Indigenous
Poplar Hill Chief and Council
Governs Poplar Hill
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Who sits on it
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Chief
Elected
- PH Philip Andrew Howe Chief · since July 2026
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Deputy Chief
Elected
- HC Howard Comber Deputy Chief · since July 2026
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6 councillors
Elected
- AS Alec Strang Councillor · since July 2026
- DO Darry Owen Councillor · since July 2026
- DT Dennis Dan Turtle Councillor · since July 2026
- EO Ernest Billy Owen Councillor · since July 2026
- MH Michael Rodney Kirkland Howe Councillor · since July 2026
- VO Vybus Derrick Owen Councillor · since July 2026
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Philip Andrew Howe as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Deputy Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Howard Comber as Deputy Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Alec Strang as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Darry Owen as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Dennis Dan Turtle as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Ernest Billy Owen as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Michael Rodney Kirkland Howe as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Vybus Derrick Owen as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
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Band office
PO BOX 1
POPLAR HILL, ON P0V 3E0- Phone (807) 772-8838
- Web kochiefs.ca
What it can do
- By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81)
Makes by-laws for its reserves: health of residents, traffic, law and order, nuisances, animals, roads, water supplies and other local works, zoning and buildings, allotment of reserve land, residence on the reserve, wildlife and fish on the reserve, and trespass. Fines of up to $1,000.
- Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83)
With the Minister's approval, taxes land and interests in land on the reserve for local purposes, licenses businesses, and spends band money. Many First Nations tax property under the First Nations Fiscal Management Act instead.
- Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1)
With the consent of a majority of electors voting at a special band meeting, may prohibit the sale, supply, manufacture or possession of intoxicants on the reserve.
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Sources for what it can do
- By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
Sources
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles: band office, website, election system "Custom Electoral System". For: Poplar Hill Chief and Council
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Band office address, phone and fax from ISC First Nation Profiles. For: Band office
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81). For: By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81)
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83). For: Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83)
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1). For: Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1)
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Office title and number of holders listed by ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance), election system "Custom Electoral System". For: Deputy Chief, Chief, Councillor
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2026-07-18, expiry date 2028-07-17. For: Howard Comber as Deputy Chief, Philip Andrew Howe as Chief, Alec Strang as Councillor, Darry Owen as Councillor, Dennis Dan Turtle as Councillor and 3 more
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Date estimated from the term expiry date in ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance); not an announced election date. For: General election, July 17, 2028