Kathy Watson (Canadian politician)

Kathy Watson
Mayor of Whitehorse
In office
1994–2000
Preceded byBill Weigand
Succeeded byErnie Bourassa
Personal details
Born1953 or 1954 (age 70–71)[1]
Residence(s)Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

Kathy Watson (born 1953 or 1954) is a former Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Whitehorse, Yukon from 1994 to 2000.[2]

First elected to Whitehorse City Council in 1991, she won election to the mayoralty in 1994.

Late in her term, she faced criticism for approving a plan to contribute municipal funding to a controversial shopping mall development in the city.[3]

She did not run for another term in the 2000 municipal election, and was succeeded by Ernie Bourassa.[4] She is currently a government relations manager with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada Association.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Candidate profiles". The Whitehorse Star. Whitehorse, Yukon. November 13, 1991. p. 7.
  2. ^ Joyce Hayden, Yukon's Women of Power: Political Pioneers in a Northern Canadian Colony. Windwalker Press, 1999. ISBN 978-0968626603.
  3. ^ "Anti development protestors accost Whitehorse Mayor over proposed mall". CBC News, March 16, 2000.
  4. ^ "Voters to have two choices for mayor". Whitehorse Star, September 24, 2009.
  5. ^ "Former mayor will discuss natural health". Whitehorse Star, April 2, 2013.


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