Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis: John Sheardown

John Sheardown Day Dept: Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis has declared that Nov. 10 will now be known as John Sheardown Day, according to CBC. John Sheardown is now 81 and living in Ottawa. His son Robin Sheardown lives in Windsor and the City of Windsor will honour a Canadian immigration officer who has ties to a recent Hollywood hit. Windsor's John Sheardown helped six Americans hide and then escape Iran during the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.