Municipal
Councillor
Watson Lake Town Council · Watson Lake
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How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by everyone in Watson Lake
- Exact method
- Elected at large (no wards) for a four-year term; next general election Thursday 19 Oct 2028 (Municipal Act, s. 52). The Act sets a city council at a mayor and six councillors and a town council at a mayor and four, unless changed by bylaw (s. 169).
- Seats
- 4
Who holds these seats now
- Denina Paquette Report Source: yukon.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Norma Puckett Report Source: yukon.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Thomas Slager Report Source: yukon.ca, checked (+1 more)
Next vote
Sources
- watsonlake.ca · checked municipal: Councillor seats = councillors listed by the municipality (Town of Watson Lake: a mayor and four councillors.); 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: Denina Paquette, current term, Norma Puckett, current term, Thomas Slager, current term
- watsonlake.ca · checked municipal: Town of Watson Lake, Mayor & Council page and minutes of 8 Sep 2026 (attendance), checked 2026-10-11; also on the AYC board. For: Denina Paquette, current term
- watsonlake.ca · checked municipal: Town of Watson Lake, Mayor & Council page and minutes of 8 Sep 2026 (attendance), checked 2026-10-11. For: Norma Puckett, current term, Thomas Slager, current term
- watsonlake.ca · checked municipal: Town of Watson Lake notices "2026 Municipal Councillor By-Election" (one councillor position, 15 Oct 2026) and "Candidates for the 2026 Municipal Councillor By-Election"; resignation of Councillor Whimp recorded in the 18 Aug 2026 council minutes (https://watsonlake.ca/vertical/sites/%7BECB8ADD0-4AB4-4769-B5A0-C41EE07735AC%7D/uploads/2026-08-18_COW-REG.pdf). For: By-election, October 15, 2026
- 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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