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By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post Wagmatcook First Nation Chief Norman Bernard has secured a four-year term – this time by acclamation. The band council election will be held on July 4 and 30 people are running to fill the eThe election signs are going up in Wagmatcook First Nation, but Chief Norman Bernard won\u2019t have to do the heavy labour of putting any of his signs on front lawns after he was acclaimed this year for another term as chief. \u201cI am deeply humbled to have been reinstated as Chief for another four-year term,\u201d he said in an open letter to band members earlier this month. \u201cI view this acclamation as a reflection of the trust that our community has placed in me and for… <\/p>\n

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By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post Wagmatcook First Nation Chief Norman Bernard has secured a four-year term – this time by acclamation. The band council election will be held on July 4 and 30 people are running to fill the eThe election signs are going up in Wagmatcook First Nation, but Chief Norman Bernard won\u2019t have to do the heavy labour of putting any of his signs on front lawns after he was acclaimed this year for another term as chief. \u201cI am deeply humbled to have been reinstated as Chief for another four-year term,\u201d he said in an open letter to band members earlier this month. \u201cI view this acclamation as a reflection of the trust that our community has placed in me and for... <\/p>\n

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