Whitehorse City Council

Whitehorse City Council
Leadership
Mayor
Kirk Cameron (elect)
Structure
Seats
6 councillors and mayor
Elections
Last election
17 October 2024
Meeting place
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 for three-year terms.[1] Starting October 2024, the mayor and councillors will serve four-year terms.[2] The current mayor of Whitehorse is Laura Cabott, since 2021.[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.[3] A by-election was held on September 20, 1973 to elect a new council.[4]

Council composition

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2024-2028 City Council

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Name Position
Kirk Cameron Mayor
Dan Boyd Councillor
Lenore Morris Councillor
Paolo Gallina Councillor
Anne Middler Councillor
Jenny Hamilton Councillor
Eileen Melnychuk Councillor

2021-2024 City Council

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Name Position
Laura Cabott Mayor
Melissa Murray Councillor
Michelle Friesen Councillor
Dan Boyd Councillor
Jocelyn Curteanu Councillor
Ted Laking Councillor
Kirk Cameron Councillor

2018-2021 City Council

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Name Position
Dan Curtis[5] Mayor
Jan Stick Councillor
Jocelyn Curteanu Councillor
Steve Roddick Councillor
Samson Hartland Councillor
Laura Cabott Councillor
Dan Boyd Councillor

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mayor and Council". City of Whitehorse. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  2. ^ "2024 Candidate's Guide: Yukon Municipal and Local Advisory Council Elections" (PDF). Municipal and Local Advisory Council elections. 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  3. ^ "Five out of six Whitehorse aldermen resign over harassment, court battle with Yukon". The Globe and Mail, July 11, 1973.
  4. ^ Yukon History: 1973. Hougen Group of Companies.
  5. ^ "Dan Curtis elected mayor of Whitehorse". CBC News, October 19, 2012.
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