Hazel McCallion

As mayor for 36 years, she read the changing moods of her city and transformed it, distinguishing herself as a master of realpolitik.

Ms. McCallion left office, Ms. In early 2015, she became a special adviser to the principal of the University of Toronto Mississauga, tasked with helping develop a new master’s program in urban innovation and development, and to create a course on how to be a politician. This work paid off: in 2015, just a few months after Ms. In contrast to neighbouring Toronto, where city council’s dithering on transit – mayors and councillors repeatedly changed their minds on various projects – led to lengthy delays getting anything built, Ms. When she ascended to power, however, Ms. McCallion didn’t deny her involvement: she said she was merely helping to advance a project that would benefit the city. McCallion was involved, pressuring the owners of the land to sell to her son’s company, witnessing important legal documents and intervening to sort out a dispute between his shareholders. At the time, the urban reform movement was in full swing in southern Ontario, demanding pedestrian-friendly planning and the preservation of historic streetscapes. McCallion became active in local politics when she was appointed to a seat on the planning commission. 14, 1921 in Port-Daniel, a village on the south coast of Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula, she was the youngest in an anglophone farm family of three girls and two boys. Her final years in office, meanwhile, were overshadowed by a failed land deal that stood to make her oldest son a millionaire.

Hazel McCallion, the indomitable former mayor of Mississauga and grand dame of Canadian politics who was known to allies and enemies alike as “Hurricane ...

In his statement, Ford pointed to the many parts of Mississauga that bear her name. Through her leadership, the city was known for its strong economy, thriving multiculturalism, and excellent public services. McCallion ultimately decided to bow out of politics at age 93, leaving the mayor’s office 36 years after she was first elected. “She was the driving force behind my decision to put my name on the ballot to succeed her as Mayor of this great city. “I count myself incredibly lucky to have called Hazel my friend over these past many years.” She served in that position from 1970 to 1973. A decade later, in 1951, she would meet her husband, Sam McCallion, at an Anglican church in Toronto. A two-decade stint in the private sector followed. In her biography — Hurricane Hazel: A Life With Purpose — McCallion said she ate fish at least five times per week growing up. After the amalgamation of 1974, she sat on the new city council for four additional years. “My deepest condolences to the McCallion family.” The final details have not been announced.

Hurricane Hazel,” who died Sunday, had an iron will and ceaseless energy that propelled her to become one of Canada's most respected politicians.

The two managed to reel the beast in after a gruelling 10-minute battle. The complaint was later dismissed in court. The consortium agreed to pay. Her worship was reportedly struck as she was crossing the street by a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado, but escaped with elbow injuries and a sprained ankle. The action was captured in a video by Canadian sport fishing television host Italo Labignan. In 2003, at age 82, McCallion faced down a 4,400-pound pickup truck — and won. Don’t worry,” Ford responded, his arms wrapped around McCallion in a bear-hug. [Hurricane Hazel fights the feds over airport taxes](https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2024/01/12/hazel-mccallions-toughness-is-the-real-thing.html) More 220,000 residents were evacuated from the city, transforming Mississauga into a ghost town. McCallion broke into politics long before women were welcome in the corridors of power. [McCallion brushes off getting hit by a pickup truck](https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2024/01/12/mayor-hazel-1-pickup-truck-0-sheet-metal-no-match-for-hurricane-hazel.html) [Leading Mississauga through one of Canada’s largest evacuations](https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2024/01/12/blasts-miracle-no-one-injured-evacuation-of-22000-goes-smoothly.html)

It is with much sadness and a very heavy heart that the City of Mississauga announces the passing of former mayor and the Cit.

In 2016, February 14 was renamed Hazel McCallion Day across the province of Ontario in honour of McCallion’s birthday. Hazel McCallion served the City of Mississauga as mayor for 36 years from November 1978 to November 2014. She was inducted into the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame in 2001, appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2005, to the Order of Ontario in 2021, and was runner up as World Mayor in 2005. She is the past chair, honourary chair and honourary member of many committees and associations across Canada, such as the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and World Conference of Mayors and Women’s World Hockey Tournament. It is with much sadness and a very heavy heart that the City of Mississauga announces the passing of former mayor and the City’s biggest champion, Hazel McCallion. “Today, I stand alongside our residents, staff and my Council colleagues as we grieve the passing of Mississauga’s matriarch Hazel McCallion, the longest serving mayor of our beautiful city,” said Mayor Bonnie Crombie.

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Because my motto when I ran as mayor of Streetsville and mayor of Mississauga, I always said planning and development for [the] people,” she said at the time. Three years later, the town amalgamated with the Town of Mississauga and the Town of Port Credit to form the City of Mississauga. I consider myself a builder who has been so fortunate to be at the helm as Mississauga transformed farmland and a collection of villages into Canada's sixth largest city." As for my careers and my decisions along the way, there is not much I would change," the former mayor wrote. In 1982, she was found guilty by an Ontario court for participating in a council vote on the development of land that she had an interest in. She remained mayor after the judge ruled McCallion made an error of judgment. Under her leadership, McCallion used lower taxes in Mississauga to attract businesses from Toronto to help the city grow. As I entered the world of politics, I was fortunate enough to learn from her wisdom and guidance, which she selflessly offered until the very end." McCallion's handling of the disaster, which resulted in no deaths, was praised. She would face the worst disaster in Mississauga's history a year later when a Canadian Pacific freight train containing hazardous chemicals derailed, caught fire and exploded. She served as the chairman of the Streetsville Planning Board before being elected as Streetsville's mayor in 1970. She led the transformation of Mississauga into one of Canada’s largest cities.

Hazel McCallion, qui a été mairesse de Mississauga pendant 36 ans, est décédée « paisiblement à son domicile » tôt dimanche matin, selon un communiqué du ...

Malgré l’ampleur de la catastrophe et les milliers de personnes en situation d'urgence, aucune perte de vie n’avait été déplorée. Elle n’a toutefois pas été démise de ses fonctions. Elle a d’abord été élue mairesse du village de Streetsville en 1969. Nous nous souviendrons d'elle comme d'une pionnière dont la carrière en politique et le service à sa communauté resteront une source d'inspiration pour nous tous. Originaire de Port-Daniel en Gaspésie, elle est arrivée à Toronto dans les années 1940. Hazel incarnait à merveille la notion de service public.

Aujourd'hui, je me joins aux Ontariens et aux Canadiens pour pleurer la perte de Hazel McCallion, qui a longtemps occupé le poste de mairesse de ...

Elle a également été classée deuxième pour le prix du meilleur maire du monde, en plus d’être nommée membre de l’Ordre du Canada en 2005. « Après avoir été mairesse durant 36 ans, Hazel McCallion a été nommée chancelière du Collège Sheridan et conseillère spéciale à l’Université de Toronto à Mississauga. « Hazel McCallion a dirigé la transformation de Mississauga durant son mandat de mairesse de 1978 à 2014, la faisant passer de ville-dortoir à sixième ville en importance au Canada.

Ancien Mississauga, Ont. la maire Hazel McCallion, surnommée “l'ouragan Hazel”, est décédée. Elle avait 101 ans. Le premier ministre Doug Ford a annoncé la ...

En 2016, la province a nommé le 14 février « Hazel McCallion Day » en l’honneur de son anniversaire. McCallion a quitté le monde des affaires en 1967 pour faire de la politique à Streetsville, où elle est finalement devenue maire. Même à l’âge de 101 ans, McCallion était déterminé à garder la vitesse. Elle était connue pour être sévère en matière d’impôts et avait pris des promoteurs pour qu’ils paient leur part de l’infrastructure à croissance rapide de la ville. En entrant dans le monde de la politique, j’ai eu la chance d’apprendre de sa sagesse et de ses conseils, qu’elle a offerts de manière désintéressée jusqu’à la toute fin.” Sans blessé ni vie perdue, la ville a été saluée pour ses efforts et l’évacuation pacifique de ses habitants.

Today, I join Ontarians and Canadians in mourning the passing of Hazel McCallion, the former long-serving mayor of Mississauga.

“Hazel McCallion received many awards and honours for her accomplishments, including the Leadership in Public Service Award from the International Economic Development Council and the Key to the City of Mississauga. “Hazel McCallion led the transformation of Mississauga from a bedroom community to the sixth largest city in Canada under her guidance as mayor from 1978 to 2014. “‘I want to assure you that the people will come first during my term’ she told a cheering crowd when she won her first term as mayor almost 45 years ago.

Le premier ministre de l'Ontario, Doug Ford, a annoncé le décès de l'ancienne mairesse de Mississauga, Hazel McCallion, qui a dirigé l'une des plus grandes ...

Elle a été une source d'inspiration pour d'innombrables personnes, moi y compris, pendant ses décennies de service inlassable et dévoué», a déclaré le premier ministre fédéral Justin Trudeau. «Lorsqu'elle a remporté son premier mandat à titre de mairesse il y a près de 45 ans, elle avait assuré à la foule qui l'acclamait que les gens seraient sa priorité durant son mandat. Celle qu'il a désignée comme une «chère amie et mentor» a dirigé la transformation de sa ville en un grand centre urbain.

"At the request of the family, I announce with a heavy heart, the passing of my dear friend and mentor, Hazel McCallion.

Hazel will be missed dearly by the people that she so faithfully served. There isn’t a single person who met Hazel who didn’t leave in awe of her force of personality. She led the transformation of Mississauga into one of Canada’s largest cities.

Late Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion is being remembered for the many ways she contributed to not only to the city she led for 36 years, but also the ...

public hospitals as private sector picks up slack](https://bc.ctvnews.ca/orthopaedic-surgeries-down-25-in-b-c-public-hospitals-as-private-sector-picks-up-slack-1.6251435) LaSalle Fire Service Chief Ed Thiessen said by the time crews arrived at 1077 Reaume Road the house was “fully involved” so they had to fight the fire from the outside. They donated their mother to this city for pretty well most of their life and now that is likely going to send a huge message of thank you to them.” Just before 8 a.m., dispatchers were alerted to a structure fire at Zucora Home on Clarke Road, north of Dundas Street. “I feel so fortunate to have known Hazel for decades and to have been able to call her a friend. You always knew where you stood with Hazel,” he said, offering condolences on behalf of the City of Toronto to McCallion’s family, friends, loved ones, colleagues, and the people of Mississauga. “To me, she was also a friend and a mentor. “Hurricane Hazel inspired countless women to speak out and have their voices heard, to take the leap into politics and demand a seat at the decision-making table,” she said. I wouldn’t be the leader I am today if it wasn’t for her support and sage advice.” “She inspired countless others, including myself, in her decades of tireless and selfless service. “‘I want to assure you that the people will come first during my term’ she told a cheering crowd when she won her first term as mayor almost 45 years ago. Nicknamed ‘Hurricane Hazel’ for her bold political style, she was unstoppable,” he said in a written statement.

Le premier ministre de l'Ontario, Doug Ford, a annoncé le décès de l'ancienne mairesse de Mississauga, Hazel McCallion, qui a dirigé l'une des plus grandes ...

«Lorsqu’elle a remporté son premier mandat à titre de mairesse il y a près de 45 ans, elle avait assuré à la foule qui l’acclamait que les gens seraient sa priorité durant son mandat. Affectueusement surnommée « l’ouragan Hazel », la mairesse de Mississauga était une puissance politique. Celle qu’il a désignée comme une «chère amie et mentor» a dirigé la transformation de sa ville en un grand centre urbain.

Hazel McCallion, a political firebrand who served 36 years as mayor of Mississauga, Ont., died on Sunday at the age of 101. Reactions, recollections and ...

She was tough. "Hazel McCallion was a true trailblazer in the world of Canadian politics and life. We will miss her passionate advocacy." Hazel was one of a kind and she gave so much of herself to all of us." Nicknamed Hurricane Hazel for her bold political style, she was unstoppable." A sample of some of the tributes: