Shuswap Your Classified Connection / Vol. 26 No. 5 January 30, 2015
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n Roxy Roth, top, waves a parachute during a music jam for kids at the SASCU Rec Centre on Sunday, Jan. 25. The jam session was one of numerous events scheduled for Unplug and Play Week hosted by the Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society and School District #83.
The chief of the Neskonlith Indian Band has been re-elected for a third term. Judy Wilson retained her seat versus challengers Bonnie Thomas and Randy Narcisse. Unofficial tallies were Wilson with 76 votes, Thomas with 52 and Narcisse with 40. Of the nine candidates vying for the five band councillor positions, incumbents Art Anthony, Karen R. August and Joan Manuel-Hooper were returned. Newly elected was Fay Ginther, while Louis Thomas was acclaimed as the band councillor for Salmon Arm. Unofficial results were Ginther with 96 votes, Anthony 95, August with 91 and Manuel-Hooper with 75. Wilson said the 2015 election meant difficult choices for voters. “Many great candidates from our community put their names forward.” She termed this an exciting time for the Neskonlith “as there are many more opportunities open to us than barriers or obstacles.” Priorities, she said, will be: increasing opportunities for the band, securing more resources and revenues, and ensuring collective, informed decision-making with band members. “During the last council term, financial stability was an issue. Council successfully retired the historic band debt for the first time ever, and also incurred no further operating deficits.” For the upcoming term, she said outstanding housing receivables will be the single financial issue. “Many First Nations across Canada are facing the same issues,” she noted, adding that a lot of See Housing on page 2
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