{"id":99889,"date":"2025-12-02T15:57:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=99889"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:57:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:57:28","slug":"fort-nelson-first-nation-chief-denies-conflict-of-interest-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/02\/fort-nelson-first-nation-chief-denies-conflict-of-interest-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Nelson First Nation Chief denies conflict of interest allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT NELSON, B.C. \u2014 The Chief of a northeast B.C. First Nation says the matter of owning local businesses in the area is not only not a conflict of interest, it\u2019s also untrue. 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