60
nominated for 12 positions on Burnt Church First Nation council
By GERRIT BOSMA
Miramichi Leader
Wednesday, July 11, 2001
BURNT CHURCH.
A community meeting held in Burnt Church on Saturday saw 60 people
nominated for the 12 council positions available in the Aug. 18 band
election.
Four were nominated
to run for chief, including incumbent Joseph Wilbur Dedam. The others
are Leo Bartibogue, Brian Bartibogue, and John G. Martin.
There are 914
voters, 259 living off reserve, eligible to vote for a new council
the week after the old council retires from duty on Aug 11.
The 60 names
put forth for Burnt Church First Nation's council include: Dale Roberta
Ward, Melvin Joe, Harold Somerville, Lorain Dedam, Leroy W. Metallic,
Madeleine Sylliboy; Nancy Somerville, Preston Francis, Duane E. Johnson,
Clifford Larry, Leo Bartibogue, Diana Simon, Kirby Martin, Dana Ward,
Lloyd W. Augustine, Gerald Clayton Paul, David Carl Narvey, Sandra
J. Narvey (Cole); Darren J. Taylor, John G. Martin, Clark D. Dedam,
Raymond D. Dedam, Edward Larry , Norman Allister Joe, Moses Metallic,
Mary L. Sylliboy, Joseph Wilbur Dedam, Michael Hane Ward, Dennis B.
Dedam, John E. Paul Jr., Jason D. Barnaby, Wendall Blake Narby, Pearlene
Y. Bonnell; Mary Rita Joe, Larry I. Dedam, Joseph Ronald Somerville,
Alvery M. Paul, Mark Simon, John N. Dedam Jr., Michael Ward, Irene
B. Dedam, Joseph Patrick Dedam, Calvin Barnaby, Christopher Bonnell,
Robert Paul, Carla Ward, Joseph Raymond Simon Dedam; Thomas Metallic,
Gerald Lambert, Lorna Paul, Vernon Mitchell, Lita richardson, Douglas
Larry, Brian Bartibogue, Geoffrey Narvey, Darlene Dedam, Charlotte
Barnaby, Roger Lee Dedam, Katherine Lambert, and Marsha Somerville.
Sitting on the
current Burnt Church First Nation's council since Aug. 12, 1999, are
Calvin Barnaby, Brian Bartibogue, Christopher Bonnell, Larry Isaac
Dedam, Irene Beatrice Dedam, Wilbur Dedam, Pearlene Yoland Bonnell
(Tiger), Michael Ward, Alvary Murray Paul, Cathy Lambert, John Martin
and Vernon Mitchell. { au: Gerrit Bosma dt: 7/11/01 sc: mleader}
