(1921-02-14)February 14, 1921 Port Daniel, Quebec, Canada
Died
January 29, 2023(2023-01-29) (aged 101) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Political party
Independent
Spouse
Sam McCallion
(m. 1951; died 1997)
Children
3
Profession
Businesswoman
politician
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Hazel McCallionCM OOnt (née Journeaux; February 14, 1921 – January 29, 2023) was a Canadian politician who served as the fifth mayor of Mississauga. First elected in November 1978, McCallion was mayor for 36 years until her retirement in 2014,[1] making her the longest-serving mayor in the city's history.[2] She was a successful candidate in twelve municipal elections, having been acclaimed twice and re-elected ten times.[1] She was nicknamed "Hurricane Hazel" for her outspoken political style with reference to the hurricane of 1954, which had a considerable impact.[3][4][5] When the 1979 Mississauga train derailment occurred early in her tenure, she helped oversee evacuation of 200,000 residents from the resulting explosion, fire, and spill of hazardous chemicals.
Before marriage, McCallion played professional women's ice hockey while attending school in Montreal, then worked for engineering firm Canadian Kellogg, and was transferred to Toronto in 1942. She moved to Streetsville in 1951, and left the business world in 1967 to pursue politics. She served as mayor of Streetsville from 1970 to 1973, prior to its amalgamation into Mississauga. Following her tenure as mayor of Mississauga, McCallion remained an active public figure, serving as the first chancellor of Sheridan College,[6] on the Greater Toronto Airport Authority board, and as a special advisor to the Ontario government.
McCallion received multiple honours including the Order of Canada in 2005, the Order of Ontario in 2020, the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012, and honorary doctorate of law degrees from the University of Toronto, and Ryerson University. She died at 101, and was given a state funeral on what would have been her 102nd birthday.
^ ab"About the Mayor". City of Mississauga. May 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
^"City of Mississauga Celebrates Hazel McCallion Ahead of 100th Birthday". City of Mississauga. February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^McGuinty, Dalton (April 2, 2004). "Remarks In Tribute To Hazel McCallion". Government of Ontario. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
^Radia, Andy (May 11, 2014). "From hay fields to metropolis: Hazel McCallion reflects on her career as mayor of Mississauga". Yahoo! News. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
^Wilson, Kerrisa (February 14, 2021). "'It has been an exciting day in my life,' Hazel McCallion says as she celebrates 100th birthday". CP24. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^Cite error: The named reference Sheridan college chancellor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
HazelMcCallion CM OOnt (née Journeaux; February 14, 1921 – January 29, 2023) was a Canadian politician who served as the fifth mayor of Mississauga....
proper. Upon opening, the route will be named the HazelMcCallion Line in honour of HazelMcCallion, the former mayor of the City of Mississauga. In 2022...
Campus in Brampton, the Trafalgar Road Campus in Oakville, and the HazelMcCallion Campus in Mississauga. Sheridan College was established in 1967. The...
in the city centre. When McLaughlin's corporation ran into financial difficulties in the late 1970s, Mayor HazelMcCallion proposed that an iconic new...
Blackwood Gallery, the Recreation, Athletic, and Wellness Centre, the HazelMcCallion Academic Learning Centre which holds UTM's library, the Instructional...
the system since its opening in 1991. It was officially renamed to HazelMcCallion Central Library on 10 February 2021 (and affectionately nicknamed "Hazy...
needed formal auditing before any charges could be considered. After HazelMcCallion, the long-serving mayor of Mississauga, retired, the 2014 mayoral election...
including the mayor of Mississauga, HazelMcCallion, the Peel Regional Police and other governmental authorities. McCallion sprained her ankle early during...
Metro". Toronto Star. November 11, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved June 8, 2024. "McCallion win stuns establishment". Toronto Star. November 14, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved...
mayor). With his re-election in 2014, Krantz surpassed the retired HazelMcCallion as Ontario's longest-serving mayor on December 1, 2016, and the longest-serving...
library building project—the HazelMcCallion Academic Learning Centre (named after former City of Mississauga mayor HazelMcCallion). The new facility increased...
Ashley (12 April 2017). "HazelMcCallion Set to Receive Key to the City of Mississauga". Insauga.com. "SPEECH: HazelMcCallion Presented Key to the City...
2023, the venue hosted the state funeral for former Mississauga mayor HazelMcCallion. As of May 2021 the venue is being used as a mass COVID-19 vaccination...
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the end of his term in 1978, but lost to former Streetsville mayor HazelMcCallion with a final tally of 28,005 to 25,029 votes. He later made another...
(September 14, 2021). "Moments after attending Trudeau rally, HazelMcCallion criticizes election call". CBC News. Archived from the original on September 16...
region. — George W. Adams Mississauga council, led by former mayor HazelMcCallion, has argued that Peel Region is an unnecessary layer of government...
and information about free services in many languages. Through a program called Faith Forward, the Peel board provides resources to help broaden awareness...
anniversary, a milestone which was capped off with the grand opening of the HazelMcCallion Academic Learning Centre on June 2, 2007. In 2017, UTM celebrated its...
film director. HazelMcCallion (1921–2023; aged 101), Canadian politician, longtime Mayor of Mississauga, Ontario (1978–2014). Marian McCargo (1932–2004;...
in 1978, HazelMcCallion was easily reelected to her tenth term. As one of the longest serving politicians in the country, Mayor McCallion is well known...
to celebrate ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity in Canada. HazelMcCallion, the former mayor of Mississauga, inspired Oh to get involved in public...
2019. Bhugra, Saloni (2024-01-18). "Ford government plans to extend HazelMcCallion LRT to downtown Brampton and Mississauga". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation...
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