Islands Trustees acclaimed
For the second election in a row, Kate-Louise Stamford and Dan Rogers have been acclaimed as the Islands Trust Trustees for the Gambier Island area, which includes Keats.
Stamford is a full-time resident of Gambier who has also acted as Sunshine Coast Regional District director Ian Winn’s alternate for Area F.
Rogers is a property owner and part-time resident of Keats Island. His primary residence is in Vancouver.
SIGD
For the first time in several years there will be an election in one of the areas for the Sechelt Indian Government District (SIGD) Advisory Council.
The Advisory Council acts as a voice for leaseholders on shíshálh Nation lands and is elected under similar rules as municipal councils.
The contested seat is for SBL1 and the candidates are incumbent William Scotland and Mary Koyanagi, who sat last term as the SIGD Advisory Council member-at-large.
Voting takes place Oct. 20 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sechelt Indian Band humam Building’s makwan Room.
