A hearse carrying the casket of longtime Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion has arrived at Paramount Fine Foods Centre ahead of an 11 a.m. state funeral.
Hazel McCallion, Mississauga, Ont.’s longest-serving mayor, will be remembered at a state funeral in the city west of Toronto on Tuesday.
The outspoken politician, who became affectionately known as "Hurricane Hazel,” was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer around Christmas time, according to family friend and representative Jim Murray, who confirmed that was her cause of death.Here are the live updates of the late McCallion’s state funeral.McCallion’s casket has made its way to Paramount Fine Foods Centre, located at 5500 Rose Cherry Place in Mississauga.
Police closed the roads from Matheson Boulevard East between Timberlea Boulevard and Kennedy Road South have been closed, as well as the roadways around City Centre, to make way for the procession. Hours before the service began, Premier Doug Ford shared a video of his late “amazing friend” on what would have been her 102nd birthday.
In the video, the premier continues to thank McCallion for all that she had done for the community, the province, and more.
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