The 2014 Chiniki and Wesley leadership results are in, following two elections held in nearby Morley Dec. 8.
Newly-elected Chiniki Chief Aaron Young will be joined by councillors Jeremy Frank Kaquitts, Jordie Ian Mark and incumbents Clifford Powderface and Lional Wildman.
Former councillors Frank Chiniquay and Terrence Rider will join outgoing former chief Bruce Labelle.
Labelle and Rider both campaigned for re-election and Chiniquay was disqualified as a candidate. Young, with 361 votes, beat out Labelle, with 185 votes, by a considerable margin.
Ernest Wesley retained his position as chief for the Wesley band. Morley councillor Hank Snow was also re-elected, as was Big Horn councillor Shane Crawler.
Councillors Watson Kaquitts and Marlon Poucette will take over for former councillors Homer Twoyoungmen and Tater Van House.
The official results from the Wesley election were not posted online in time for deadline; refer to stoney-nation.com for a tally of votes.
The appeals deadline for the Chiniki band election is Jan. 5, 2015 and should be made in person at the Stoney Tribal Administration (STA) building through Chief Electoral Officer Mike Frank.
For the Wesley band election, the appeals deadline is Jan. 7, 2015. The appeal should be made in person at the STA building through Chief Electoral Officer Marvin Yellowhorn. The Stoney Nation Tribal Administration can be reached at 403-851-3770.
