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Mel Lastman, former mayor of Toronto, useless at 88

Mel Lastman, a former mayor of Toronto, has died.

Lastman was 88, and most notably served as the primary mayor of a newly amalgamated Toronto from 1998 to 2003. He additionally served because the mayor of North York from 1973 to 1997.

His son, Blayne Lastman, confirmed his dying.

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Marilyn Lastman, spouse of former Toronto mayor Mel Lastman, useless at 84

Previous to coming into politics, Lastman opened the primary Unhealthy Boy furnishings retailer in Scarborough, Ont.










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His spouse, Marilyn, had died in January of 2020 after a brief combat with sickness.

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford tweeted his condolences Saturday evening after studying of Lastman’s dying.

“He was a terrific Mayor and he touched many lives. Mel, you’ll really be missed. My ideas are with the Lastman household at this troublesome time,” learn Ford’s tweet.

A funeral below his title has been set at Benjamin’s Park Memorial Chapel on Dec. 13 at 10 a.m.

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