Court rules on Saulteau dispute elections set
In Prince George the court ruled largely for 29 band members opposing the chief and council of the Saulteau First Nations. Elections to choose five headmen and a new chief will occur June 3 and June 10, testing whether the current leadership retains public support. Judge Parrett criticized attempts to block democratic processes and emphasized adherence to band custom.
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Saulteau First Nations
Prince George
Bud Napoleon
Geraldine Gauthier
Barbara Loberg
Milton Wood
Justice Parrett
Dants
Parrett
Former Chetwynd residents charged with drug trafficking
Kimberly Ann Waters and Allan Joseph Vossler were arrested May 18 after police stopped their vehicle on Hwy 97 east of Chetwynd. A search found Marijuana valued over 1300 dollars. A 1995 Oldsmobile was seized for suspected drug transport. Fairview RCMP assisted in a warrant at a trailer near Fairview, seizing 10000 dollars in cash and 11 pounds of Marijuana valued around 3000 dollars. They are due in Chetwynd Provincial Court August 28, 1997 for possession of a Schedule II substance for the purpose of trafficking Cannabis.
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Kimberly Ann Waters
Allan Joseph Vossler
Fairview
Alberta
Chetwynd
Waters
Vossler
Fairview Rcmp
Chetwynd Council weighs flood relief donations
Chetwynd council will wait for the next meeting to decide on flood relief donations amid an appeal from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and Hudson's Hope District. The town supports a $5,000 piano project and will transfer the landfill to the Peace River Regional District. A $2,500 Canada Day grant funds fireworks and materials, while greenspace projects including Windrem Trail expansion and Crown Subdivision trails are planned.
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Manitoba
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
District of Hudson’s Hope
St. Agathe
Chetwynd
Civic Properties Commission
Council
Peace River
Chetwynd Environmental Society
Stu Garland
Windrem
Don Titus School
Crown Subdivision
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H & H Insurance Services Ltd
Onear
ICBC
50Th Avenue
Tumbler Ridge
Hudson’s Hope
P.O.P
Chetwynd & District Leisure Pool
The
Canadian Red Cross Society
Saulteau
Chetwynd Council
Charlie Lasser
B.C
P.R.R.D
Canada Day
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