MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Mississauga has a new mayor for the first time in nearly four decades, with Bonnie Crombie taking over from the city's beloved matriarch, Hazel McCallion.
Crombie, a city councillor and former Liberal M-P, beat out Steve Mahoney after she was endorsed by McCallion herself.
Mahoney was also a former Liberal M-P and before that a Liberal MPP.
McCallion -- affectionately known as Hurricane Hazel -- had won the last 12 municipal elections, but decided not to run this year.
A conflict of interest case involving a development company owned by her son could have seen her ousted from office, but a judge found last year that the conflict was minor and did not warrant such a drastic step.
