Yukon who is who

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Wilfred Bernard Carter (1950 – 2024)
	
Wilf Carter was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.((“Wilfred Bernard Carter.” //Yukon News// (Whitehorse), 12 April 2024.)) He worked in places across Canada in forestry, commerce and project management. He met and married his wife Donna, nee Mitchell in the west, and they raised three children. In the Yukon, Wilf worked as the chief administrative officer in Teslin, and director of housing for Champagne and Aishihik First Nations.((Amy Kenny, “Another kick at the mayoral can for Wilf Carter.” //Yukon News// (Whitehorse), 18 May 2018.)) 
	
Wilf Carter ran twice as a candidate for mayor of Whitehorse, both times running against Dan Curtis. In 2015, Cater had 835 votes compared to incumbent Curtis with 4,640. Carter ran again in 2018 on a platform of fiscal responsibility, highlighting a $500,000 development incentive given to NVD’s waterfront condo development, and a promise of an efficiency audit of the city administration. Carter was a strong advocate for an electric bus system versus the current system that had gas busses running all night in the cold of the winter.((Amy Kenny, “Another kick at the mayoral can for Wilf Carter.” //Yukon News// (Whitehorse), 18 May 2018.)) In this election, Carter won a distant fourth place behind re-elected Mayor Curtis.((“Dan Curtis wins third term as mayor of city of Whitehorse, in Canada’s Yukon.” //CBC News,// 19 October 2018, 2024 website: Dan Curtis wins third term as mayor of city of Whitehorse, in Canada’s Yukon – Eye on the Arctic (rcinet.ca) ))