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Beverly "Bev" Buckway,(born 1954) in Whitehorse is a Canadian politician, recently serving her second term as mayor of the City of Whitehorse, Yukon’s capital city. Buckway graduated from F.H. Collins High School in 1971. As the first woman in the agriculture program, she received a Diploma with Honors in Livestock Production from Fairview Agriculture and Vocational College in 1974, which she followed with Journeyman Barber trades ticket in 1977. Certification in Non-Profit Management from the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy in 1997 preceded a Master of Arts in Professional Communication from Royal Roads University in 2011. Buckway was first elected to city council 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 Federation of Canadian Municipalities. 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 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her municipal contributions. Buckway is a past president of Rotary International and a Paul Harris Fellow. As a former curler, Buckway represented the Yukon at the Scott Tournament of Hearts and as a former volleyball player at the Arctic Winter Games and the Canada Winter Games.