Jim Sheasgreen

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Jim Sheasgreen
29th Mayor of Fort Saskatchewan
In office
October 26, 2004 –October 18, 2010
Preceded byKen Hodgins
Succeeded by Gale Katchur
Personal details
Born Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Spouse(s)Christine Sheasgreen

Jim Sheasgreen is a Canadian politician and the former mayor of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

Canadians citizens of Canada

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Fort Saskatchewan City in Alberta, Canada

Fort Saskatchewan is a city in Alberta, Canada, 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city, along the North Saskatchewan River. Fort Saskatchewan is part of the Edmonton census metropolitan area and is one of 24 municipalities that constitute the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board (EMRB). Fort Saskatchewan's population in the 2016 federal census was 24,149 while it was 24,569 in the city's 2016 municipal census.

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Biography

Sheasgreen was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. [1]

Montreal City in Quebec, Canada

Montreal is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada. Originally called Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill in the heart of the city. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which took its name from the same source as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. It has a distinct four-season continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold, snowy winters.

Quebec Province of Canada

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Sheasgreen holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education and master's degree in Educational Administration. He was the superintendent of schools in Falher, Alberta, and Fort Saskatchewan from 1985 to 1998. He was the deputy superintendent for Elk Island Catholic Schools from 1998 to 2003.

Sheasgreen was first elected to political office in 2001 as a Fort Saskatchewan city councillor.

In 2004, he defeated incumbent mayor Ken Hodgins by earning 63.4% of the popular vote in the two-candidate mayoral race. [2] He had no challengers in the 2007 municipal election and was acclaimed. [3]

In 2010, Sheasgreen was defeated by Gale Katchur. One-term councillor Katchur earned 54.8% of the vote in the two-candidate mayoral race. [4]

Gale Katchur is a Canadian politician and current mayor of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

Sheasgreen is married to Christine Sheasgreen. They have three children: Kelly-Ann, Jennifer and Jim Jr. Since being defeated in the 2010 election, Sheasgreen has been spending time with family and catching up on personal reading. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Official Profile
  2. ↑ The Record, October 22, 2004
  3. ↑ The Record, September 18, 2007
  4. ↑ The Record, October 21, 2010
  5. ↑ Over Easy Please, February 22, 2011


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