Hagwilget members board up band office, demand Chief Cynthia Joseph's resignation.
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Published Thursday, July 8, 2021 5:01PM PDT
Last Updated Friday, July 9, 2021 4:46AM PDT
Demonstrators say the band office will remain boarded up uptil Chief Councillor Cynthia Joseph resigns and elections are held in the community. (Source: Liz-Patricia Austin - Facebook).
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PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. --
A group of frustrated band members in the First Nations community of Hagwilget near New Hazelton has boarded up the entrance to the reserve's band office.
They're demanding the resignation of Chief Councillor Cynthia Joseph and that band council elections be held in the community immediately.