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Sayers Fails At Bid For National Chief

Craig Huckerby11 mins
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Dean Sayers hope of being elected as National Chief for Assembly of First Nations ended Wednesday . Sayers placed fourth overall. He was eliminated during the second round of voting in Ottawa.

Sayers placed fourth behind Cindy Woodhouse (Pinaymootang First Nation, David Pratt (Muscowpetung First Nation) and Sheila North (Bunibonibee Cree Nation)

Sayers kicked off his campaign on October 26, at the Sault Ste. Marie Canal Historic Site. He was grateful for the support from family and friends.

Sayers served as Chief of Batchewana First Nations for the last 20 years. He lost his seat to Mark McCoy this past summer.

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    Craig Huckerby is a seasoned broadcast and media professional with over 43 years in local media. Starting in television, Craig became known as "the weather guy" on local television before pioneering internet media in the Sault. Craig is credited for bringing local television back to the Sault via the internet in 2003 with LTVNEWS.COM and was instrumental in launching SooNews.ca and Local2.ca. Craig has also won numerous International Film awards for director of the documentary, "Was I Next?, The Sean Cribbin Story"

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One thought on “Sayers Fails At Bid For National Chief”

  1. He had his sights set a little too high when trying for that job. Time to retire and let someone younger take over.

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