Notice of Election

Notice is hereby provided that an election for three (3) Council seats for the Lyackson First Nation will be held on May 31, 2026.

Members of the Lyackson First Nation who are 18 years of age or older on May 31, 2026, may vote in the election. A Voter List is posted at https://lyackson.bc.ca/ and in the LFN Office in Chemainus. Contact the Electoral Officer with additions, deletions or corrections that think should be made to the Voter List.

The following members were duly nominated at the nomination meeting held on April 1.

Nominee:

Robinson, Brena Tanya

Robinson, Shayli Lauren

Sallis, Michael Bruce

Jones, Jennifer Louise

Pohl, Brenda Elaine

Norris, Irvin Thomas

Members may vote:

• In-person at the polling station in the LFN Office in Chemainus at 8017 Chemainus Road from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on May 31, 2026
• Electronically using a Personal Identification Number (PIN) which will be provided along with instructions for electronic voting to all members for whom we have contact information.
• By mail-in ballot if such a ballot is requested. Requests for mail-in ballots must be made to the Electoral Officer prior to May 15, 2026.

Counting of the ballots and an announcement of the results of the election will take place at the LFN Office in Chemainus at 8017 Chemainus Road immediately after the closing of the poll at 3:00 PM on May 31.

Note: If you have an email address, please provide it to the Electoral Officer at kit@kitspence.com so that we can email you the PIN for electronic voting.

Kit Spence has been appointed as Electoral Officer for the Lyackson First Nation. He can be contacted by text at 250-881-0142, by toll-free at 877-541-9017, or by email at kit@kitspence.com

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