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Tamara Young wins tight race for Chief of Pictou Landing First Nation; Four new Members of Bound Council elected

Nov 29, 2023 | Local News

Members of the Pictou Landing First Nation have chosen their chief and band council in an election held Tuesday.

It was a close race for Chief, with Tamara Young declared the winner, just five votes more than second place challenger Hubert Nicholas. There were four candidates on the ballot for Chief.

There are a lot of new faces on band council. New council members are Derek Francis, Katie Paul, Donald Francis and Crystal Denny. Re-elected to another term are April Nicholas and Dominic Denny. A total of 25 candidates were on the ballot for band council

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Canadian Radio Awards: 989 XFM Small Market Station of The Year

Broadcast Dialogue has announced the winners of the inaugural Canadian Radio Awards, which we’ve dubbed “The Howards” after our publisher emeritus Howard Christensen.

When Howard, a radio veteran and one of the original Broadcast News anchors, founded Broadcast Dialogue in 1992, he saw a need for both timely delivery of Canadian broadcast industry news, but also recognized the importance of creating a sense of community.

989 XFM is very proud to be the winner of the 2020 Station of Year – Small Market award.