The Brampton Guardian is a locally distributed, cost-free community newspaper in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.

History[link]

In the late-1950s, the Bramalea development began, under the oversight of Bayton Holdings Ltd., then Bramalea Consolidated Developments Limited. An attempt at a self-contained community, the "satellite city" included industrial parks, shopping centres, and other conveniences. Bramalea Limited created a newspaper for the community, The Bramalea Guardian. The Guardian was first published August 13, 1964, as a weekly in tabloid format publication.^[4]

Originally created as a corporately-run publication, the newspaper was sold in 1966 to The Toronto Telegram, leading to unbiased coverage.^[4] The paper soon began running two front pages, one with a Bramalea-oriented lead story, the other with a Brampton-based story; the title of the publication became The Brampton/Bramalea Guardian.^[4]

When the Telegram ceased, Douglas Bassett sold the Guardian to the Inland Publishing chain, owned by The Toronto Star.^[4] In 1971, the newspaper transitioned to broadsheet format, and in 1973, it became The Brampton Guardian.^[4]

In 1981, Inland transferred the paper to Metroland,^[4] where it has remained ever since. As of 1988, weekly circulation was 120,000, and the publication had a staff of 150.^[4] From 1973-1988, The Brampton Guardian has won over 100 awards for community journalism.^[4]

The Region of Peel Archives, part of the Peel Heritage Complex, holds the newspaper's photographic records from its era as the independently published The Bramalea Guardian (1966–1973). Over 30,000 images are in the collection, varying from original prints, and negatives of 2¼ x 2¼ inch and 35 mm formats.^[4]

A short-lived rival, The Brampton Bulletin, lasted from 2005 until early November 2006;^[5] its reason for failure was never announced, but likely was financial.

[edit] The Brampton Booster

The final issue was published January 6, 2011; it was replaced the next week by Thursday edition of The Brampton Guardian.^[6]

[edit] South Asian Focus

The Region of Peel and the wider Greater Toronto Area continues to welcome a rapidly growing visible minority community. The minority is now becoming the majority in several pockets of the GTA, and South Asians spearhead this demographic shift.

South Asian Focus was established based on these trends in early 2007 as a weekly newspaper addressing issues of interest to all South Asian communities. Sunil Rao edits the newspaper.

References[link]

1. ^ "EDITORIAL: Harper deserves a majority". The Brampton Guardian (Brampton ON). 27 April 2011. http://www.bramptonguardian.com/opinion/editorial/article/998658--editorial-harper-deserves-a-majority. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
2. ^ Vernon, Chris (23 June 2011). "Guardian editor to party with Harper". The Brampton Guardian (Brampton ON). http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news/article/1032396--guardian-editor-to-party-with-harper. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
3. ^ DeJong, M. (21 June 2011). "LETTER: Don't be a Tory PR machine". The Brampton Guardian (Brampton ON). http://www.bramptonguardian.com/opinion/letters/article/1031223--letter-don-t-be-a-tory-pr-machine. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} The Region of Peel Archives M78.0188 The Brampton Guardian Collection, 1966-1975. Brampton Guardian Collection Image Guide (1st ed.). Brampton, ON: Region of Peel Archives. 1988. [Introduction to the image binders at the Region of Peel Archives. Lay summary] (c. 1988). 
5. ^ ""The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated"". Visual Arts Brampton blog. Brampton, ON: Visual Arts Brampton. 2006-12-15. http://visualartsbrampton.blogspot.com/2006/12/rumors-of-my-death-have-been-greatly.html. Retrieved 2009-03-06. 
6. ^ "Guardian launches Thursday edition". The Brampton Guardian. 6 January 2011. http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news/article/925512--guardian-launches-thursday-edition. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 

External links[link]

• The Brampton Guardian
• OCLC: The Brampton guardian

Brampton
—  City  —
Flag of Brampton Flag Official logo of Brampton Logo
Nickname(s): Flower City (previously Flower Town[1])
Location in the Region of Peel, in the Province of Ontario
Coordinates: 43°41′N 79°46′W / 43.683°N 79.767°W / 43.683; -79.767Coordinates: 43°41′N 79°46′W / 43.683°N 79.767°W / 43.683; -79.767
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Peel Region
Incorporation	1853 (village)
	1873 (town)
	1974 (city)
Government
• Mayor	Susan Fennell
• Governing Body	Brampton City Council (click for members)
• MPs	List of MPs Eve Adams (CPC) Parm Gill (CPC) Bal Gosal (CPC) Kyle Seeback (CPC)
• MPPs	List of MPPs Vic Dhillon (OLP) Linda Jeffrey (OLP) Jagmeet Singh (ONDP) Amrit Mangat (OLP)
Area[2]
• Land	266.71 km2 (102.98 sq mi)
Elevation	218 m (715 ft)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	523,911 (Ranked 9th)
• Density	1,964.35/km2 (5,087.6/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Forward sortation area	L6P-L7A
Area code(s)	905/289
Website	www.brampton.ca

Brampton ( /ˈbræmptən/ or /ˈbræmtən/) is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2011 census, Brampton's population was 523,911,^[4] making it the ninth largest city in Canada. With the median age at 33.7, it is the youngest community in the GTA. Brampton has the largest concentration of South Asians in Canada, making up 31.7% of Brampton's population.^[5]

Brampton was incorporated as a village in 1853, taking its name from the rural town of Brampton, in Cumbria, England. Brampton was once known as The Flower Town of Canada, a title it earned due to the city's large greenhouse industry. This included Dale's Flowers, a company that won many international rose awards for nearly half a century. Today, the city's major economic sectors include advanced manufacturing, retail administration and logistics, information and communication technologies, food and beverage, life sciences and business services.

History[link]

Prior to the 1800s, the only building of consequence at the corner of Main and Queen streets, the recognized centre of Brampton, was William Buffy's tavern. At the time, the area was referred to as "Buffy's Corners". All real business in Chinguacousy Township took place 1 mile distant at Martin Salisbury's tavern. By 1834, John Elliott laid out the area in lots for sale, and applied the name "Brampton" to the area, which was soon adopted by others.^[6]

In 1853, a small agricultural fair was set up by the then-new County Agricultural Society of the County of Peel, and was held at the corner of Main and Queen streets. Grains, produce, roots, and dairy products were up for sale. Horses and cattle, along with other lesser livestock, were also sold at market. This agricultural fair eventually became the modern Brampton Fall Fair. In that same year Brampton was incorporated as a village.^[6]

A federal grant allowed the village to create its first public library in 1887, which included 360 volumes from the Mechanic's Institute (est 1858). In 1907, the library successfully received a grant from United States steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to build a new multi-purpose building, featuring what is now the Brampton Library.

A group of regional farmers in Brampton had trouble getting insurance from city-based companies. After several meetings in Clairville Hall, they decided to found the County of Peel Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company. In 1955, the company moved to its third and current location, 103 Queen Street West, and took the new name of Peel Mutual Insurance Company. It reigns as the longest-running company in modern Brampton. Harmsworth Decorating Centre was established in 1890, as Harmsworth and Son, operated out of the family's house on Queen Street West. The current location was purchased on September 1, 1904, after a fire destroyed their original store. Purchased for $1,400, the 24 Main Street South location is the longest-operating retail business in what is now Brampton.

Edward Dale, an immigrant from Dorking, England, established a flower nursery in Brampton^[7] shortly after his arrival in 1863.^[8] Dale's Nursery became the town's largest^[7] and most prominent employer, developed a flower grading system,^[8] and established a global export market for its products.^[7] The company chimney became a town landmark,^[8] until Brampton Town Council allowed it to be torn down in 1977.^[8] At its height, the company had 140 greenhouses,^[9] and was the largest cut flower business in North America,^[10] producing 20 million blooms and introducing numerous rose and orchid varietals and species to the market.^[10] It also spurred the development of other nurseries in the town, as the town was once home to 48 hothouse flower nurseries.^[8][10]

In 1963, the town established The Flower Festival of Brampton, based on the Rose Festival of Portland, Oregon, and began marketing itself as the Flower Town of Canada.^[8] On 24 June 2002 City Council established the "Flower City Strategy",^[11][12] to promote a link to its flower-growing heritage.^[13] The construction of the Rose Theatre as a cultural institution in the city^[8] and annual participation in the Communities in Bloom competition are part of that strategy.

Neighbouring Bramalea created[link]

Created as an innovative "new town", Bramalea was developed as a separate community, approximately 40 kilometres northwest of Toronto. Located in the former Chinguacousy Township, it was Canada's first satellite community developed by one of the country's largest real estate developers, Bramalea Limited, formerly known as Brampton Leasing. The name "Bramalea" was created by the farmer William Sheard, who combined "BRAM" from Brampton, "MAL" from Malton (a neighbouring region), and "LEA", an Old English word meaning meadow or grassland. He sold the land to Brampton Leasing developers and built one of Bramalea's first houses on Dixie Road across from the former headquarters of Nortel.

The community had an extensive master plan, which included provisions for a parkland trail system and a "downtown", which would include essential services and a shopping centre. The downtown area's centrepiece was the Civic Centre, which included the city hall and library. Directly across Team Canada Drive from the Civic Centre, Bramalea Limited built a shopping centre named Bramalea City Centre. The two centrepieces were connected by a long underground tunnel. This has long since been closed due to safety issues, and urbanists have also found that pedestrians make for livelier streets. Other features included a police station, fire hall, bus terminal, and a collection of seniors' retirement homes.

Each phase of the new city was marked with progressing first letters of street names. Development started with the "A" section, with street names such as Argyle, Avondale, and Aloma. Developer then created a "B" section, "C" section, and so forth. Children on the boundaries of these divisions would regularly compete in street hockey games, pitting, for example, the "D" section versus the "E" section.

The community was initially developed with a large number of recreational facilities, including tennis courts, playgrounds, hockey/lacrosse rinks and swimming pools. An extensive parkland trail and sidewalk system connects the entire city, amplifying what Brampton already had in a smaller scale.

Region of Peel[link]

Brampton's City Hall

In 1974, the Ontario government decided to update Peel County's structure. Along with amalgamating a series of villages into the City of Mississauga, the new City of Brampton was created out of the greater portion of the Townships of Chinguacousy and Toronto Gore, including Bramalea and the other communities in those townships. The province converted Peel County into the Regional Municipality of Peel. Brampton retained its role as the administrative centre of Peel Region, which it already had as county seat. The regional council chamber, the Peel Regional Police force, the public health department, and the region's only major museum, the Peel Heritage Complex, are all located in Brampton.

This move was not met with wholesale approval. Bramptonians feared urban sprawl would dissolve their town's personality. Bramalea residents took pride in the built-from-scratch and organized structure that had come with their new city and did not want to give up their identity. Many people in Bramalea accept they are part of Brampton, and they make up the tri-city area. Brampton, Heart Lake, Bramalea.

In 1972, Bramalea created its civic centre. Two years after it was built, when Brampton and Bramalea merged, the new city's council chambers and other facilities were created in the building. They moved from the town of Brampton's modest downtown locale. The library systems of Brampton and Bramalea became one, creating a system of four locations.

Some have questioned the future of Peel Region as encompassing all of Brampton, Mississauga, and Caledon. Mississauga council, led by Mayor Hazel McCallion, voted in favour of becoming a single-tier municipality and asked the provincial government to be separated from Peel Region. They argued the city has outgrown the need for a regional layer of government, and that Mississauga is being held back by supporting Brampton and Caledon with its municipal taxes.

Development as a city[link]

Chinguacousy and Toronto Gore were two townships incorporated into Brampton mid-way through the twentieth century. The small pine added to the center of the shield on the Brampton city flag represents Chinguacousy, thus continues honouring Chippewa chief Shinguacose, "The Small Pine." From this merger, communities such as Bramalea, Heart Lake and Professor's Lake, Snelgrove, Tullamore, and Mayfield, were formed. Bramalea was annexed into Brampton in 1974. Rural villages, such as Claireville, Ebenezer, Victoria, Springbrook, Churchville, Coleraine, and Huttonville were also merged into the larger city. While only Huttonville and Churchville still exist as identifiable communities, other names like Claireville are re-emerging as names of new developments.

The early 1980s brought new development, as the city released large tracts of land to residential developers. The large new suburban community of Springdale was developed in 1995 and is the area where most of the urban sprawl has taken place. This land began in its largest boom in 1999, when development started to appear as far north as the city's border with Caledon. The region has designated this border as being the line of demarcation for urban development until 2021. However, neighbouring communities not part of Peel have also been massively affected by the city's sudden spurt. The end of Brampton and start of Georgetown, for example, is essentially non-identifiable.

Also in the early 1980s, the Capitol Theatre, then owned by Odeon, closed its doors. The City bought the facility in 1981 under the spearhead of then-councillor Diane Sutter, turning the former movie house and vaudeville venue into a musical and performing arts theatre. It was renamed the Heritage Theatre. In 1983, Toronto consultants Woods Gordon reported to the City that, rather than continue "pouring money" into the Heritage, they should construct a new 750-seat facility. The 2005/06 season was designated as the Heritage theatre's "grand finale" season. The new Rose Theatre opened in September 2006.

Carabram was founded in 1984, after volunteers from different ethnic communities wanted to organize a festival celebrating diversity and cross-cultural friendship. With a name based on Toronto like-event, Caravan Festival of Cultures, Carabram's first event included Italian, Scots, Ukrainian, and West Indian pavilions. By 2003, the fair had 18 pavilions attracting 45,000 visitors. The national government of Canada had an anchor pavilion in the late 1980s and early 1990s. For Carabram's 25th Anniversary in 2009, Canada also had a pavilion.

With a growing multicultural population, the Peel Board of Education introduced evening English as a Second Language (ESL) classes at high schools. Originally taught by volunteers, the classes eventually became daytime courses taught by paid instructors. In the 1980s, the public and Catholic board expanded its languages programs, offering night classes in 23 languages. These were introduced by the urging of parents who wanted their children to learn their ancestral language and heritage. Brampton has a very large South Asian population, which is expected to grow at a high rate.

Spearheaded by then-Mayor Ken Whillans, the early 1990s brought a new city hall to Brampton's downtown. Whillans never got to see the opening of the new City hall because of his death in August of that same year. The move of City hall to downtown sparked a renewed interest by politicians and businesses alike to revitalize the downtown core. The facility was designed by local architects and constructed by Inzola Construction.

The Brampton Fair Grounds were sold in 1992 to the City of Brampton. The Agricultural Society relocated in 1997 to Heart Lake Road and Old School Road (outside the boundaries of the city).

The Health Services Restructuring Commission (HSRC) decided in 1997 that Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital, Etobicoke General Hospital and Peel Memorial Hospital should amalgamate into the William Osler Health Centre. It became what now is the province's 6th largest hospital corporation.

Brampton's 2003 Sesquicentennial celebrations were a booster to community spirit, restarting the tradition of a summer parade (with 100 floats), and creating other initiatives. To commemorate the town's history, the city under Mayor Fennell reintroduced floral projects to the community, including more plantings around town, the restart of the city Parade in 2005, and participation for the last few years in the Canada Communities in Bloom project.

Current events[link]

In early 2006, the Brampton campus of the William Osler Health Centre was renamed Peel Memorial Hospital. It was no longer considered a part of the William Osler family of hospitals. On October 28, 2007, Brampton Civic Hospital opened its doors while Peel Memorial Hospital closed for renovations. Since then, the fate of Peel Memorial has been the subject of controversy. Local residents want the hospital to re-open as an acute-care facility with an emergency department, arguing Brampton Civic Hospital's 479 beds are not sufficient to meet the needs of the fast-growing community.

In September of that year, the Rose Theatre opened its doors in downtown Brampton. By 2008, the facility had attracted over 137,000 patrons, surpassing its five-year goal in its first season. The theatre is also seen as a catalyst for downtown revitalization. Since its opening, new businesses have opened, established businesses have renovated their storefronts and several high-rise condominium projects are either under construction or in the planning phases. In December 2007, the Toronto Star published an article entitled, "Brampton comes alive," which documents the latest in the city's revitalization plans and progress.

In February 2008, the Central West Local Health Integration Network recommended that Peel Memorial be redeveloped to house outpatient services. That would include mental health services, cancer screening, day surgery and non-urgent care.

Geography and climate[link]

Brampton has a total land area of 265 square kilometres. The City of Brampton is bordered by Highway 50 (Vaughan) to the East, Winston Churchill Boulevard (Halton Hills) to the West, Mayfield Road (Caledon) to the north (except for a small neighbourhood, Snelgrove, which is part of Brampton despite extending somewhat north of Mayfield Road) and the hydro corridor (Mississauga) to the south except at Finch Avenue at this point Finch Avenue serves as the border between the two cities.

Demography[link]

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Religion[link]

Some 67.78 percent of Brampton claimed various Christian denominations. The largest was Catholicism (35.11%), followed by various Protestant denominations Anglican, United Church, Lutheran, at (27.96%), while the remaining numbers of Christians (4.70%) consists mostly of the Eastern Orthodox rite. Other religions with a notable presence include Sikhism (10.63%), Hinduism (5.43%), and Islam (3.53%). More than 10 percent of the population does not identify with a particular religion.^[19]

Population growth[link]

Generally speaking, Toronto has spawned growth in all its neighbouring bedroom communities (Pickering, Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa to the east, Markham, Richmond Hill and Vaughan to the north, and Brampton and Mississauga to the west) since the early 1980s, due to a number of converging factors including an exponential rise in the cost of real estate within the city and high property and corporate taxes. Due to Toronto's high cultural diversity, jobs, and infrastructure (including public transit), it is a leading destination for immigration, which continues to drive demand for living space, thus buoying the real estate market.

Brampton, with its proximity to the Pearson International Airport and road infrastructure, population growth, cost of land, and more favourable corporate tax structure, has become a prime location for corporate head offices, factories, warehouses, etc., as well as the typical domestic goods and services required to provide for the population.

The numbers in the table from 1871-1971 are the population of the municipality of Brampton proper and do not include areas that were annexed by Brampton in 1974.

Languages[link]

The 2006 census found that English was spoken as mother tongue by 44.8% of the population. The next most common language was Punjabi, spoken by 27.4% of the population, followed by Gujarati and Urdu at 2.8% each, and Spanish and Italian at 2.1% each.^[20]

Economy[link]

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Companies with headquarters in Brampton include Loblaw Companies Ltd.^[21]

Its current largest employers are Rogers Communications Inc., Chrysler Canada Brampton Assembly Plant, Loblaw Companies Ltd., Maple Lodge Farms, Canadian Tire Corp, Zellers (offices and distribution), Coca-Cola Bottling Company Ltd., Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories, and Olymel L.P.. Loblaws, Maple Lodge and Zellers presence in the city includes their Canadian head office, national headquarters in the city include Bacardi, Brita, and Clorox. The city is home to Canadian Forces Army Reserve unit The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment).

Major companies in Brampton include: IKO Industries, Best Buy (and Future Shop), Brafasco, The Clorox Company, Ford, Rogers Communications, Nortel, Para Paints, Coca Cola Bottling Co., Nestlé, Chrysler Canada Ltd., Maple Lodge Farms, Sofina Foods Inc, Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), Frito Lay Canada, MD Robotics, Parkinson Coach Line and Canadian Tire.^{[citation needed]}

An automobile manufacturing facility was opened by American Motors (AMC) in 1960 as the Brampton Assembly Plant. In 1986, AMC developed a new, state-of-the-art operation at another location and called it "Bramalea Assembly". After AMC was acquired by Chrysler in 1987, AMC's Canadian division and its plants in the area (Brampton and Bramalea) were absorbed with the older facility closing in 1992. The newest factory was renamed Brampton Assembly and it became one of Brampton's largest employers with over 4,200 workers when running at capacity.^{[citation needed]}

Education[link]

Brampton's only public higher education institution is Sheridan College, which also has a campus in Oakville. Founded in 1967, the local campus focuses on business training, compared to its Oakville branch, which is the second largest school of Art and Design in North America.

In Brampton there are two main school boards. One is the Peel District School Board and the other is Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. Under the Peel District School Board, the secondary schools are Bramalea, Brampton Centennial, Central Peel, Chinguacousy, Fletcher's Meadow, Harold M. Brathwaite, Heart Lake, Louise Arbour, Mayfield, North Park, North Peel, Sandalwood Heights, and Turner Fenton Secondary Schools. There are also 85 elementary and middle schools that feed these high schools in the city.

Under the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, the secondary schools are Cardinal Leger, Holy Name of Mary, Notre Dame, St. Augustine, St. Edmund Campion, St. Roch, St. Marguerite d'Youville, St. Thomas Aquinas secondary schools. There are 44 elementary and middle schools that feed these high schools in the city.

Heritage and Culture[link]

The Rose Theatre Fountain Stage

The Rose Theatre along with Main St. and Queen St. as seen in a panorama of downtown Brampton

There are several cultural entities in the city under the umbrella of the Brampton Arts Council. These include Visual Arts Brampton, the Brampton Historical Society and the Brampton Symphony Orchestra. Also in the city is the Peel Heritage Complex, which is run by the Region of Peel.

The Rose Theatre (originally the Brampton Performing Arts Centre), billed as "a cultural and tourist destination that will attract significant new business to surrounding restaurants, shops and services", opened in September 2006. The City says that the facilities are expected to generate $2.7 million in economic activity the first year and grow to $19.8 million by the fifth year. Despite some cynicism, the Rose Theatre attracted over 137,000 patrons in its inaugural year, surpassing its original five-year goal. Since then, numerous new businesses have opened in the vicinity of the theatre and its Garden Square, where a new Fountain Stage was unveiled in June 2008.

Brampton has six libraries to serve its half-million residents. At one library per over 80,000 residents, it is the lowest library ratio among major Canadian cities.

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The City of Brampton's long-standing heritage conservation program was recognized with the 2011 Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award for Community Leadership through the Ontario Heritage Trust. In 2010 the City received an 'honourable mention' under the same provincial awards program.

Sites of interest[link]

• Gage Park
• Artway Gallery
• Camp Naivelt
• Chinguacousy Park-Greenhouse and gardens
• Claireville Conservation Area
• Flower City Theatre Festival
• Formula Kartways
• Great War Flying Museum
• Heart Lake Conservation Area
• Brampton Historical Society
• Historic Bovaird House
• Korea Veterans' National Wall of Remembrance
• Ontario Field of Honour
• Peel Heritage Complex
• Powerade Centre
• Rose Theatre
• South Fletchers Sportsplex
• Wild Water Kingdom

Major shopping areas include Bramalea City Centre, Shoppers World, and "big box centre" Trinity Common Mall. The downtown area has some retail, the Centennial Mall and the Brampton Mall are also of note.

Media[link]

Brampton was one of the first areas Rogers Cable offered its service in. As a result, it started a community access channel in the 1970s, which is still operational today. While some programs on the channel are produced in their Brampton studios, most are headquartered out of their Mississauga location.

The Brampton Guardian is the community's only newspaper after Brampton's original newspaper, The Daily Times, stopped circulation in the early 1980s. For a little over a year, The Brampton Bulletin attempted to challenge the Guardian, but it was dismantled after a series of editor changes.

Brampton is also the official city of license for two radio stations, CIAO and CFNY, although both stations target their programming toward the entire Greater Toronto Area rather than exclusively to Brampton.

Sports and recreation[link]

There are many sporting venues and activities, including the outdoor ice path for skating through Gage Park and the ski lift at Chinguacousy Park. Chinguacousy Park also has as a Curling Club and Tennis Centre. In the summer, amateur softball leagues abound, and crowds line the beaches at Professor's Lake for the annual outdoor shagging display.

Every year since 1967, the Brampton Canadettes have hosted the Brampton Canadettes Easter Tournament.^[22] Women's and girls' hockey teams invade Brampton for 3½ days of head-to-head competition. Teams of all ages and categories from across Canada and the United States compete in this annual tournament. Teams from England, Switzerland, Japan, Kazakhstan and Russia attend this international tournament. Thousands of players and spectators pass through the doors during the tournament. There is no limit on the number of teams in a division.

The Intermediate AA and Midget AA divisions are highly scouted by local and United States colleges and universities seeking recruits for varsity teams. Teams from as far as Alaska and Calgary, Quebec and Carolina, Michigan and Minnesota, as well as virtually all hockey centres in Ontario, will compete in a minimum of 3 games each over the course of the tournament. Including championship finals, over 600 games are played in just 3½ days. For the best in hockey tournament competition, Brampton is second-to-none in the world of women's and girls' hockey.

Infrastructure[link]

Health and medicine[link]

Courts[link]

Grenville & William Davis Courthouse, Ontario Court of Justice, is located in Brampton at 7755 Hurontario Street (Hurontario Street at County Court).

Transportation[link]

Public transit[link]

Brampton Transit bus at the now-relocated Bramalea City Centre Terminal

Local transit is provided by Brampton Transit, with connections to other systems such as Mississauga Transit, York Region Transit, Go Transit, and Toronto Transit Commission. Brampton also has a new Bus Rapid Transit system, "Züm" (pronounced Zoom), previously known as AcceleRide along Main/Hurontario and Queen Streets, which would form the backbone to its bus network. Züm received funding from the provincial government in 2006 to begin implementation of this system. The fare is $3.25 for single adult transfer which is valid for 2 hours.

There is GO Bus service to York University and subway stations at Yorkdale Mall and York Mills in Toronto. There are three GO Train stations in Brampton: Bramalea, Brampton and Mount Pleasant.

Rail[link]

Both Canadian National Railways and the Orangeville-Brampton Railway short line (formerly part of the Canadian Pacific Railway line) run through the city, CN's Intermodal Yards are located east of Airport Road between Steeles and the former Highway 7/Queen Street East. The CN Track from Toronto's Union Station, is the Georgetown GO Transit Rail Corridor providing commuter rail and bus services to and from Toronto with rail station stops at Bramalea, Downtown Brampton, and Mount Pleasant. Via Rail connects through Brampton as part of the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor.

Air[link]

Canada's busiest airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), is located near Brampton, in Mississauga.^[23] For general aviation the city is served by the privately owned Brampton Airport (CNC3), located to the north of the city in neighbouring Caledon.

Road[link]

Brampton is served by several major transportation routes: Highway 401 from Toronto is a short distance south in Mississauga, and can be reached by Highway 410, which runs north-south through the middle of the city. Highway 407 runs along the southern portion of the city, just north of the boundary with Mississauga. Steeles Avenue, which runs north of the 407, is another thoroughfare from Toronto. The former Highway 7 (now Regional Road 107 in Brampton) is another east-west corridor, (actually two, as it incorporates the eastern part of Queen Street and the western part of Bovaird Drive).

Notable Bramptonians[link]

Only three Bramptonians have ever received the Order of Canada: Robert William Bradford, C.M., former Director of the National Aviation Museum; Michael F. Clarke, C.M., M.Div., director at Evergreen, the Yonge Street Mission's centre for street youth in Toronto; and William G. Davis, P.C., C.C., Q.C., B.A., LL.D., former Premier of Ontario, who helped with negotiations leading to the repatriation of the Constitution, and in retirement became Canada's Special Envoy on Acid Rain.

Sports[link]

Rick Nash in 2006, playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets

• Basketball: Michael Meeks (internationally), Dave Thomas, Tristan Thompson
• Boxing: Troy Amos-Ross
• Curling: Scott Bailey, Peter Corner, Graeme McCarrel, Wayne Middaugh, Allison Pottinger
• Field hockey: Bernadette Bowyer
• Figure skating: Vern Taylor, Mark Janoschak
• Football: Michael Bailey (CFL), Fernand Kashama (CFL), Chris Kowalczuk (CFL), Rob Maver (CFL), Jerome Messam (CFL, NFL), Jason Nugent (CFL), Junior Turner (CFL), Steven Turner (CFL), Jamaal Westerman (NFL), James Yurichuk (CFL)^[24]
• Golf: David Hearn; Steve Duplantis (caddy)
• Hockey: Luciano Borsato, Cassie Campbell (CWHL), Andrew Cassels, Mike Danton, Mike Dwyer, Todd Elik, Chris Felix, Sheldon Keefe, Derek English, Tom Laidlaw, Andrew Martin (internationally), Kris Newbury, Rick Nash, Tyler Seguin, Jamie Storr, Andrew Cassels, Raffi Torres, Mike Weaver, Mike Wilson
• Horse-racing: Sid C. Attard, Patrick Husbands, Robert P. Tiller, Emma-Jayne Wilson
• Lacrosse: Jim Veltman (NLL)
• Sailing: Kevin Stittle
• Soccer: Gabe Gala (MLS), Atiba Hutchinson (Eredivisie), Nikola Miodrag (CSL), Kevin Omokhua (CSL), Peter Roe (ASL, MISL), Murphy Wiredu, Doniel Henry, David Hoilett, Paul Stalteri
• Speed skating: Tyson Heung
• Tennis: Jill Hetherington, Bobby Mahal
• Track and field: Charles Allen, Olympic high-jumper Mark Boswell, Nicholas Pimentel {World Youth}
• Wrestling: Ohenewa Akuffo, Dustin Helwig
• Motorsports: Chase Pelletier (Internationally)

Politics[link]

Three Canadian premiers got their start in Brampton; Premiers T.C. Norris and Howard Pawley OC of Manitoba, and "Brampton Billy", Ontario premier William Grenville Davis CC. Other notable politicians include John Coyne, and Conservative opposition leader Gordon Graydon. Alberta politician and businessman Sir James A. Lougheed was born in Brampton, before serving 30 years in Senate, including as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, as was Regina mayor David Lynch Scott.

President of the Treasury Board Tony Clement spent time as a Brampton MPP. John McDermid held various cabinet positions under Brian Mulroney, Bal Gosal is Minister of State-Sport and Linda Jeffrey is currently Ontario Minister of Natural Resources.

Ruby Dhalla represented the riding of Brampton—Springdale in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004-2011 as a member of the Liberal Party. Dhalla and British Columbia Conservative MP Nina Grewal were the first Sikh women to serve in the Canadian House of Commons.

Arts[link]

Authors living or born in Brampton include Rohinton Mistry, Christine Cristiano, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, author and knitter,^[25] and Edo Van Belkom.

Visual arts notables from Brampton include Curtis Albert Williamson, nicknamed 'The Canadian Rembrandt'^{[citation needed]} and co-founder of the Canadian Art Club (1907),^[26] etcher Caroline Helena Armington,^[27] Ronald Bloore, Member of the Order of Canada; Organizer and member of the "Regina Five",(1960)^[28] watercolourist Jack Reid, and William Ronald, who was raised in town. Conrad Mieschke, Norman Mills Price.

Within animation and cartooning David Feiss, creator of Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel^{[citation needed]}, was raised in town, as was Jay Stephens, the cartoonist who created Tutenstein and The Secret Saturdays.

Music acts from Brampton include 2012 Juno Award nominee Alyssa Reid.

While she does not live in Brampton, Deepa Mehta's 2008 film Heaven on Earth is set in town.^[29]

Theatre and comedy[link]

Actor Aaron Ashmore.

Two notable comedians hail from Brampton, Scott Thompson and Russell Peters. Thompson, one of the first openly gay television personalities in Canada, was part of The Kids in the Hall comedy troupe. Peters is an increasingly popular stand-up comedian who was raised in town, and later moved back. After winning a Gemini Award for his Comedy Now! special, he has relocated to Hollywood.

Comedic actor Michael Cera was born and raised in Brampton. He was a regular on the television series Arrested Development, and starred in the movies Superbad and Juno. Cera also starred in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World in which Brampton is mentioned as an in-joke. Shawn Ashmore (X-Men movie series, Terry Fox in Terry) and his twin brother Aaron Ashmore (Smallville) are Brampton-raised. Tyler Labine locally raised actor is currently the star of (Mad Love). Alan Thicke also hailed from Brampton.

Other Brampton-born or affiliated actors include Paulo Costanzo (Joey, Royal Pains), Gemini Award winner Kris Lemche (Emily of New Moon) and his younger brother Matt Lemche (The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day), Sabrina Grdevich (Traders), Nicole Lyn (Student Bodies, married to Dulé Hill), film director Mark Penney, and David Phillips (Shark City, Green Guys), Gemini Award-winner George R. Robertson (Police Academy).

Of those best known as voice actors, Jordan Gavaris (Unnatural History), Brenna O'Brien (InuYasha, Zixx: Level Two). On-air media personalities Cassie Campbell, Chris Connor, Chris Cuthbert and Scott McGillivray have connections to the town.

See also[link]

Toronto portal

• Brampton Board of Trade
• Brampton municipal election, 2006
• City of Brampton Arts Person of the Year
• List of airports in the Greater Toronto Area

References[link]

• "(Code 3521010) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3521010&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All. Retrieved 2012-02-08. 

Notes[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Brampton

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• City of Brampton official website

Local media

• The Brampton Guardian, community newspaper
• The Brampton News, online-only news source
• Rogers Community Cable Brampton, television station

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Hazel McCallion CM
Hazel McCallion in 2010.
3rd Mayor of Mississauga
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 1978
Preceded by	Ron Searle
Personal details
Born	(1921-02-14) February 14, 1921 (age 91) Port Daniel, Quebec
Spouse(s)	Sam McCallion (1951–1997; his death)
Religion	Anglican
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Hazel McCallion, née Journeaux, CM (born February 14, 1921) is the mayor of Mississauga, Ontario. McCallion has been Mississauga's mayor for 33 years, holding office since 1978. She is affectionately called "Hurricane Hazel" by supporters as well as the media at large for her vibrant outspoken style of no-nonsense politics.^[1]

She is one of Canada's best known and longest-serving mayors and she is one of the longest serving elected leaders in history. Now aged 91, she was easily re-elected in October 2010 for her 12th consecutive term, holding a 76% majority of the votes, and has often been reelected without conducting a campaign. She has been "Voted the second most popular mayor in the world, Mayor McCallion was appointed Member of the Order of Canada in 2005." ^[2]

She is both a Member of the Order of Canada and a Member of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.^[3]

Personal life[link]

Journeaux was born at Port Daniel on the Gaspé Coast of Quebec. Her father, Herbert Armand Journeaux (1879–1944) owned a fishing and canning company. Her mother, Maude Travers (1876–1955) was a homemaker and ran the family farm. The family also comprised two older sisters and two older brothers. After graduating from Quebec High School she attended business secretarial school in Quebec City and Montreal. She has stated, especially while receiving university honours, that she would have wanted to attend university, but her family could not afford it. After beginning her career in Montreal with the Canadian Kellogg company, she was transferred to Toronto in 1942, where she helped set up the local office. McCallion left the business world in 1967, to devote her career in politics.^[4]

She met her future husband, Sam McCallion, (1923–1997)^[5] in Toronto at an Anglican Church congregation in 1951; they married on September 29 of that year.^[6] As a marriage present from McCallion’s in-laws, a piece of land in what would later become Mississauga, near the village of Streetsville, Ontario was given to the newlyweds. She has three children, Prior to becoming mayor, she and her husband founded The Mississauga Booster community newspaper, a paper that her son now edits and publishes. In 1997, her husband died of Alzheimer's disease. She still resides in Streetsville.

Mississauga's Streetsville neighbourhood

In a first-person account for Canadian magazine Confidence Bound, McCallion credited her faith with giving her the energy her job demands. "Having a life filled with purpose and meaning and living my life in a Christian-like manner helps to motivate me and keep me energized," she said. She also revealed that she does everything around the house herself. "I do my own cleaning, grocery shopping, gardening… The assumption is that people in my position have others doing all these things for them but I like to be self sufficient. Housework and gardening are great forms of exercise and keep one humble."

Political career[link]

McCallion began her political career in Streetsville, a village which has since merged into the city of Mississauga. Beginning as the chairman of the Streetsville Planning Board in 1967, she later became deputy reeve of Streetsville and was appointed reeve soon after. She was elected as Streetsville's mayor in 1970, serving until 1973. The City of Mississauga came into being in 1974.

By the time she was elected mayor of Mississauga, she had sat on virtually every committee in Peel Region and the city of Mississauga. She has also served on the executive of many federal and provincial committees and associations.

McCallion's leadership helped build a new city hall.

She was first elected mayor in 1978, narrowly defeating the popular incumbent Ron A. Searle. McCallion had been in office only a few months when a public health and safety crisis occurred during the 1979 Mississauga train derailment — on November 10, a Canadian Pacific train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in a heavily populated area of Mississauga near Mavis Road. A large explosion and fire ensued as hazardous chemicals spilled. McCallion, along with the Peel Regional Police and other governmental authorities, oversaw an orderly and peaceful evacuation of the entire city. Despite having sprained her ankle, she continued to hold press conferences and update briefings. There was no loss of life or serious injuries during the week-long emergency, and Mississauga gained international renown for the peaceful evacuation of its then 200,000 residents.

McCallion has overseen the growth of Mississauga from a small collection of towns and villages to one of Canada’s largest cities. This dynamic growth of the Toronto area occurred after the 1976 election of René Lévesque's Parti Québécois government sparked an exodus of Anglophones and corporations from Montreal to Toronto.^[7][8][9] As Toronto grew in national standing, Mississauga politicians worked to define their community beyond a bedroom community of Toronto.

Today, Mississauga is home to a mix of commercial, residential, industrial, and recreational areas. According to a Canadian relocation service, "Mississauga has 9,730 businesses, widely diversified in manufacturing, distribution and business services."^[10] As well, there are approximately 9,000 retail businesses." The McCallion government also spearheaded the development of a 'downtown' Mississauga area. The building of the shopping centre Square One in the Hurontario Street and Burnhamthorpe Road section of the city during the 1970s has evolved into a centre of commercial and recreational activity.

Mississauga's Central Library.

The Civic Centre, including a new city hall, Central Library, and Mississauga Living Arts Centre, along with a Mississauga Transit terminal and shopping and entertainment options now populate the former fallow farm land. This city centre helped unite residents of the different towns that made up Mississauga without destroying the smaller villages. The construction of Highway 403 in the 1980s eased access to this area of the city. In the 1990s, the Hershey Centre, a hockey arena and concert venue, was built near Matheson and Tomken Road facilitating the creation of the Ontario Hockey League's expansion team Mississauga IceDogs.

Some of McCallion's initiatives have been unsuccessful. Under Ontario law, Mississauga is part of Peel Region, along with Brampton and Caledon. McCallion and Mississauga council have asked that their city be made a single tier municipality, but so far that request has been denied by the Ontario government. Mississauga has so far obtained two additional seats on the regional council, which still gives it less representation than its proportionate share by population or by municipal tax base. This has created controversy within the region. Brampton and Caledon politicians argued against McCallion, saying that Mississauga's growth has slowed down and it had been the chief beneficiary of Peel's 1970s infrastructure projects.

In 1982, McCallion was found guilty of a conflict of interest on a planning decision by the Ontario High Court of Justice due to not absenting herself from a council meeting on a matter in which she had an interest. However, it was found to be a bona fide error of judgment and she was not required to vacate her seat.^[11]

McCallion has been easily elected for the last twenty years, with no serious challengers coming close to unseating her as mayor of the city.^[12] Due to her popularity, she does not campaign during elections and refuses to accept political donations, instead asking her supporters to donate the money to charity. She is now in her twelfth consecutive term as mayor, having won her most recent bid for reelection on October 25, 2010.^[13]

She was lauded as a hero in April 2006 during a police standoff involving a distraught man threatening to kill himself. The five hour standoff promptly came to a peaceful end when McCallion appeared on the scene and demanded he stand down so that police, paramedic and fire personnel could attend to more important matters.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009 she was the focus of public opinion when it was alleged she failed to disclose her conflict of interest when attending meetings that concerned her son's company, World Class Developments Ltd.^[14][15] On October 3, 2011, Judge Douglas Cunningham found McCallion "acted in a 'real and apparent conflict of interest' while pushing hard for a real estate deal that could have put millions of dollars in her son’s pocket." ^[16]

Political views[link]

McCallion has worked with a variety of federal and provincial governments, and has not expressed a consistent party preference, preferring to work with each elected official.^{[citation needed]}

Her principles are grounded in the belief that a city should be run like a business; thus, she encourages the business model of governance. Her family's business background, her education and prior career in a corporation prepared her to approach government with a business model. Mississauga is one of the few cities in Canada that is debt-free; it has not had to borrow money since 1978.^[17] However, Mississauga may have to borrow money to build new capital projects in 2012.^[18] She has been described as a "small-c" conservative.^[19]

Although McCallion is one of the most prominent women now holding political power in Canada, it is difficult to categorize her as a feminist. She is able to express support for women's equality in Canada, and internationally, without being typecast ideologically.^[20] She was chosen one of the "American Women of the Year" in Who's Who of American Women^[21] as well as "Women of the Year 2001" by an international business lobby.^[22]

McCallion's spiritual home is Trinity Anglican Church on Queen Street in Streetsville.

Her Christian faith also contributes to her concern for the public good. A member of Trinity Anglican Church in Streetsville, her charitable work now includes Hazel's Hope, a campaign to fund health care for children afflicted with AIDS and HIV in southern Africa. Accordingly, she has been lauded as "an international ambassador for the city and a world citizen" by a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization advancing the concerns of cities internationally.^[23]

In 2007, McCallion responded to the federal government's refusal to give one cent of the GST to the cities, a funding source long requested by many municipalities across Canada, by planning to levy a five per cent surcharge on property taxes in the city. She was able to have the levy introduced and approved on the same day by Mississauga council, in contrast to Mayor David Miller of Toronto who was unable to get increased tax revenue approved for months. Most media coverage, as well as Toronto mayor David Miller, noted that McCallion was arguably one of the few mayors in the country with the political capital to implement such a strategy.^[24]

McCallion has also expressed pessimism over Miller's 'One-cent now', saying that "I can assure you our citizens [of Mississauga] can’t point out to us where there’s a lot of waste. Toronto, unfortunately, has that situation, in which their citizens are saying it, as well as their board of trade has been saying it and even their own councillors are saying it. If my councillors were saying we were wasting money, I'd be really concerned. I think we give value for tax dollars; we run our city like a business." Toronto councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong made a comparison; "Hazel McCallion runs a tight ship. David Miller’s ship has leaks all over the place,” and some commentators suggested this allowed Mississauga to make a more credible case to the federal government. She unveiled her own plan known as 'Cities Now!' to get federal funding for municipal infrastructure.^[19][24]

McCallion hosts an annual gala in Mississauga to raise money for arts and culture in the city. Attendees at the 2008 gala, which also marked the 30^th anniversary of McCallion's election to the mayoralty of Mississauga, included former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Lincoln Alexander and American talk show host Regis Philbin.^[25]

International politics[link]

McCallion was one of the first Canadian politicians to openly support the creation of a Palestinian state. Addressing the annual convention of the Canadian Arab Federation in 1983, she argued that Palestinian issues had been distorted by the national media and was quoted as saying, "The Palestinians need and require and deserve a country of their own. Why shouldn't they get it?"^[26]

Contribution to Health Care[link]

Duirng the 2008, "An Evening Voyage" Gala, Trillium Health Centre named the new advanced cardiac care centre the 'Hazel McCallion Centre for Heart Health' in the honor of the Mayor. Hazel McCallion is the honorary chair to the Trillium Health Centre Foundation’s $36 million capital campaign and has made had a significant contribution to the health centre with campaigns such as the "I heart Hazel" campaign, which "[Raised] Awareness and funds for advanced cardiac services, while honouring an iconic leader".^[2] Janet Davidson, O.C. president and CEO stated that, "We are extremely grateful for everything Mayor McCallion has done for Trillium Health Centre and for the health and well-being of the people of Mississauga." The Mayor was grateful for such an honor, "The Hazel McCallion Centre for Heart Health will provide cardiac care, research and education which will help to enhance Trillium’s reputation as a leader in cardiac care and I am truly honoured to have this facility bear my name".^[27]

McCallion became the "Poster-girl for longevity and good health" for Trillium Health Centre on her 90th birthday which coincided with the hospital's 'Wear Your Heart' event that recognizes the tremendous support of the volunteer staff at the hospital. Dr. Barbara Clive, a geriatrician, marvels at McCallions good health, "At 90 her gait is perfect, her speech is totally sharp and she has the drive to still run this city. She’s the poster child for seniors". She also visited the Credit Valley Hospital, which she, "she helped found 25 years ago" earlier that day.^[28]

Involvement in education[link]

Hazel McCallion Senior Public School[link]

The Hazel McCallion Senior Public School opened in 1991 is named in her honour, and is home of the Hurricanes – a mascot honoring her well known nickname, Hurricane Hazel.

University of Toronto Mississauga[link]

The 2006 University of Toronto Mississauga Library, is officially known as the Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre. The facility opened on October 8, 2006, as part of the University of Toronto Mississauga campus. Former Vice President and Principal of the University, Ian Orchard, announced McCallion’s involvement with the new facility in 2005 ^[29]

Sheridan College[link]

On February 12, 2011, Jeff Zabudsky, President and CEO of Sheridan College, announced that the College’s new Mississauga Campus would be named in honour of McCallion. The announcement was made at the mayors 90th birthday celebration held at the Mississauga Convention Centre. .^[30]

Hockey[link]

McCallion is well known in Canada for her love of hockey. She played for a professional women's team while attending school in Montreal. One of her friends is Hockey Night in Canada commentator Don Cherry, who joked during her 87^th birthday that while 98 per cent of the city voted for her, he was looking for the remaining 2 per cent that didn't. McCallion began playing hockey in the late 1920s in the town of Port Daniel, Quebec. She played with her two sisters and was a forward on their team. McCallion later played hockey for $5 a game in the city of Montreal. The team was sponsored by Kik Cola and it was a three team women’s league.^[31]

At the 1987 World Women's Hockey Tournament (not recognized by the IIHF), the championship trophy was named the Hazel McCallion World Cup.^[32] At one time, she was a board member of the Ontario Women's Hockey League, and was instrumental in getting the Hershey Centre built for the city of Mississauga. McCallion provided assistance for Don Cherry’s group to bring an Ontario Hockey League franchise to the city in 1998, and she was instrumental in bringing the IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championships to the city in 2000.

Achievements[link]

• In 1991, McCallion became the first Mayor of a major municipality to submit the annual operating budget to residents for their input and scrutiny. She is also among the first mayors of major municipalities to be openly committed to a pay as you go philosophy.
• The City has not had to borrow money since 1978 and is, as of 2012, debt-free.
• McCallion also established the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Mayors' Committee in 1992. She brought together the 30 GTA Mayors, later adding the Chair of Metropolitan Toronto and the four Regional Chairs to work co-operatively for the economic promotion of the GTA. From 1992 to January 2000, the Committee, chaired by McCallion, was a strong voice on key issues affecting the future of the GTA.^[4]
• She is a founder and Honorary Co-chair of the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance.
• In 1996, McCallion was appointed to the "Who Does What" Panel. She was also appointed to two sub-panels: Assessment and Property Taxation Reform, and Emergency Services.
• She represented the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) on the Electricity Transition Committee for the Ministry of Electricity, Science and Technology. 
• McCallion is the first woman to hold such significant positions as President of the Streetsville and District Chamber of Commerce; President of the Anglican Young Peoples' Association of Canada; Mayor of Streetsville and Mayor of Mississauga.
• In 2003, the International Economic Development Council awarded her the organization’s Leadership in Public Service Award upon her. This award is given annually to an elected official who has served as a committed advocate for economic development for at least 10 years in the public sector.
• In 2005 she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. She is also one of the few non-Germans to be a Member of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (see Bundesverdienstkreuz).^[3]
• She ranked second in the 2005 international World Mayor poll, behind only Dora Bakoyannis of Athens.
• The University of Toronto at Mississauga has named their new library and academic learning centre after McCallion, in appreciation for the support offered to the campus in its growth and development.
• The Peel Board of Education has named a school after her: the Hazel McCallion Senior Public School.
• Different Hazel McCallion bobblehead dolls have been made.^[33]
• She was named "American Woman of the Year" in Who's Who of American Women, as well as "Woman of the Year 2001" by an international business lobby.^[22]
• The Delta Meadowvale Hotel has a Hazel McCallion Room in her honour.
• In 2009, she was featured on CBC Television series, Rick Mercer Report.^[34]
• On June 7, 2010, she received an Honorary Doctorate degree from the University of Toronto during the convocation of the University of Toronto Mississauga's graduating class.
• On March 18, 2012, Shahid Rassam unveiled a portrait of McCallion at the The South Asian Gallery of Art in support of the SickKids Foundation.^[35]

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Mayor's Office
• Order of Canada Citation
• The Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre