Residents of Abegweit First Nation in central P.E.I. have elected Roddy Gould Jr. to a second consecutive four-year term as chief, with both on-reserve and off-reserve members casting votes on Friday.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the one-year interim understanding with the P.E.I.-based First Nation was reached on Wednesday, four days before the band's lobster crews were to set their first traps for the season with or without DFO signoff.
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Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joyce Murray was on Prince Edward Island Friday to sign a deal with Abegweit First Nation Chief Roddy Gould Jr., affirming the band’s right to participate in a moderate livelihood fishery.
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