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. Starting October 2024, the mayor and councillors will serve four-year terms. The current mayor of Whitehorse is Laura Cabott, since 2021.
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."Five out of six Whitehorse aldermen resign over harassment, court battle with Yukon". The Globe and Mail, July 11, 1973. A by-election was held on September 20, 1973 to elect a new council.Yukon History: 1973. Hougen Group of Companies.
Council composition 2024-2028 City Council NamePositionKirk Cameron MayorDan Boyd CouncillorLenore Morris CouncillorPaolo Gallina CouncillorAnne Middler CouncillorJenny Hamilton CouncillorEileen Melnychuk Councillor
2021-2024 City Council NamePositionLaura Cabott MayorMelissa MurrayCouncillor Michelle FriesenCouncillor Dan BoydCouncillorJocelyn CurteanuCouncillorTed LakingCouncillorKirk CameronCouncillor
2018-2021 City Council NamePositionDan Curtis"Dan Curtis elected mayor of Whitehorse". CBC News, October 19, 2012.MayorJan StickCouncillorJocelyn CurteanuCouncillorSteve RoddickCouncillorSamson HartlandCouncillorLaura CabottCouncillorDan BoydCouncillor
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External links City of Whitehorse