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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 educational administration. He was the superintendent of schools in Falher, Alberta, and Fort Saskatchewan from 1985 to 1998. He was the deputy superintendent for Elk Island Catholic Schools from 1998 to 2003.

Sheasgreen was first elected to political office in 2001 as a Fort Saskatchewan city councillor.

In 2004, he defeated incumbent mayor Ken Hodgins by earning 63.4% of the popular vote in the two-candidate mayoral race. He had no challengers in the 2007 municipal election and was acclaimed.

In 2010, Sheasgreen was defeated by Gale Katchur. One-term councillor Katchur earned 54.8% of the vote in the two-candidate mayoral race.

Sheasgreen is married to Christine Sheasgreen. They have three children.

External links

• City of Fort Saskatchewan biography

References

1. "Official Profile". Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
2. "Sheasgreen enters Fort's mayoral race". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta. May 29, 2004. p. B4. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
3. The Record, October 22, 2004
4. The Record, September 18, 2007
5. The Record, October 21, 2010
6. Over Easy Please Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, February 22, 2011

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