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Contrary to a motion passed at an emergency meeting scheduled by five elected councillors on Dec. 9, Lax Kw’alaams band administrator and head of the Lax Kw’alaams Corporate Groups Wayne Drury has not been suspended and remains fully active in his roles with the band. “On behalf of the Lax Kw’alaams Band Council, we confirm that there was no such Band Council meeting. Mr. Drury has not been suspended, and continues in all his current roles with the support of Council,” said a statement from the Band Council bearing the names of mayor Garry Reece and deputy mayor Helen Johnson. “Council, at its regularly scheduled Council meeting on Dec. 12, 2012, met and confirmed Mr. Drury’s positions, as well as the invalidity
of the earlier reports.” The motions passed at the Dec. 9th meeting were not valid as the meeting did not fall within the governance structure of the Lax Kw’alaams Band, explained legal counsel Gregory McDade. “While there was apparently a meeting of five councillors, acting on their own, this did not constitute a Band Council meeting, and they do not represent the majority of Council,” he wrote in a letter to the Prince Rupert Northern View. “Your misinformation appears to have come from accepting unsubstantiated claims by one or more of these individuals, acting without any authority.” The Dec. 9 meeting was scheduled by councillors Chris Sankey, Carl Sampson Jr., Geraldine Alexcee, Ted White and Russell Mather Jr.
A family pet was mistakenly shot by Prince Rupert RCMP on Friday night. Two gun shots rang out in the Sherbrooke Ave. area shortly after 11 p.m on Dec. 14. According to Cst. Matt Ericson, members responded to a call about a wolf in the 500 block of Sherbrooke Ave. and upon arrival saw what they believed to be a wolf running across the street chasing a deer into McClymont Park. Due to safety concerns for those in the neighbourhood and around McClymont Park, members began searching for the animal. “The officers believed it to be a wolf, it looked like a wolf, and it wasn’t until the animal was put down that officers determined it was actually a dog,” said Ericson, noting that the owners confirmed the animal was a wolf-dog hybrid. “It is very unfortunate that this incident occurred and we offer our sincere apologies to the owner of the animal. We have been in continued contact with the owner who is obviously very upset, but has also been understanding given the circumstances of the situation... The member is beside himself right now because he is an animal lover too.” This year the city of Prince Rupert has seen a significant increase in the wolf population and to date has received 11 calls for service involving wolves since the beginning of November. The Prince Rupert RCMP reminds residents to keep their animals confined while at home and to use a leashes when out walking. In the event that members of the community observe wolves within the city, they are asked to contact Conservation at 1-877-952-7277 or RCMP at 250-627-0700. Funded in part by:
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