Charlie Clark

Charlie grew up in Naramata and was a participant in Winter Session 1994, which had a huge impact on building Charlie’s interest in social change, peacebuilding and democracy. In 1997 Charlie moved to Winnipeg in Treaty 4 territory  to pursue a degree in Conflict Resolution Studies and there he met his wife Sarah who is from Saskatoon. They moved to Saskatoon in Treaty 6 territory in 2002 to raise their family, and now they have three almost adult children Simon, Ben and Rachel. 

Charlie was elected to Saskatoon City Council in 2006 and served as Mayor of Saskatoon from 2016-2024. Before politics Charlie had worked in the fields of mediation, restorative justice, and was involved in community and political organizing. Since leaving office he has been working on First Nation/Municipal relationship building with the Saskatchewan Office of the Treaty Commissioner, teaching at the University of Saskatchewan, and is an advisor to the Strong Cities Network Canada Prevention Academy.