New Chief for Xeni Gwet'in..

Welcome to Williams Lake on their Facebook page (click here) is reporting the following, in relation to today's election for the Xeni Gwet'in (Nemiah Valley) First Nation Chief for the next five years (term expires 2018): (Note - result is unofficial and one candidate must get 50%+1 of all votes cast for Chief candidates)

Roger William - 133

Marilyn Baptiste - 94

If the above stands as official - I wonder if Cariboo RD Area 'J' Director Roger William will try to stay on until the next local gov't election next fall or trigger a by-election, if the work load gets to be too much.

My own guess is - he'll juggle both until next year and then concentrate on being Chief of the Xeni Gwet'in First Nation....

-- SBF