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Chief Stacey Laforme, along with five elected Councillors, were re-elected in the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Election (MCFN). Back for his third term as Chief, Laforme has served his community on council for the past two decades after first being elected as a councillor in 1999. During that time he was also involved with MCFN\u2019s Pan Am Games Secretariat (PAGS), as Chair of the PAGS Committee. After the Election results were released, Laforme released a short statement on Facebook. \u201cI look forward to serving with the new council. I also believe that there were others who ran for council and should be elected in the future and I will do my best to assist them next year. Miigwech.\u201d Of the 413 valid votes cast for Chief, Laforme garnered… <\/p>\n

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Chief Stacey Laforme, along with five elected Councillors, were re-elected in the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Election (MCFN). Back for his third term as Chief, Laforme has served his community on council for the past two decades after first being elected as a councillor in 1999. During that time he was also involved with MCFN\u2019s Pan Am Games Secretariat (PAGS), as Chair of the PAGS Committee. After the Election results were released, Laforme released a short statement on Facebook. \u201cI look forward to serving with the new council. I also believe that there were others who ran for council and should be elected in the future and I will do my best to assist them next year. Miigwech.\u201d Of the 413 valid votes cast for Chief, Laforme garnered... <\/p>\n

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