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Chief & Council
The role of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation Council is to serve the community through strong, transparent and accountable leadership. Council is made up of eight members: the Chief and seven Councilors. Chief and Council work to deliver effective and efficient programs, businesses and services while respecting our Nation’s culture and traditions.
Council members serve four-year terms. They are elected on a staggered basis, i.e., four are elected every two years.
Chief Christopher Roberts
1st Term on Council
Elected Councillor: Feb 2017
Elected Chief Councillor: Apr 2018 (by-election)
Current Term Ends: Jan 2019
Portfolios:
- Governance
- Treaty
- Economic Development
- Finance
Dean Drake
5th Term on Council (elected in by-election)
Elected Councillor: Jun 2018
Current Term Ends: Jan 2020
Portfolios:
- Public Security
- Food Gathering and Distribution
- Alternate for Housing and Economic Development
Marian Atkinson
4th Term on Council
Elected Councillor: Feb 2017
Current Term Ends: Jan 2021
Portfolios:
- Elders
- Health
- Alternate for Economic Development
Christopher Drake
1st Term on Council (elected in by-election)
Elected Councillor: Sep 2017
Current Term Ends: Jan 2021
Portfolios:
- Social and Recreation
- Capital Projects
- Alternate for Land Code and Management, Governance and Economic Development
chrisdrake@weiwaikum.ca
Shelly Haunch
1st Term on Council
Elected Councillor: Feb 2015
Current Term Ends: Jan 2019
Portfolios:
- Housing
- Community Services
- Alternate for Health, Fisheries and Economic Development
Tony Roberts Jr.
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Elected Councillor: Feb 2017
Current Term Ends: Jan 2021
Portfolios:
- Fisheries
- Land Code and Management
- Alternate for Social and Recreation, Language and Culture, Treaty and Economic Development
Curtis Wilson
4th Term on Council
Elected Councillor: Feb 2015
Current Term Ends: Jan 2019
Portfolios:
- Education
- Language and Culture
- Alternate for Economic Development