359-4400

NORWAY HOUSE CREE NATION
SPECIAL ELECTION

NOTICE OF NOMINATION MEETING & SPECIAL ELECTION
FOR ONE (1) VACANT COUNCILLOR POSITION

Nomination Meeting will be held for the vacant office of (1) Councillor Position:

Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Time: 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Place: Norway House Cree Nation Multiplex Arena

A Public Candidates Forum for Norway House Cree Nation members will be held on:

Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Beginning at 6pm at the Norway House Cree Nation Multiplex Arena

The Election for one (1) Councillor Position will be held on:

Date: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Polls open from 9:00am-6:00pm at the
Place: Norway House Cree Nation Multiplex Arena
Counting of the Ballots will be conducted after the polls have closed.

List of eligible voters will be posted at the following community bulletin boards:
Kistapinanihk Mall, Northern Fort, Norway House Family Foods, Norway House Cree Nation Council Office & Norway House Cree Nation Administration Office.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTS:

As per the Elections Procedures Act for the Norway House Cree Nation the following procedures were conducted at the Chief & Council Meeting of March 27, 2012:

• Motion passed for By-Election for Councillor at the meeting of March 27, 2012.
• Appointment of Electoral Officer, Yvonne Apetagon on March 27, 2012.
• Appointment of Election Appeal Committee members on March 27, 2012 and are as follows: Edward Albert, Byron Apetagon, Eric Ross, Pam Tait-Reaume and Edward Turner.

For further information please contact:

Yvonne Apetagon, Electoral Officer (204) 359-8002 or (204)301-9090 or email yapetagon@hotmail.com
or
Roxanne Bruce, Deputy Electoral Officer (204) 359-8023 or (204) 301-7003 or email at roxanneh_2001@hotmail.com

STATEMENT OF ELECTION RESULTS 2011

Chief Candidates:

LARSON R. ANDERSON 117
ORVILLE W. APETAGON Disqualified
LESTER BALFOUR Disqualified
WINNIFRED J. BALFOUR 12
LORETTA BAYER 200
KENNETH BUDD 73
RON EVANS 850
DARLENE OSBORNE 114
CLARENCE PAUPANEKIS 181
NICK SAUNDERS 125
NELSON SCRIBE SR. 22

Rejected Ballots: 32

Chief Ron Evans
Will take office as of July 22, 2011 up until March 17, 2014 year term

Signed this 22nd day of July 2011.
Stephanie Connors, Electoral Officer