Revised - City councillor Samson Hartland says he wants to be the city’s next mayor, becoming the second person to do so.
Voters will decide on a new mayor and council on Oct. 21. Mayor Dan Curtis plans to run as the Liberal candidate in Whitehorse Centre in
the pending territorial election, and, even if he’s not successful, will not run for re-election as mayor.
Hartland, 42, is a married father of three children.
He has served three terms as a councillor, while also serving as the executive director of the Yukon Chamber of Mines for the last seven
years.
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Multi-Purpose Facility.
Council approved funding in the 2021 operational budget to advance the development of a new multi-purpose facility as recommended within the 2030 Recreation Master Plan. To engage a consultant through a request for proposals process, basic guidelines were needed to be set. Council directed staff to include an indoor multi-sport surface, an elevated walking track, community hall with capacity of 600-800 people, kitchen area, and a $30,000,000 maximum build in the initial concept planning.
Website Redevelopment
One of the items that council had identified as a strategic priority was the redevelopment of the district’s website. The goal of the project is to revise the existing website to ensure it is user-friendly, professional, and interactive. Fresh Inc, a web design company, presented a preliminary draft refresh of the district’s website. Final revisions will be made to content prior to going live with the new site which is projected for late March.