Sheila Helen McKay (born June 7, 1936) is a retired Canadian politician who served on the

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from 1989 to 1995.

Early life

McKay was born in

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. After graduating from Westglen High School, she went on to become a nurse, after attending the Misercordia Hospital School of Nursing. She has worked at the Misercordia Hospital in Edmonton in the emergency and intensive care wards.

Political career

After unsuccessful elections in 1974, 1977, 1980, and 1986, she was elected to Edmonton City Council in the 1989 Edmonton municipal election and re-elected again in the

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. She held a seat in Ward 6 from 1989 to 1995. During her time on council, she notoriously dumped a pitcher of water over the head of alderman

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during a heated dispute. She later blamed her actions in part on Mayor

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's failure to censure Mason for telling her to "shut up". McKay was ejected from the chamber for her actions. She ran unsuccessfully in the 1995, 1998, 2007 and 2010 elections. She is married to Murray McKay and has four children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McKay, Sheila 1936 births Living people Edmonton city councillors Women municipal councillors in Alberta 20th-century Canadian municipal councillors 20th-century Canadian women politicians