Indigenous
Couchiching First Nation Chief and Council
Governs Couchiching First Nation
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Who sits on it
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Chief
Elected
- RB Richard Ralph Bruyere Chief · since March 2026
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6 councillors
Elected
- AJ Armand Paul Jourdain Councillor · since March 2026
- DH Donald Ray Howells Councillor · since March 2026
- EY Edward William Yerxa Councillor · since March 2026
- LM Lucille Rose Morrisseau Councillor · since March 2026
- ML Margaret (Peggy) Elizabeth Loyie Councillor · since March 2026
- SB Sandy William Bruyere Councillor · since March 2026
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Richard Ralph Bruyere as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Armand Paul Jourdain as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Donald Ray Howells as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Edward William Yerxa as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Lucille Rose Morrisseau as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Margaret (Peggy) Elizabeth Loyie as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Sandy William Bruyere as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
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Band office
RR 2 RMB 2027
FORT FRANCES, ON P9A 3M3- Phone (807) 274-3228
- Web couchichingfirstnation.com
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 "Indian Act". For: Couchiching 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 "Indian Act". For: Councillor, Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2026-03-08, expiry date 2028-03-07. For: Armand Paul Jourdain as Councillor, Donald Ray Howells as Councillor, Edward William Yerxa as Councillor, Lucille Rose Morrisseau as Councillor, Margaret (Peggy) Elizabeth Loyie as Councillor and 2 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, March 7, 2028