The Opaskwayak Cree Nation Junior Chief and Council election will be held on October 26th and two candidates have accepted their nominations for the chief position. The two candidates running for chief are April Harris and Nicole Tornquist.
As of news time, six of the councillor candidates have accepted their nominations.
The final list of candidates is expected to be released tomorrow. The overall goal of Junior Chief and Council is give youth an idea of how local politics work and how decisions are made in their community.
