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Chief at Ulkatcho re-elected

Zach Parker has been re-elected chief of Ulkatcho First Nation (Anahim Lake).

Zach Parker has been re-elected chief of Ulkatcho First Nation (Anahim Lake), after a band council election took place in the community on May 2.

Parker received 227 votes, while his opponent Allen Louie garnered 162 votes.

Of the 14 candidates running for councillor, five were elected, including Harvey Sulin, Gary Holte, Rhonda Cahoose, Corrie Peeman and Judy Cahoose. The terms are for two years.

There are 692 eligible voters within the Ulkatcho Nation. Fifty-six per cent participated in the election.



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A B.C. gal, I was born in Alert Bay, raised in Nelson, graduated from the University of Winnipeg, and wrote my first-ever article for the Prince Rupert Daily News.
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