The Rivergate

I love living in my Greenwin property at 35 Front St. South, Mississauga, Ont. mainly because of the location. It's truly beautiful here in Port Credit all four seasons of the year. It's much cooler in the summer and much warmer in the winter due to the fact the building is situated at the corner of the Credit River and Lake Ontario. There's also little chance some other highrise building will be erected on either side of 35 Front St. South due to the river on one side, Saddington park on the other side and a municipally-owned parking lot just to the north. Walking is a great pastime living at this location because just about everything is nearby. There's no need to use your car to get groceries, visit the library, do banking, visit beauty spas and/or hairdressers and the liquor store is well within walking distance. The only thing missing is a hardware store since the one little one went out of business a few years ago. There are beautiful swans - as many as 30 seen at one time, along with many types of ducks, and the ever-present Canada geese. At this time of year one can observe many other types of birds skimming just above the lake, probably coming back from their winter vacation in the south. It has nice gardens, a lovely roof garden, beautiful swimming pool (which is never overcrowded) gym facilities, a decent party room and a racquetball court. The superintending staff are courteous and helpful and in general the population of the building are all fairly decent people with a lot of seniors living here.

To whom this may concern, I'm not in the habit of writing to voice my opinion on any subject, whether my opinion is complimentary or to complain about an issue. I've been spurred into action on this occasion after a conversation I had with a friend recently. My friend was making the point that most people he dealt with were always very eager to complain about a situation but were not so eager when a compliment was in order. I have lived at "The Rivergate" for almost 20 years and as you can imagine, I have seen several on-site staff come and go over that time. The majority of these people have been pleasant, hardworking people. Occasionally, we are fortunate to come across people who are truly outstanding. For approximately the last couple of years we have been lucky at "The Rivergate" to have two of these outstanding people. I only know them as Antonio & Lida, assisstant superintendents. On a couple of occasions I've had Antonio in my apartment to install a new stove, repair my toilet etc. He has always done a good job while being courteous and respectful. Lida has the same attributes whether I'm in the office paying my rent or if I'm just passing her in the hallways as she busies herself vacuuming, mopping etc. etc. Whichever one of them I see I can always count on a big smile and a pleasant "Hello"!! I'm sure there must be days when they don't feel like being so nice but they always are. I've spoken to a few other tenants who all seem to have the same opinion as myself. There, now I can tell my friend that I'm not the type of person who doesn't give a compliment when one is deserved. Yours sincerely, David P.