The usually steely matriarch of Mississauga, Mayor Hazel McCallion, is teary eyed as she makes a speech at her 89th birthday party hosted by Haroon Khan. McCallion said she didn't feel like she was 89 and reaffirmed her commitment to continue working for the people of Mississauga. It was the fourth annual party that Khan had hosted for the mayor. Photo by Daniel Ho
Recently turning 89 years young on Valentine’s Day, Mayor Hazel McCallion drove herself to her own birthday party hosted by Haroon Khan on Sunday.
The Mayor who is always a pillar of strength for the community, gave only the slightest sign of emotion as tears welled up in her eye during her speech to the guests at the party.
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Jin Fengling and Zhang Shuang carry China's flag in a lap around the arena after exploding for three goals in a 3-1 defeat of Slovakia in women's Olympic hockey at UBC Thunderbird Arena on Feb 22, 2010. The win placed them in 7th place in the 2010 Olympics. Jin and Zhang assisted on Sun Rui's game winning goal. Jin (2G-1A), Sun (1G-2A) and captain Wang Linuo (3G) were the top scorers for China in the tournament with three points each.
Team China exploded for three goals in a 3-1 defeat of Slovakia on Monday night.
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Carmen Lee (second from right) and Miranda Chu (right) thank a lion for bringing good fortune during Chinese New Year celebrations at the Fo Guang Shan temple in Meadowvale. Thousands of people flow through the temple doors every Chinese New Year as they believe ushering in the new year at the temple offers them good fortune for the coming year.
The Year of the Tiger roared into Mississauga on Saturday evening to the loud drums and cymbals of a lion dance at the Fo Guang Shan Temple in Meadowvale.
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Team China's Qi Xueting collides with the Mississauga Junior Chief's Jordyn Denny enroute to China's 4-1 loss to the Chiefs Sunday at Iceland arena in Mississauga. This exhibition game was China's fourth of six games against Ontario Women's Hockey Association teams as a warmup to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Team China’s olympic women’s hockey team could not penetrate the great wall of Mississauga as the Mississauga Junior Chiefs downed them 4-1 at Iceland arena on Sunday.
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Open Mic at Marcellos
Last week, I spoke of community building by having more live music venues in Mississauga. This week, while being Kristen’s groupie, I found the open mic night at Marcello’s.
There was quite a large community, with over 6 bands playing that night. There was great energy in the crowd and even the 2009 Mississauga Future Stars winner Dale Luarca was on hand to play a set.
I’m always told that there are no venues to play in Mississauga. Yet, there are venues that are willing to open their doors to local talent. I hope this effort will help bands find places to play all over the city. If you know of any live venues, let me know!
From the video CP Photogs
This is a video of four Canadian Press photographers and their work. Their work puts life into newspapers. It helps you relate to the subject of the story.
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