Eleanor Joan 'Dusty' Miller, OOnt (August 3, 1929 – February 14, 2012)[1] was a Canadian politician who served as the first female mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario from 1978 until the end of 1980 when she was defeated.
Miller attended Peterborough Normal School for teacher training and taught in Port Hope Ontario for two years.
Dusty Miller during this time worked as a school teacher at later at Canada House as a receptionist.
[3] They returned to the Thunder Bay region in 1954 and Miller became interested in the community's local theater scene.
[3] Some of the projects Miller worked on during her political career include Marina Park, the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, and the Neebing - McIntyre Floodway.