Pamela Margaret McConnell ( February 14 , 1946 – July 7 , 2017 ) was a municipal politician in Ontario , Canada . She served on Metro Toronto Council from 1994 to 1998 , and on Toronto City Council from 1998 until her death in 2017 . McConnell received an award from the Duke of Edinburgh in 1997 for her work with inner city youth , and received the Queen 's Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013 . In 2018 , Toronto Mayor John Tory announced the creation of the Pam McConnell Young Women in Leadership Award for women between the ages of 19 and 26 . In addition , the Pam McConnell Aquatic Center in Toronto is named after her
Queen 's Diamond Jubilee Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
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