Hurricane Hazel Passes Away at 101

Monday, 30 January 2023 07:06

By Canadian Press

The former Mississauga mayor retired in 2014, after 36 years in mayor's chair

The number of tributes coming in for the former Mayor of Mississauga are countless.

The woman who developed a legacy of feisty advocacy during more than three decades as mayor of one of Canada's fastest-growing cities died yesterday morning after a brief bout with pancreatic cancer.

Hazel McCallion, known affectionately as ``Hurricane Hazel,'' was 101.

She was an outspoken political powerhouse who earned respect from fellow politicians across the spectrum.

Ontario Premier and long-time friend Doug Ford announced her death yesterday morning, saying she died peacefully at her Mississauga home earlier in the day.

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