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Whitehorse Mayors and Aldermen / Councillors, past & present
A Guide to Whitehorse
Whitehorse elected its first mayor and four aldermen on August 4th, 1950. On March 12, 1951, the federal government announced that Whitehorse would become the new capital of the Yukon Territory, and Whitehorse officially became the capital on April 1st, 1953.
1950
Mayor
Aldermen |
H. Gordon Armstrong
William G. "Bill" Hamilton
Sam McClimon
James Norrington
George Ryder*
* George Ryder died on December 15, 1950 |
1951
Mayor
Aldermen |
H. Gordon Armstrong
William G. "Bill" Hamilton
Ernest Lortie
Sam McClimon
James Norrington |
1952
Mayor
Aldermen |
H. Gordon Armstrong
T.G. Bain
William L. "Bill" Drury
William G. "Bill" Hamilton
James Norrington |
1953
Mayor
Aldermen |
H. Gordon Armstrong
T.G. Bain
William L. "Bill" Drury
William G. "Bill" Hamilton
James Norrington |
1954
Mayor
Aldermen |
H. Gordon Armstrong
Gordon R. Cameron
William L. "Bill" Drury
William G. "Bill" Hamilton
O. Williams |
1955
Mayor
Aldermen |
H. Gordon Armstrong
Gordon R. Cameron
William L. "Bill" Drury
W. McLean
O.P. Williams |
1956
Mayor
Aldermen |
H. Gordon Armstrong
Gordon R. Cameron
William L. "Bill" Drury
J.A. "Jim" Hanna
J. Smith |
1957
Mayor
Aldermen |
H. Gordon Armstrong
Gordon R. Cameron
William L. "Bill" Drury
J.A. "Jim" Hanna
J. Smith |
1958
Mayor
Aldermen |
Gordon R. Cameron
C.E. "Kip" Fisher
J.A. Hanna
J.G. McCandless
J. Smith
N.V.K. "Vic" Wylie |
1959
Mayor
Aldermen |
Gordon R. Cameron
Jim Howatt
E.J. "Ed" Jacobs
H.K. Law
N.V.K. "Vic" Wylie |
1960
Mayor
Aldermen |
N.V.K. "Vic" Wylie
C.J. Allen
Norman S. Chamberlist
James W. Howatt
E.J. "Ed" Jacobs
William D. Taylor |
1961
Mayor
Aldermen |
N.V.K. "Vic" Wylie
C.J. Allen
Norman S. Chamberlist
E.J. "Ed" Jacobs
William D. Taylor |
1962
Mayor
Aldermen |
E.J. "Ed" Jacobs
C.J. Allen
Howard W. Firth
James W. Howatt
Jan A. Montgomery |
1963
Mayor
Aldermen |
E.J. "Ed" Jacobs
Howard W. Firth
James W. Howatt
Jan A. Montgomery
K.E. Shortt |
1964
Mayor
Aldermen |
E.J. "Ed" Jacobs
B.C. Daniels
Paul H. Lucier
Jan A. Montgomery
G.F. Smith |
1965
Mayor
Aldermen |
E.J. "Ed" Jacobs
B.C. Daniels
Paul H. Lucier
Jan A. Montgomery
G.F. Smith |
1966
Mayor
Aldermen |
Howard W. Firth
B.C. Daniels
S.W. Henke
R.J. "Jim" Light
Jan A. Montgomery |
In April 1966, construction of a new city hall began. It was designed by Howard & Robert Bouey of Edmonton, Alberta.
1967
Mayor
Aldermen |
Howard W. Firth
D.S. Collins
R.B. Cousins
S.W. Henke
R.J. "Jim" Light |
1968
Mayor
Aldermen |
Howard W. Firth
A.J. Wybrew (March 14, 1968)
Jean E. Banks
R.B. Cousins
R.J. "Jim" Light
L. Van Vugt |
1969
Mayor
Aldermen |
A.J. "Bert" Wybrew
Jean Banks
Kurt Koken
R.J. "Jim" Light
Leo Van Vugt |
1970
Mayor
Aldermen |
A.J. "Bert" Wybrew
Jean Banks
James Howatt
Kurt Koken
R.J. "Jim" Light
Paul Lucier
Jan Montgomery |
1971
Mayor
Aldermen |
A.J. "Bert" Wybrew
Jean Banks
James Howatt
Kurt Koken
Paul Lucier
Jan Montgomery
Arnold "Dutch" Vienott |
1972
Mayor
Aldermen |
A.J. "Bert" Wybrew
Clive Boyd*
S. Henke*
James Howatt*
Alder Hunter*
Paul Lucier*
John Watt
* On July 9, 1973, these five aldermen resigned. This resulted in the appointment of an Administrator and an Advisory Committee, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Ordinance |
July-September 1973
Administrator
Committee |
J.W. Oliver
R. Campbell, Sr.
Dr. A.R. Helm
P. O’Connor
D. Simpson
J. Watt |
September-December 1973
Mayor
Aldermen |
A.J. "Bert" Wybrew
Chuck Hankins
Paul Lucier
Pete Patrick
Olive Pociwauschek
John Watt
Al Wright |
1974
Mayor
Aldermen |
Paul Lucier
Chuck Hankins/Raymond Cummings*
W. Palmer
Pete Patrick*
Olive Pociwauschek
John Watt
Al Wright
*R. Cummings replaced C. Hankins, October 1, 1974; |
1975
Mayor
Aldermen |
Paul Lucier
Raymond Cummings
W. Palmer
Pete Patrick*
Olive Pociwauschek
John Watt
Al Wright
*P. Patrick resigned in August, 1975 |
1976
Mayor
Aldermen |
Ione Christensen
Douglas Bell
S. Burns/O. Chippett*
Raymond Cummings
Art Deer
Margaret Heath
B. Pitzel
*O. Chippett elected June 17, 1976 to replace S. Burns |
1977
Mayor
Aldermen |
Ione Christensen
Douglas Bell*
O. Chippett
Raymond Cummings
Art Deer
Margaret Heath
B. Pitzel*
*D. Bell resigned July, 1977; B. Pitzel resigned December, 1977 |
1978
Mayor
Aldermen |
Ione Christensen
O. Chippett
Raymond Cummings
Laurent Cyr
Art Deer
Margaret Heath
Tony Penikett |
1979
Mayor
Aldermen |
Ione Christensen/Dr. D.W. "Don" Branigan*
O. Chippett/J. Pierce*
Raymond Cummings
Laurent Cyr
Art Deer
Margaret Heath*
Tony Penikett
*Don Branigan and J. Pierce elected February, 1979; M. Heath resigned in October, 1979 |
1980
Mayor
Aldermen |
Dr. D.W. "Don" Branigan
Art Deer
Bert Law
J. Linzey
John Pierce
D. Sinclair
Vern Toews |
1981
Mayor
Aldermen |
Dr. D.W. "Don" Branigan
Art Deer
Bert Law
J. Linzey
John Pierce
D. Sinclair
Vern Toews |
1982
Mayor
Aldermen |
Florence E. Whyard
Conrad Boyce
Art Deer
Doug Gallup
Bert Law
John Pierce
Vern Toews |
1983
Mayor
Aldermen |
Florence E. Whyard
Conrad Boyce
Art Deer
Doug Gallup
Bert Law
John Pierce
Vern Toews |
January 1984 - November 1986
Mayor
Councillors |
Dr. D.W. "Don" Branigan
Doug Gallup
Truska Gorrell
Marilyn King
Bert Law
Dave Stockdale
Vern Toews |
November 1986 - November 1988
Mayor
Councillors |
Dr. D.W. "Don" Branigan
Art Deer
Doug Gallup
Marilyn King
Bert Law*
Dave Stockdale
Gerry Thick
*Bert Law resigned in July 1988 |
November 1988 - November 1991
Mayor
Councillors |
Dr. D.W. "Don" Branigan
Art Deer
Sue Edelman
Doug Gallup
Marilyn King
Dave Stockdale
Gerry Thick |
November 1991 - October 1994
Mayor
Councillors |
W.J. (Bill) Weigand
Duke Connelly
Sue Edelman
Doug Gallup
Ed Schultz
Dave Stockdale
Kathy Watson |
October 1994 - October 1997
Mayor
Councillors |
Kathy Watson
Dan Boyd
Barb Harris
Katie Hayhurst
Bernie Phillips
Dave Stockdale
Jared Storey |
October 1997 - October 2000
Mayor
Councillors |
Kathy Watson
Dan Boyd
Duke Connelly
Barb Harris
Allan Jacobs
Bernie Phillips
Dave Stockdale |
October 2000 - October 2003
Mayor
Councillors |
Ernest J.R. "Ernie" Bourassa
Dave Austin
Linda Casson
Duke Connelly
Doug Graham
Samson Hartland
Dave Stockdale |
October 2003 - October 2006
Mayor
Councillors |
Ernest J.R. "Ernie" Bourassa
Dave Austin
Beverly "Bev" Buckway
Doug Graham
Yvonne Harris/Jan Stick*
Mel Stehelin
Dave Stockdale
*Yvonne Harris resigned in 2005; replaced in a by-election by Jan Stick |
October 2006 - October 2009
Mayor
Councillors |
Beverly "Bev" Buckway
Dave Austin
Doug Graham
Jeanine Myhre
Florence "Flo" Roberts
Jan Stick
Dave Stockdale |
October 2009 - October 2012
Mayor
Councillors |
Beverly "Bev" Buckway
Dave Austin
Doug Graham/Kirk Cameron*
Betty Irwin
Ranj Pillai
Florence "Flo" Roberts
Dave Stockdale
*Doug Graham resigned in 2011; replaced in a by-election by Kirk Cameron |
October 2012 - October 2015
Mayor
Councillors |
Dan Curtis
Kirk Cameron
Jocelyn Curteanu
Mike Gladish
Betty Irwin
Dave Stockdale
John Streiker |
October 2015 - October 2018
Mayor
Councillors |
Dan Curtis
Dan Boyd
Jocelyn Curteanu
Robert Fendrick
Samson Hartland
Betty Irwin
Roslyn Woodcock |
October 2018 - October 2021
Mayor
Councillors |
Dan Curtis
Dan Boyd
Laura Cabott
Jocelyn Curteanu
Samson Hartland
Steve Roddick
Jan Stick |
October 2018 - October 2021
Mayor
Councillors |
Dan Curtis
Dan Boyd
Laura Cabott
Jocelyn Curteanu
Samson Hartland
Steve Roddick
Jan Stick |
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