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Whitehorse City Council

Governs Whitehorse

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  • Local government and services

    Provides good government for its community and the municipal services council considers necessary or desirable (Municipal Act, s. 3), such as water, sewer, garbage, local roads, recreation and fire protection.

  • Bylaws for municipal purposes

    Passes bylaws on safety, health and welfare (including fire protection and emergencies); municipal services; businesses and business licences; public places, parks and recreation; building standards; streets, traffic and parking; taxis and public transport; airports; nuisances, unsightly property, noise and waste; cemeteries; animals; and their enforcement (s. 265).

  • Property tax

    Levies a tax on taxable real property within the municipality, under the Assessment and Taxation Act (s. 246).

  • Borrowing

    Borrows money by bylaw, within the limits set by the Act (s. 251).

  • Planning and zoning

    Adopts an official community plan and a zoning bylaw that controls land use and development (Part 7, ss. 277-297; a zoning bylaw is required within two years of adopting an OCP, s. 288).

  • Land

    Buys, sells, leases and manages land and buildings, and may expropriate (except Government of Yukon land) for municipal purposes (s. 265(d)-(e)).

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  • whitehorse.ca · checked municipal: City of Whitehorse: one mayor and six councillors elected at large to a four-year term (city website). Incorporated municipality of Yukon (AYC incorporation list, https://ayc-yk.ca/about-ayc/). For: Whitehorse City Council
  • whitehorse.ca · checked municipal: Municipal office address, phone and email from the municipality's website (checked 2026-10-11). For: Municipal office
  • carmacks.ca · checked municipal: Municipal Act, RSY 2002, c. 154 (unofficial consolidation current to Dec 2024, as amended to S.Y. 2024, c. 6), ss. 3, 246, 251, 265, 277-297, 288; Part 2 ss. 40, 42.01, 44 for local advisory councils. Official text: https://laws.yukon.ca/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2002/2002-0154/2002-0154_4.pdf For: Local government and services, Bylaws for municipal purposes, Property tax, Borrowing, Planning and zoning, Land
  • whitehorse.ca · checked municipal: Head of council, elected at large. Election rule: Municipal Act, RSY 2002, c. 154, s. 52 (as amended S.Y. 2023, c. 5), Dec 2024 unofficial consolidation hosted by the Village of Carmacks (https://carmacks.ca/municipal-act). For: Mayor
  • whitehorse.ca · checked municipal: Councillor seats = councillors listed by the municipality (City of Whitehorse: one mayor and six councillors elected at large to a four-year term (city website).); Municipal Act s. 169 (size of council) and s. 52 (elections). For: Councillor
  • yukon.ca · checked Confirmed by the Government of Yukon local government directory (18 Sep 2026), section 4a. For: Kirk Cameron as Mayor, Anne Middler as Councillor, Dan Boyd as Councillor, Eileen Melnychuk as Councillor, Jenny Hamilton as Councillor and 2 more
  • carmacks.ca · checked start_date corrected 2024-10-17 -> 2024-10-18: Municipal Act s. 170(a)(i) ("the period that begins at noon on the first day after the general election"); general election 17 Oct 2024 (s. 52(a)). For: Kirk Cameron as Mayor, Anne Middler as Councillor, Dan Boyd as Councillor, Eileen Melnychuk as Councillor, Jenny Hamilton as Councillor and 2 more
  • whitehorse.ca · checked municipal: City of Whitehorse, Mayor and Council page ("The 2024-2028 Whitehorse City Council was elected on October 17, 2024"), checked 2026-10-11. For: Kirk Cameron as Mayor
  • whitehorse.ca · checked municipal: City of Whitehorse, Mayor and Council page, checked 2026-10-11. For: Anne Middler as Councillor, Dan Boyd as Councillor, Jenny Hamilton as Councillor
  • whitehorse.ca · checked municipal: City of Whitehorse, Mayor and Council page, checked 2026-10-11; also on the AYC board. For: Eileen Melnychuk as Councillor
  • whitehorse.ca · checked municipal: City of Whitehorse, Mayor and Council page, checked 2026-10-11; also on the AYC board (https://ayc-yk.ca/about-ayc/board-of-directors/). For: Lenore Morris as Councillor
  • whitehorse.ca · checked municipal: City of Whitehorse, Mayor and Council page, checked 2026-10-11; AYC 1st Vice President (https://ayc-yk.ca/about-ayc/board-of-directors/). For: Paolo Gallina as Councillor
  • carmacks.ca · checked municipal: Municipal Act, s. 52: "Each municipality shall hold a general election (a) on October 17, 2024; and (b) on the third Thursday of October of every fourth year after 2024." [S.Y. 2023, c.5, s.2]. 19 Oct 2028 is the third Thursday of October 2028. For: General election, October 19, 2028

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