Peguis First Nation elects new chief, Cindy Spence
Cindy Spence beat incumbent Glenn Hudson to become chief of Peguis First Nation.
Cindy Spence beat incumbent Glenn Hudson in a tight race that went late Wednesday. Also, three out of the four new councillors on the First Nation, located about 145 kilometres north of Winnipeg, are women.
Peguis holds band and council elections every two years and Hudson, who was first elected in 2007, has held off challenges from Spence — as well as others — in every election since then.
Peguis is the largest First Nations community in the province, with a population of more than 7,330 people.