A core group of community-minded individuals was formed as the Lakeview Legacy Community Foundation (LLCF) in Fall 2008 in response to the proposed demolition of the Small Arms Inspection Building. The group recognized the local and national historic importance of the site and building and the importance of the women and men who worked there. The efforts of the LLCF were successful and the City of Mississauga designated the property under the Ontario Heritage Act in the spring of 2009.

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      In 2014 several members of the role of the LLCF Board was reconstituted redefined and registered the organization as a non-profit society under the name of the Small Arms Society (SAS) whose mission is to act as a catalyst, facilitator and leader in supporting the restoration and adaptive re-use of the Small Arms building as part of ongoing community revitalization and neighbourhood renewal. SAS will work with the City, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), the community and key stakeholders to ensure the creative use of spaces and a dynamic mix of environmental science, technology, arts, heritage and cultural endeavours. 

 The rich history of the site and its importance within the Lakeview community, City of Mississauga and Canadian heritage landscape has inspired SAS to represent the community in championing the preservation and adaptive reuse of the Small Arms Inspection Building into a creative hub.