Funeral details announced for former longtime Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion. State funeral to be held at Paramount Fine Foods Centre on Feb. 14.
The Canadian PressMayor Hazel McCallion is seen here at age 93, on Nov. 26, 2014, as she presides over her last City of Mississauga council meeting, before handing over the reins to incoming mayor Bonnie Crombie.Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office says McCallion will lie in repose at Mississauga City Hall on Feb. 12 and 13 before a state funeral at 11 a.m. on Feb. 14 at Paramount Fine Foods Centre.
Ford announced McCallion's death Sunday, saying she died peacefully at her home in Mississauga at the age of 101. Known affectionately as "Hurricane Hazel," McCallion developed a legacy of feisty advocacy during more than three decades as mayor of one of Canada's fastest-growing cities. She was remembered as an outspoken political powerhouse who earned respect from fellow politicians across the spectrum.Family friend Jim Murray confirmed McCallion died of pancreatic cancer, which she was diagnosed with around Christmas.
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