\u00a0By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The board of directors for the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) will once again have Indigenous representation. That\u2019s because earlier this month, Gayle Payette, who served on the OHF board from 2022 through 2024, was selected to fill a board position for one year. Payette, a member of M\u2019Chigeeng First Nation on Manitoulin Island, is believed to be the first Indigenous person to have served on the OHF board. After her initial term, Payette decided not to seek re-election last year. At the time, however, she made it clear that perhaps she would be willing to return to the association\u2019s board at some point down the line. \u201cI said there’d be a possibility in the future,\u201d Payette said. \u201cI wasn’t really firm on… <\/p>\n
\u00a0By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The board of directors for the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) will once again have Indigenous representation. That\u2019s because earlier this month, Gayle Payette, who served on the OHF board from 2022 through 2024, was selected to fill a board position for one year. Payette, a member of M\u2019Chigeeng First Nation on Manitoulin Island, is believed to be the first Indigenous person to have served on the OHF board. After her initial term, Payette decided not to seek re-election last year. At the time, however, she made it clear that perhaps she would be willing to return to the association\u2019s board at some point down the line. \u201cI said there’d be a possibility in the future,\u201d Payette said. \u201cI wasn’t really firm on... <\/p>\n