Ernie Bourassa (born 1954) is a former Canadian politician who served as mayor of Whitehorse, Yukon from 2000 to 2006.
[6] His tenure saw the city awarded the 2007 Canada Winter Games, the first Canada Games to be held North of 60, and the construction of a $28.8 million multiplex sports facilities, as well as a smoking ban in public places within the city.
[9] Later that year, he left the position and moved to Kelowna, British Columbia where he began working as a real estate agent.
[10][11] However, the Okanagan real estate market was hard-hit by the 2007–2008 financial crisis and, in 2009, he returned to Whitehorse in 2009 as a realtor with RE/MAX.
[2][11] In 2012, Bourassa received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his contributions to the 2007 Canada Winter Games.