By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT NELSON, B.C. — A Northern Rockies Regional Municipality councillor accused of making “improper charges” of more than $300,000 on a First Nation’s credit card has spoken about her struggle with a gambling addiction. The Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nation (GNN) near Port Hardy has filed a suit with the Supreme Court of British Columbia for damages against its former band administrator Leslie Dickie. GNN has accused Dickie of using making “improper charges” totaling more than $328,000 on the band’s corporate credit card between June 2019 and February 2022, alleging the amount owed sometimes exceeded the account’s $15,000 limit. It also alleges Dickie used funds from GNN’s general bank account to pay off the bills, as well as $6,000 of her own funds. The civil…
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