Gale Katchur is a
Canadian politician and current mayor of
Fort Saskatchewan,
Alberta.
Biography
Katchur was born Gale Lewchuk in
Fort St. John, British Columbia
Fort St. John is a city located in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The most populous municipality in the Peace River Regional District, the city encompasses a total area of about with 20,155 residents recorded in the 2016 Census. Located ...
, but raised on a farm near
Spirit River, Alberta.
Katchur served as a civil servant in the Alberta government before moving to private industry with
Baker International
Reuben Carlton "Carl" Baker, Sr.California Death Records. - California Department of Health Services Office of Health Information and Research. (July 18, 1872 – September 29, 1957) was an American oil industry drilling pioneer. He established B ...
. A few years after the birth of her second child in 1983, Katchur was hired as a civil servant for the City of
Fort Saskatchewan where she worked for 17 years.
Katchur was first elected to political office in 2007 as a
Fort Saskatchewan city councillor, officially resigning her job within the city government upon her election.
In 2010, she defeated incumbent mayor
Jim Sheasgreen
Jim Sheasgreen is a Canadian politician and the former mayor of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
Biography
Sheasgreen was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec.
Sheasgreen holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Education, and a master's degree in educ ...
by earning 54.8% of the popular vote in the two-candidate mayoral race.
[The Record]
October 21, 2010 She was reelected in 2013,
[Fort Sask Online]
October 22, 2013 2017
[Fort Sask Online]
October 16, 2017 and 2021.
[Fort Sask Online]
October 18, 2021
Katchur is the second female mayor in the
history of Fort Saskatchewan.
Muriel Abdurahman
Muriel Ross Abdurahman (April 29, 1938 – December 22, 2013) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997.
Political career
Fort Saskatchewan Town Council
Abdurahman was elected to ...
was the first.
Personal life
Katchur is married to husband Wayne, a retired banker. They have two children: Ryan and Erin. Both are married and have children. Ryan has 2 kids named Rune and Kaia, and Erin has 2 kids named Logan and Arianna.
References
External links
* http://www.fortsask.ca/city-government/city-council
* http://www.electkatchur.ca/
Living people
Mayors of Fort Saskatchewan
Women mayors of places in Alberta
People from Fort St. John, British Columbia
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Canadian politicians
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