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Charlie William Elected As The New Chief Of Ulkatcho First Nation

Pat Matthews
By Pat Matthews

The Ulkatcho First Nation has a new Chief.

Nelson (Charlie) William won with 139 votes followed by Dereck Sill with 117, Tina Alexis had 81, Anthony Sims 37 and Stella West had 9.

There were 13 candidates running for the five Councillor positions.

Elected were Breanna Charleyboy, Lorne Cahoose, Jimmie Bradley, Corinne Cahoose, and Stella West.

Out going Chief Lynda Price did not run in this election.

She was the Ulkatcho First Nation Chief from 2005 to 2009 and re-elected in 2021.

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Pat Matthews
Pat Matthews
Pat started working in the Cariboo in 1989 after spending several years in radio in Terrace. He worked in the creative department until 2017 when he switched over to news covering Williams Lake and the South Cariboo as well as being the afternoon host on Country 840 in 100 Mile House.

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