Mississaugas of Credit First Nation elect new chief

The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation have a new chief with the election of Gimaa Clara (Claire) Sault on Saturday Dec. 9.

MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT FIRST NATION -For the first time in eight years the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation has a new chief with the election of Gimaa Clara (Claire) Sault on Saturday Dec. 9. The MCFN 2023 election took place at the MCFN community centre. The votes were counted immediately after the close of the poll on Saturday and declared after the count. As stated on their website, MCFN has about 2,570 members with approximately two thirds of the community living outside the official MCFN reserve boundary. MCFN’s newly elected Gimaa Clara (Claire) Sault won with 220 votes, or 44.6 per cent of the votes. Chief candidate Margaret Ann Sault was just 10 votes shy of winning, she finished with a total of 211 votes, or 42.8 per…

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