Whitehorse City Council | |
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Leadership | |
Mayor | |
Structure | |
Seats | 6 councillors and mayor |
Elections | |
Last election | 2021 |
Next election | 2024 |
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Whitehorse City Hall Whitehorse, Yukon | |
Website | |
City Council website |
The Whitehorse City Council is the governing body of the city of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. The council consists of a mayor plus six councillors elected at large. The current mayor of Whitehorse is Dan Curtis, since 2012. [1]
Governance of the city was temporarily transferred to a taxpayer advisory committee led by Joseph Oliver for part of 1973, after five of the city's six councillors resigned on July 9, 1973 in protest against a jurisdictional dispute with the Yukon Territorial Council, leaving the council without a quorum to conduct city business. [2] A by-election was held on September 20, 1973 to elect a new council. [3]
Name | Position |
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Laura Cabott | Mayor |
Melissa Murray | Councillor |
Michelle Friesen | Councillor |
Dan Boyd | Councillor |
Jocelyn Curteanu | Councillor |
Ted Laking | Councillor |
Kirk Cameron | Councillor |
Name | Position |
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Dan Curtis | Mayor |
Jan Stick | Councillor |
Jocelyn Curteanu | Councillor |
Steve Roddick | Councillor |
Samson Hartland | Councillor |
Laura Cabott | Councillor |
Dan Boyd | Councillor |
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