{"id":110170,"date":"2026-11-03T08:51:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T13:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=110170"},"modified":"2026-11-03T08:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T13:51:45","slug":"tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsawwassen\u2019s re-elected chief Laura Cassidy targets sustainable, people-first growth for second term"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Radha Agarwal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Delta Optimist Re-elected on Oct. 17, Tsawwassen First Nation chief Laura Cassidy is heading into her second term focused on pragmatic continuity and community-driven progress. \u201cMy first term focused on building a strong foundation for long-term success, and while we accomplished a great deal, there is still important work ahead,\u201d said Cassidy. She wants to ensure that rapid economic growth directly supports housing, culture, and the everyday well-being of her members. Cassidy secured her second term with 116 votes, defeating challenger Bryce Williams, who earned 88. Alongside the leadership vote, Tsawwassen members elected 14 legislators to the nation’s governing body: Taylor Baker with 133 votes, Valerie Cross with 124 votes, Louise Ahlm with 107 votes, Dawn Williams with 107 votes, Terri Splockton with… <\/p>\n

\n
\n
This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription – Corporate, Print Subscription Only, Canada Print and Online, and USA Print and Online members only.
Register<\/a><\/div>\n
Already a member? Log in here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Radha Agarwal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Delta Optimist Re-elected on Oct. 17, Tsawwassen First Nation chief Laura Cassidy is heading into her second term focused on pragmatic continuity and community-driven progress. \u201cMy first term focused on building a strong foundation for long-term success, and while we accomplished a great deal, there is still important work ahead,\u201d said Cassidy. She wants to ensure that rapid economic growth directly supports housing, culture, and the everyday well-being of her members. Cassidy secured her second term with 116 votes, defeating challenger Bryce Williams, who earned 88. Alongside the leadership vote, Tsawwassen members elected 14 legislators to the nation’s governing body: Taylor Baker with 133 votes, Valerie Cross with 124 votes, Louise Ahlm with 107 votes, Dawn Williams with 107 votes, Terri Splockton with... <\/p>\n

This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription - Corporate, Print Subscription Only, Canada Print and Online, and USA Print and Online members only.
Register<\/a><\/div>
Already a member? Log in here<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":101363,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news","category-ticker","pmpro-level-required","pmpro-level-3","pmpro-level-2","pmpro-level-5","pmpro-level-4","pmpro-level-6","pmpro-level-7","pmpro-level-8","pmpro-no-access"],"yoast_head":"\nTsawwassen\u2019s re-elected chief Laura Cassidy targets sustainable, people-first growth for second term - The Turtle Island News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tsawwassen\u2019s re-elected chief Laura Cassidy targets sustainable, people-first growth for second term - The Turtle Island News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Radha Agarwal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Delta Optimist Re-elected on Oct. 17, Tsawwassen First Nation chief Laura Cassidy is heading into her second term focused on pragmatic continuity and community-driven progress. \u201cMy first term focused on building a strong foundation for long-term success, and while we accomplished a great deal, there is still important work ahead,\u201d said Cassidy. She wants to ensure that rapid economic growth directly supports housing, culture, and the everyday well-being of her members. Cassidy secured her second term with 116 votes, defeating challenger Bryce Williams, who earned 88. Alongside the leadership vote, Tsawwassen members elected 14 legislators to the nation’s governing body: Taylor Baker with 133 votes, Valerie Cross with 124 votes, Louise Ahlm with 107 votes, Dawn Williams with 107 votes, Terri Splockton with\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Turtle Island News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TurtleIslandNews\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-11-03T13:51:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/facebooklogo.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"725\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"483\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lynda Powless\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@newsattheturtle\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@newsattheturtle\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lynda Powless\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/03\\\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/03\\\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lynda Powless\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7b188fd7503577895ef8b306988cd458\"},\"headline\":\"Tsawwassen\u2019s re-elected chief Laura Cassidy targets sustainable, people-first growth for second term\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-11-03T13:51:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/03\\\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":513,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"National News\",\"ticker\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/03\\\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/03\\\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\\\/\",\"name\":\"Tsawwassen\u2019s re-elected chief Laura Cassidy targets sustainable, people-first growth for second term - The Turtle Island News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-11-03T13:51:45+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/03\\\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/03\\\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/03\\\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tsawwassen\u2019s re-elected chief Laura Cassidy targets sustainable, people-first growth for second term\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Turtle Island News\",\"description\":\"Your Source for Local News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Turtle Island News\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/08\\\/turtle150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/08\\\/turtle150.jpg\",\"width\":140,\"height\":150,\"caption\":\"Turtle Island News\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/TurtleIslandNews\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/newsattheturtle\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCOqB-hG3L6hRLsmqY0e5k0g\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7b188fd7503577895ef8b306988cd458\",\"name\":\"Lynda Powless\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9dcf622653a010411b0a01d44ed2a1a41158cc5195ea70acd7914787f81e63a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9dcf622653a010411b0a01d44ed2a1a41158cc5195ea70acd7914787f81e63a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9dcf622653a010411b0a01d44ed2a1a41158cc5195ea70acd7914787f81e63a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lynda Powless\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/lynda\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Tsawwassen\u2019s re-elected chief Laura Cassidy targets sustainable, people-first growth for second term - The Turtle Island News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Tsawwassen\u2019s re-elected chief Laura Cassidy targets sustainable, people-first growth for second term - The Turtle Island News","og_description":"By Radha Agarwal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Delta Optimist Re-elected on Oct. 17, Tsawwassen First Nation chief Laura Cassidy is heading into her second term focused on pragmatic continuity and community-driven progress. \u201cMy first term focused on building a strong foundation for long-term success, and while we accomplished a great deal, there is still important work ahead,\u201d said Cassidy. She wants to ensure that rapid economic growth directly supports housing, culture, and the everyday well-being of her members. Cassidy secured her second term with 116 votes, defeating challenger Bryce Williams, who earned 88. Alongside the leadership vote, Tsawwassen members elected 14 legislators to the nation’s governing body: Taylor Baker with 133 votes, Valerie Cross with 124 votes, Louise Ahlm with 107 votes, Dawn Williams with 107 votes, Terri Splockton with","og_url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\/","og_site_name":"The Turtle Island News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TurtleIslandNews\/","article_published_time":"2026-11-03T13:51:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":725,"height":483,"url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/facebooklogo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lynda Powless","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@newsattheturtle","twitter_site":"@newsattheturtle","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lynda Powless","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\/"},"author":{"name":"Lynda Powless","@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7b188fd7503577895ef8b306988cd458"},"headline":"Tsawwassen\u2019s re-elected chief Laura Cassidy targets sustainable, people-first growth for second term","datePublished":"2026-11-03T13:51:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\/"},"wordCount":513,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#organization"},"articleSection":["National News","ticker"],"inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\/","url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\/","name":"Tsawwassen\u2019s re-elected chief Laura Cassidy targets sustainable, people-first growth for second term - The Turtle Island News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-11-03T13:51:45+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/tsawwassens-re-elected-chief-laura-cassidy-targets-sustainable-people-first-growth-for-second-term\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tsawwassen\u2019s re-elected chief Laura Cassidy targets sustainable, people-first growth for second term"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/","name":"The Turtle Island News","description":"Your Source for Local News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#organization","name":"Turtle Island News","url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/turtle150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/turtle150.jpg","width":140,"height":150,"caption":"Turtle Island News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TurtleIslandNews\/","https:\/\/x.com\/newsattheturtle","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCOqB-hG3L6hRLsmqY0e5k0g"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7b188fd7503577895ef8b306988cd458","name":"Lynda Powless","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9dcf622653a010411b0a01d44ed2a1a41158cc5195ea70acd7914787f81e63a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9dcf622653a010411b0a01d44ed2a1a41158cc5195ea70acd7914787f81e63a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9dcf622653a010411b0a01d44ed2a1a41158cc5195ea70acd7914787f81e63a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lynda Powless"},"url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/author\/lynda\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110171,"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110170\/revisions\/110171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}