B.C. chief and council prohibited from holding office until election is held – Vancouver Is Awesome
Federal court ruling prohibits Dease River First Nation’s chief and council from holding office and reinstates the general election next month.
The chief and council of a B.C. First Nation who have been ruling without a proper electoral mandate or authority for over three months have been prohibited from holding office until general elections are held next month, a federal judge has ruled.
The case centres on an estimated 38 members of the Dease River First Nation, who live on a reserve in northern B.C. near Good Hope Lake. Another 150 members live off-reserve, scattered throughout North America in places like Prince George, Terrace, and in the Yukon communities of Watson Lake and Whitehorse.
