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Polls open Thursday morning in Yukon municipal elections

Thursday is municipal election day in the Yukon, with voters inseveral communities choosingtheir next mayor and council.

Voters to elect new municipal councils in 8 communities

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Voters go to the polls in 8 Yukon municipalities on Thursday to elect their next mayor and council. (Philippe Morin/CBC)

It's municipal election day in the Yukon, with voters inseveral communities choosingtheir next mayor and council.

Polls are open from8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday in Whitehorse, Watson Lake, Dawson City, Carmacks, Faro, Mayo, Teslin and Haines Junction at the following locations:

  • Whitehorse - Canada Games Centre,cole milie-Tremblay, Porter Creek Secondary School,St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Secondary School, the Sternwheeler Hotel and Conference Centre. Mobile polls will also be available at Copper Ridge Place (9 a.m. to 4 p.m), Thomson Centre (12 to 4 p.m.), Whistle Bend Place (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and Whitehorse General Hospital (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.).
  • Watson Lake - Northern Lights Centre
  • Dawson City - Art and Margaret Fry Recreation Centre
  • Carmacks- Village office, municipal chambers
  • Faro - Town office council chambers
  • Mayo - Mayo Curling Lounge
  • Teslin - Council chambers
  • Haines Junction - Village office

CBC News will provideresults as they come in afterpolls close on Thursday evening. Follow online or on the radio in Yukon for live updates through the evening.

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