Tommy Kakfwi, former chief of Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., who said he was illegally removed as chief last year, says he will run in the upcoming election to regain the position.
Imperial Oil sent about a dozen staff to Fort Good Hope, N.W.T. on Tuesday. A leader in the community says the 143-year-old oil company committed to reaching an agreement with Fort Good Hope, and to future discussions.
The band council in Fort Good Hope is meeting later this month to discuss a leadership dispute that’s existed for months in the Sahtu community. Ousted chief Tommy Kakfwi has a legal opinion that backs up his claim that the councillors who voted him out did not follow rules the First Nation established for the removal of chief.
Nearly a month after the incident was first reported, Imperial Oil has confirmed that the produced water line that spilled is underneath the Mackenzie River.
Delegates at the three-day meeting in Norman Wells, N.W.T., discussed the need to support Sahtu students, to create job and travel opportunities for young people, to improve health care for their members, and to extend the Mackenzie Valley Highway.