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( OHIO • TUESDAY. DECEMBER 12. 1995 sister: BLADE PHOTO BY QREQ HORVATH ga, Ont. BY DAVID JACOBS some better-known municipali Mississauga is Canada's ninth- BLADE STAFF WRITER ties." largest city, Mrs. McCallion said. A sister city relationship with Its population is projected to grow Mississauga, which hopes to Mississauga, a city of 560,000 justt o 800,000 by 2031, which could surpass Toronto as Ontario's mosoutsidt e Toronto, would be Toledo'smak e it Ontario's largest city. populous city within 35 years, fifth. "Anyone who refers to Missis wants to hitch its rising star to Existing relationships are in sauga as a bedroom community [of Toledo. place between Toledo and Toledo,Toronto ] obviouslv doesn't know Hazel McCallion, mayor of Mis Spain; Qinhuangdao, China; the facts," Mrs. McCallion told the sissauga, Ont., said yesterday thaSzegedt , Hungary, and PoznanRotar, y Club crowd of 300 in the she wishes to sign an agreemenPolandt . Zenobia Shrine. that would lead to a sister city Mississauga's only sister rela Mississauga's mayor since 1978, relationship with Toledo. tionship was established in 1981sh e believes in }ow taxesj private "I think we have a lot in com with Kariya, Japan. sector involvement in government, and a "pay-as-you-go" system. Mississauga Mayor Hazel mon," said Mrs. McCallion, who Mrs. McCallion's visit to Toledo McCallion said Toledo and her capped a two-day visit to Toledo bywa s the result of Mayor That means the city does notcit y have much in common. meeting with Mayor Carty Finkbeiner's three-day trade visit borrow money to pay for construc Finkbeiner and speaking to thet o Canada in late September Thetio n projects. Tax abatements tosocia l conscience, looking for a lot Rotary Club of Toledo. two met in Mississauga city hall to lure businesses to the communityo f reform in government," she The initial ties would be eco discuss a sister-city relationship. are forbidden. said. "It's hard to figure out what nomic, but could branch out into Mayor Finkbeiner considers "Politicians, for many years, party I belong to." other areas such as culture andMississaug a to be a potent ecothought money grew on trees," Mayor Finkbeiner expressed his education, Mrs. McCallion said. nomic partner. Mrs. McCallion said. "We haven't found a tree in Ontario, yet, with excitement over Mrs. McCallion's She has not set a timetable to Only 21 years old, the city is Toledo visit. begin formal discussions. home to Toronto's international money in it." "Toledo is working hard to es airport. Mississauga has five major Mrs. McCallion, 74, amused the "I don't think there is a more tablish a new image and identity," highways, is debt free, has $400Rotar y Club with her humor and dynamic, business-oriented leader she said. "That is what we had tomillio n in cash reserves, and hasener©' . in the United States of America go through and are doing. We, like not raised taxes in five years or "I am basically conservative running a city, than there is in this Toledo, have to compete againstborrowe d money in 17 years. with a liberal point, of view, a great lady running her city," he said. .