page_title: Tony Whitford
hierarchical_section_title: Tony Whitford
caption_attribution_description: English: This picture of Tony was taken by family during his swearing in ceremony for Commissioner of the Northwest Territories.
context_page_description: Anthony Wilfred James Whitford ONWT is a retired Canadian politician and former Commissioner of the Northwest Territories.
  Whitford was born in 1941 and raised in the Northwest Territories, in the small town of Fort Smith, at the time the capital of the NWT.
  As a young man, he worked for Northern Transportation Company on the boats sailing the Mackenzie River and for Northern Canada Power Commission in Fort Smith and Taltson River. Whitford and family moved to Calgary in 1973 where he attended the University of Calgary. He moved to Yellowknife in 1977 and began a career with the Territorial and Federal governments.
  Whitford entered the political arena in 1988 and retired in 2010 after 22 years of civil service. In June 2010, Whitford was appointed as an Honorary Naval Captain of the Canadian Navy.
context_section_description: Anthony Wilfred James Whitford ONWT (born June 11, 1941) is a retired Canadian politician and former Commissioner of the Northwest Territories.
  Whitford was born in 1941 and raised in the Northwest Territories, in the small town of Fort Smith, at the time the capital of the NWT.
  As a young man, he worked for Northern Transportation Company (NTCL) on the boats sailing the Mackenzie River and for Northern Canada Power Commission (NCPC) in Fort Smith and Taltson River. Whitford and family moved to Calgary in 1973 where he attended the University of Calgary. He moved to Yellowknife in 1977 and began a career with the Territorial and Federal governments.
  Whitford entered the political arena in 1988 and retired in 2010 after 22 years of civil service. In June 2010, Whitford was appointed as an Honorary Naval Captain of the Canadian Navy.
caption: Tony Whitford
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