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Flo Whyard

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Florence Whyard
Member of the Yukon Territorial Council
In office
1974–1978
Preceded byKen McKinnon
Succeeded byTony Penikett
ConstituencyWhitehorse West
Mayor of Whitehorse, Yukon
In office
1982–1984
Preceded byDon Branigan
Succeeded byDon Branigan
Personal details
Born(1917-01-13)January 13, 1917
London, Ontario
DiedApril 23, 2012(2012-04-23) (aged 95)
Whitehorse, Yukon

Florence "Flo" Whyard (January 13, 1917 – April 23, 2012) was a Canadian politician and former newspaper editor of the Whitehorse Star.[1][2]

In 1974, at the age of 57, she was elected to the Yukon Territorial Council, representing the Whitehorse West constituency. She served as a minister of the Yukon territorial cabinet from 1975 to 1978. She was elected the mayor of Whitehorse, the capital and largest city of Yukon. She served as mayor from 1982 to 1984, and shepherded the construction of the city's Macauley Lodge. Whyard died on April 23, 2012, in Whitehorse at the age of 95.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Whitehorse's Flo Whyard dies". CBC News. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  2. ^ "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1978.