Great to see that the federal government’s final push to get First Nations to file their Financial Transparency Act documents is working – as of January 14, we’re now down to just nine left to be filed in B.C.:
- Boston Bar
- Chawathil
- High Bar
- New Westminster
- Oregon Jack Creek
- Peters
- Popkum
- Semiahmoo
- Skatin
The B.C. $100,000 Club thus far (elected First Nations officials making six figures):
- Tina Sam, chief, Shxwha:y Village, $140,124
- Paul Sam, chief, Shuswap, $202,413
- Alice Sam, councillor, Shuswap, $202,000
- Norman Davis, chief, Doig River, $127,210
- Alice Thompson, chief, Leq’a:mel, $107,082
- Barb Leggat, councillor, Leq’a:mel, $105,609
- Doug McIntyre, chief, Skuppah, $122,850
- Roberta Dendys, councillor, Fort Nelson, $105,509
- Richard Peters, chief, Cheslatta Carrier, $123,033
- James Frank, chief, Kanaka Bar, $117,000
- Donny van Somer, chief, Kwadacha, $107,922
- Tumia Knott, councillor, Kwantlen, $118,895
- Marilyn Gabriel, chief, Kwantlen, $106,011
- Ron Giesbrecht, chief, Kwikwetlem, $914,219
- Clarence Louie, chief, Osoyoos, $146,369
- Beverly Stager, councillor, Prophet River, $102,837
- Doug White, chief, Snuneymuxw, $108,022
- David Joseph Jimmie, chief, Squiala, $105,910
- Derek Orr, chief, McLeod Lake, $102,000
- Gary Reece, chief councillor, Lax Kw’alaams, $122,500
- Eric Wesley, councillor, Snuneymuxw, $314,801 ****Disclosure notes $307,201 for construction services, excluding cost related to delivery of those services. His take home will be far less presumably.
Bear in mind, this is all tax-free money. To take home $100,000 off-reserve in B.C. last year, you would have needed a gross income of $142,227.