Indigenous
Snuneymuxw First Nation Chief and Council
Governs Snuneymuxw First Nation
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Who sits on it
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Chief
Elected
- MW Michael Wyse Chief · since February 2026
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10 councillors
Elected
- DG Darren Good Councillor · since February 2026
- EG Edward Good Councillor · since February 2026
- EW Elias Wyse Councillor · since February 2024
- EM Emily Manson Councillor · since February 2026
- EJ Erralyn Joseph Councillor · since February 2026
- IT Isaac Thomas Councillor · since February 2024
- JW John L. White Councillor · since February 2026
- KG Kate Good Councillor · since February 2024
- RS Regan R.A. Seward Councillor · since February 2024
- WY William Yoachim Councillor · since February 2024
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Michael Wyse as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Darren Good as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Edward Good as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Elias Wyse as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Emily Manson as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Erralyn Joseph as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Isaac Thomas as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- John L. White as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Kate Good as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Regan R.A. Seward as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- William Yoachim as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
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Band office
668 CENTRE STREET
NANAIMO, BC V9R 4Z4- Phone (250) 740-2300
- Web snuneymuxw.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: Snuneymuxw First Nation 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: Councillor, Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2026-02-06, expiry date 2028-02-05. For: Darren Good as Councillor, Edward Good as Councillor, Emily Manson as Councillor, Erralyn Joseph as Councillor, John L. White as Councillor, Michael Wyse as Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2024-02-01, expiry date 2028-02-01. For: Elias Wyse as Councillor, Isaac Thomas as Councillor, Kate Good as Councillor, Regan R.A. Seward as Councillor, William Yoachim as Councillor
- 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, February 1, 2028, General election, February 5, 2028