June Rowlands, the first female mayor of Toronto, had died at age 93. Rowlands was elected mayor in 1991 and served until 1994. Rowlands, pictured here in 1998, served as a TTC commissioner, budget chief, executive committee member, chair of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission and mayor. Toronto Mayor John Tory expressed his condolences to Rowlands' family, noting her involvement with the community stretched back to the 1950s. — @MichaelFordTOJune Rowlands served our city as a city councillor and the first woman elected mayor of Toronto.

Source: CBC News December 22, 2017 02:28 UTC