By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post Eskasoni First Nation is standing by its community fire chief after a recent arrest for driving and assault infractions. Fire Chief Fred Sylliboy, whose first language is Mi\u2019kmaq, says a situation that occurred on Oct. 10 on Route 223 was all a misunderstanding, and he is upset that language interpreters weren\u2019t called in by the RCMP on the scene, even though he had asked for them. On Oct. 10, RCMP received a call about a truck being driven erratically. The police pulled 58-year-old Sylliboy over in front of his family home in Eskasoni. \u201cHow come they\u2019re pulling me over?\u201d Sylliboy said during an interview with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). \u201cThey said, \u2018You\u2019re reported for impaired driving.\u2019 I said… <\/p>\n
By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post Eskasoni First Nation is standing by its community fire chief after a recent arrest for driving and assault infractions. Fire Chief Fred Sylliboy, whose first language is Mi\u2019kmaq, says a situation that occurred on Oct. 10 on Route 223 was all a misunderstanding, and he is upset that language interpreters weren\u2019t called in by the RCMP on the scene, even though he had asked for them. On Oct. 10, RCMP received a call about a truck being driven erratically. The police pulled 58-year-old Sylliboy over in front of his family home in Eskasoni. \u201cHow come they\u2019re pulling me over?\u201d Sylliboy said during an interview with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). \u201cThey said, \u2018You\u2019re reported for impaired driving.\u2019 I said... <\/p>\n