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 Pam Buckway (b. 1949)
-Pam Buckway was born in Whitehorse and was a radio announcer for CBC North before entering politics. In 1999, she ran as a Liberal and won a by-election for the Lake Laberge seat in the Yukon Legislative Assembly. She was elected again in 2000 and served as Minister of Community and Transportation Services in Pat Duncan’s government. Buckway was defeated by Brad Cathers of the Yukon Party in 2002.((“Pam Buckway.” //Wikipedia,// 2020 website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Buckway.))
+Pam Buckway was born in Whitehorse and was a radio announcer for CBC North before entering politics. In 1999, she ran as a Liberal and won a by-election for the Lake Laberge seat in the Yukon Legislative Assembly. She was elected again in 2000 and served as Minister of Community and Transportation Services in Pat Duncan’s government. ((“Pam Buckway.” //Wikipedia,// 2020 website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Buckway.)) In 2000, Transportation Minister Pam Buckway signed an agreement that standardized traffic laws on both sides of the Yukon / British Columbia border. The changes affected sections of the Alaska Highway, the South Klondike and the Haines Road. Speed limits and the work hours of truckers are now the same in Yukon and B.C.((“BC, Yukon to merge road rules.” //CBC News,// 2000 website: BC, Yukon to merge road rules | CBC News.)) Buckway was defeated by Brad Cathers of the Yukon Party in 2002.((“Pam Buckway.” //Wikipedia,// 2020 website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Buckway.)) Pam Buckway was the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002.