schools serving Erin Mills South, including John Fraser SS and the local public and Catholic elementary schools — community schools near the hospital.
The schools serving central Erin Mills, including the local public and Catholic elementary and middle schools — strong community schools off the parkway.
U of T's Mississauga campus on 225 acres along the Credit River — award-winning academic buildings, a health-sciences complex and forest trails, a major presence in west Mississauga.
Local pick: The riverside campus and forest trails
The schools serving Streetsville, including Streetsville SS and the local public and Catholic elementary schools — community schools in the historic village.
The schools serving the residential pockets around the Western Business Park, including the local public and Catholic elementary schools near Winston Churchill and Streetsville.
A leafy creek-valley trail winding through Erin Mills — a paved walking and cycling route along Sawmill Creek linking the parks, schools and South Common.
The neighbourhood parks and green corridors through central Erin Mills — playgrounds, ball diamonds and the Credit River and creek green space linking the planned community.
A 150-acre nature park along the Credit River — display gardens, woodlands, a nature centre and miles of trails, run by a conservancy in the leafy Sheridan-Erindale area.
Local pick: The gardens and Credit River trails
The riverside park at the edge of the village along the Credit — picnic areas, the Bread and Honey festival grounds and Credit River trails for paddling, walking and fishing.
The green corridors and trails threading the Western Business Park along Sawmill Creek — quiet walking paths and parkettes giving the employment lands a leafy edge.