Chad Edgar was elected chief of Michipicoten First Nation in a weekend general election. 535 voters chose Chad over incombent Pat Tangie, who received 122 votes. There were 657 ballots cast for chief with 10 spoilt.<\/p>\n
For Council, 644 ballots were cast and 20 spoilt.<\/p>\n
The new Council is: Rachelle Phillippe, Evelyn Stone, Taryn Michel, Dan Beaubre, Peggy Rice, Joseph Skouris, James St. Germain and Wendy Peterson Shwana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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