BC ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS | BC Chiefs-in-Assembly Express Unanimous Support for BC Regional Chief Jody Wilson-Raybould and for the Development of a Transition Plan

11.9.14

BC ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS | BC Chiefs-in-Assembly Express Unanimous Support for BC Regional Chief Jody Wilson-Raybould and for the Development of a Transition Plan: VANCOUVER, Sept. 10, 2014 /CNW/ - The BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Vancouver this week. Following discussion on the morning of September 9, 2014, the BCAFN Board of Directors is pleased to confirm unanimous support by resolution of the Chiefs-in-Assembly for a transition plan for Jody Wilson-Raybould, Regional Chief of the BCAFN, leading up to the election of the next BC Regional Chief in 2015.

The vote of confidence in Regional Chief Wilson-Raybould follows the July 31, 2014, acclamation of Jody Wilson-Raybould to be the Liberal Party of Canada candidate for the new federal riding of Vancouver Granville in the upcoming 2015 federal election.