Shane Gottfriedson

New Tk’emlups Chief to push economic development

KAMLOOPS - As the newly sworn in chief of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc, Fred Seymour plans to bring results and opportunities to the Indian Band. Seymour ran a campaign with the slogan ‘no promises, just results’ and as the new Tk’emlups Chief, he says he will use that motto to bring new prospects to his community....

Candidates announced for Tk’emlups election

KAMLOOPS – Tk’emlups te Secwepemc will elect a new chief for the first time in 12 years. One chief and seven council members will be selected November 14 during the next band election. First elected as chief of the Tk'emlups band in the early-1990s, Shane Gottfriedson will be stepping down to pursue his provincial aspirations. He...

T’kemlups te Secwepemc responds to media coverage of salaries, financials

KAMLOOPS – First Nations Chiefs and councillors have entirely different roles from city mayors and councillors and cannot be compared based on salary alone, says T’kemlups te Secwepemc. When salaries and audited financial statements were released last month under new federal legislation, local media around the province—including Infonews.ca—made the comparisons between chiefs and councillors to municipal...

Gottfriedson elected B.C. regional chief

KAMLOOPS – Shane Gottfriedson is B.C.’s new regional chief. Gottfriedson announced a couple months ago he would not seek re-election as head of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc so that he could run for the provincial leadership role. The election took place in Vancouver this morning, June 25, and according to Don Bain of the Union of B.C....

Kamloops chief to pursue provincial leadership role

KAMLOOPS - The chief of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc band will not seek re-election at the local level, but did announce his bid for regional chief of British Columbia this week. “I think there’s definitely a need for a change in British Columbia and I think my 12 years experience of being a chief of...