FOG BLOG ONTARIO LOG: LONG SERVING MISSISSAUGA MAYOR- HAZEL McCALLION DIES AT 101!

'Hurricane Hazel' McCallion, longtime mayor of Mississauga, Ont., dead at 101 McCallion lost her first political race. But after that, she would not be defeated Hazel McCallion, the pint-sized "Hurricane" who ruled Mississauga, Ont., as mayor for 12 terms and into her 94th year, has died. She was 101.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that McCallion died at home early Sunday morning.

"Hazel was the true definition of a public servant," Ford said in a statement announcing her death. "There isn't a single person who met Hazel who didn't leave in awe of her force of personality. I count myself incredibly lucky to have called Hazel my friend over these past many years."

In a statement, McCallion's successor, Bonnie Crombie said, "Hazel was not only my mentor and political role model but the reason why so many women were inspired to enter politics."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement that he remembered the "unstoppable" McCallion.

"We will remember her as a trailblazer whose career in politics and service to her community will remain an inspiration to all of us. But mostly, we will remember her as a dear friend," he said.

McCallion lost her first political race. But after that 1966 contest for deputy reeve, she would not be defeated in her next 17 electoral campaigns in the city that adjoins Toronto to the west.

As mayor of Mississauga from 1978 to 2014, she went unopposed twice and was not seriously threatened by rivals in nine other re-election bids. One hapless foe likened taking her on to "challenging somebody's favourite grandmother." He said that in 1985; she was not yet halfway into her tenure.