Beverly "Bev" Buckway (born 1954 in

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) is a former Canadian politician, who served as mayor of

, from 2006 to 2012. Buckway was first elected to

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in 2003. During her terms on council, she served as president of the Association of Yukon Communities for two terms, and as an executive member of the

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. She was a task force member for the Review of Yukon's Police Force that resulted in the Sharing Common Ground report. In 2012, Buckway received the

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for her municipal contributions. Buckway is a past president of

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and a

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. As a former curler, Buckway represented the Yukon at the

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and as a former volleyball player at the

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and the

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