Bev Buckway
Encyclopedia
Bev Buckway is a Canadian
politician, currently serving as the mayor of Whitehorse, Yukon
. A former professional curler
, she has represented the Yukon at both the Canada Winter Games and the Scott Tournament of Hearts.
She was elected mayor in 2006, defeating incumbent Ernie Bourassa.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician, currently serving as the mayor of Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in...
. A former professional curler
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
, she has represented the Yukon at both the Canada Winter Games and the Scott Tournament of Hearts.
She was elected mayor in 2006, defeating incumbent Ernie Bourassa.