BREAKING: Hazel McCallion, who transformed Mississauga during 36-year tenure as mayor, dies at 101
on Sunday morning, noting that the longtime mayor "passed away peacefully at her home in Mississauga early this morning.
Nicknamed by supporters as "Hurricane Hazel" due to her unique political style, she served 12 terms as the chief magistrate of Mississauga from 1978 to 2014. She served as the chairman of the Streetsville Planning Board before being elected as Streetsville's mayor in 1970. Three years later, the town amalgamated with the Town of Mississauga and the Town of Port Credit to form the City of Mississauga. McCallion successfully ran for council.
In 2013, she was cleared of another conflict of interest allegation brought forward by a Mississauga resident, stemming from her voting on a council item in 2007 that involved her son's development company
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