Members of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation have re-elected Chief Edward Henderson to another term in office.
He defeated runner-up and former FSIN Chief Alphonse Bird by a vote count of 747 to 287 in the band’s recent election.
The new band council consists of Roger I. Bird, Dirk McDonald, Jarret Nelson and Frank James Roberts in Montreal Lake; Fred Halkett and Jamie Halkett in Little Red; urban councillor Darrell Naytowhow; and Sydney Nelson in Weyakwin/Timber Bay.
The band held its chief and council election this past Friday.