Kathy Watson (Canadian politician)

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

Kathy Watson
Mayor of Whitehorse
In office
1994–2000
Preceded byBill Weigand
Succeeded byErnie Bourassa
Personal details
Born1953/1954 (age 66–67)[1]
ResidenceWhitehorse, Yukon, Canada

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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