Whitehorse City Council

Not to be confused with City of Whitehorse.
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]

  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.