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| Betty Irwin signed up for an electronic repair course in 1970 and was turned away because she was a woman She eventually became the first woman in Canada to get her license in television and radio repair. She went on to own three repair businesses in Whitehorse and co-founded Yukon Women in Trades and Technology to draw other women into trades. That experience prompted Irwin to run for city council | Betty Irwin signed up for an electronic repair course in 1970 and was turned away because she was a woman She eventually became the first woman in Canada to get her license in television and radio repair. She went on to own three repair businesses in Whitehorse and co-founded Yukon Women in Trades and Technology to draw other women into trades. That experience prompted Irwin to run for city council | ||
| - | Betty Irwin was elected as a Whitehorse City councillor in 2009. She took over as manager of the Whitehorse Mae Bachur Animal Shelter in 2014.((Sam Riches, "Betty Irwin takes over as manager of animal shelter." | + | Betty Irwin was elected as a Whitehorse City councillor in 2009. In the 2012 municipal election, Irwin received the second most votes with 2,537. She successfully ran for another term in office in 2015.((Myles Dolphin, "Dave Stockdale and Betty Irwin announce candidacies for city council." |
| - | Betty was chair of the Yukon Advisory Council on Women’s Issues and the co-ordinator | + | Betty was chair of the Yukon Advisory Council on Women’s Issues and the coordinator |
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