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Article: Sandy Bay First Nation chief, council removed
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- Winnipeg Free Press
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- September 6, 2006
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By Martin Cash
THE chief and council of Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation have been removed from office over allegations of vote buying at last fall's election.
A spokeswoman for Indian Affairs and Northern Development said that a third party manager is being sought to take over operations of the band until a new election can be held.
The wording of a Privy Council order in council late last week says that the election of the chief and four councillors in Sandy Bay on Sept. 8, 2005 has been "set aside." The order states that the minister of Indian and Northern Affairs reported that people in the community received money in exchange for their votes.
'Confusion'
Reached on his cellphone late ...