During his three terms from 1960 to 1964, he helped lead a period of transition for the city, including securing the location and construction of the Sault Ste.

[4][5] After leaving municipal politics in 1964, McIntyre continued to be involved in civic affairs serving as chair of the police commission, the board of the Sault General Hospital and the District Health Council.

He was chosen to serve on provincial and federal task forces, including negotiations on self-government for Canada's First Nations.

[10] Recovered, McIntyre began work with Trans-Canada Air Lines in Toronto in 1946 and within a year was transferred to Sault Ste.

Arriving in June 1947, the 20 year-old quickly began integrating himself into community life, joining the St. Marys River Boat Club.

He sponsored unsuccessful motions to study ward boundaries and to put the question to voters in the next city election.

[13] Unimpressed by the calibre of those putting themselves forward to replace Walter Harry who was not re-offering as mayor in 1959, McIntyre considered leaving city politics altogether after his one term.

Prior to announcing his intentions, McIntyre laid out an agenda for civic reform in a speech to the Lion's Club on October 28, 1959, in which he railed against the "almost complete lack of long-range city administrative planning."

"[15] Officially launching his campaign on October 30, 1959, he said "I have been encouraged to stand for this office by the many ratepayers who believe it is time the mayor’s chair was occupied by a young man who is unafraid to express his opinion on current topics regardless of the opposition and will inquire into every detail of civic administration … even if it means changing practices of long-standing.

"[16] Again, despite running only a modest campaign, he was elected with 37 per cent of the vote in a field of four candidates including two senior members of council.

Marie International Bridge, a project that as mayor he had helped to initiate and open to the public on October 31, 1962.

McIntyre occasionally raised the ire of the local police association who twice unsuccessfully called for his removal, in once instance citing a perceived conflict of interest with his job at Algoma Steel.

[24] Almost a decade after leaving office, McIntyre was once again persuaded to stand for election as mayor in 1974 when Ron Irwin left the role.

Before the resolution reached council, McIntyre was among a group of five former city mayors who tried to persuade then-mayor Joe Fratesi to tread carefully around the language issue.

Describing the reception they received, McIntyre recounted, “He was quite insulting that we would condescend to try to tell him how to do his job, that we were history, has-beens, who were we to call him.

And so the conversation terminated somewhat unpleasantly.”[26] When the resolution was contested in court in 1993, McIntyre, clearly still stinging from Fratesi’s earlier rebuke, wrote an open letter to The Sault Star criticizing the mayor for putting his ego ahead of the city.

Marie’s reputation, saying “we’ve become a synonym for bigotry.”[28] On the morning of Wednesday, February 11, 2015, McIntyre was struck by a reversing loader that was clearing snow from the parking lot of a Bay Street hotel near his home.

[29] Investigations by the Sault Ste Marie Police Service and the Ontario Ministry of Labour resulted in no charges being laid.

"[32] Former mayor Steve Butland described him as "one of those individuals, when he came into a room, the respect was immediately there," adding "[his] commitment to Sault Ste.

[36] Micheline Dubé, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Bridge Corporation described being "in awe of his lifetime contribution and more remarkable, well into his eighties, he continued to outpace most Canadians in his passion for serving his community and Canada.

Possibilities included renaming the Centennial Library, the Police Services headquarters or the parkette across from the international bridge.