2018: Marathon of Local Elections

2018 is beginning to look like the marathon of local elections, both for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Communities

Firstly, for Local Indigenous (First Nations) Communities:

Jan 9th, 2018 - Tŝideldel (Alexis Creek First Nations) - Chief/Councillors (Tsilhqot'in National Government)

Jan 22nd, 2018 - Xat'sull (Soda Creek First Nations) - Chief By-Election (Northern Shuswap)

February 2018 - Xeni Gwet'in First Nations (Nemiah Valley First Nations) - Chief (Tsilhqot'in National Government)

March 10th, 2018  - Esk'etemc First Nations (Alkali Lake) - Chief/3 Councillors

March 22nd, 2018 - Lhtako Dene First Nations (Red Bluff Indian Band) - Chief/3 Councillors

March 30th 2018 - Canim Lake Indian Band (Northern Shuswap) - Chief

June 2018 - Xeni Gwet'in First Nations (Nemiah Valley First Nations) - 2 Councillors (Tsilhqot'in National Government)

June 30th, 2018 - Canim Lake Indian Band (Northern Shuswap) - 2 Councillors

July 8th, 2018 - Toosey First Nations (Tsilhqot'in National Government) - Chief/3 Councillors

July 21st, 2018 - Yunesit'in Government (Stone - Tsilhqot'in National Government) - 2 Councillors

July 30th, 2018 - ?Esdilagh First Nation (Alexandria - Tsilhqot'in National Government) - 2 Councillors

August 25th, 2018 - T'exelc (Williams Lake Indian Band - Northern Shuswap) - Chief/2 Councillors

Dec 13th, 2018 - Nazko First Nations - Chief/2 Councillors

Secondly, for Non-Indigenious Communities:

October 20th, 2018 - Elections for 12 Electoral Area Directors' (Cariboo Regional District), 1 Mayor/4 Councillors (District of Wells), 1 Mayor/6 Councillors (City of Quesnel), 1 Mayor/6 Councillors (City of Williams Lake), 1 Mayor/4 Councillors (District of 100 Mile House) and 7 Trustees each - Board of Education for School Districts #28 (Quesnel) and #27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

As you can see above - it will be very busy for the respective Chief Election Officers' in 2018...

~SF