Members of the Kwikwetlem First Nation voted its council back into office this week - including the chief who reaped nearly $1 million last year.
On Tuesday, 48 out of an eligible 61 band members returned Chief Ron Giesbrecht to the top job and defeated his only contender, George Chaffee, by nearly 2-1.
Giesbrecht, who in 2014 received a 10% bonus as economic development officer - translating to more than $800,000 on a single transaction with the provincial government for property on Burke Mountain - on top of his chief salary and expenses, was unavailable for comment on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the Coquitlam Indian Band also re-elected councillors Fred Hubert and Ed Hall for a four-year term, said Jenna Cyr, executive administrative assistant.
Hulbert received the highest number of votes at 27 while Hall got 18; they were followed by unsuccessful candidates John Peters (17); Dakota Giesbrecht (16) and David Hall (10).
The vote comes as Kwikwetlem First Nation offers 10 parcels of reserve land to its 82 members - listed for sale under Section 50 of the Indian Act - with bids due between July 7 and Nov. 18.
According to documents from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, the IR #2 lots are available by the estate of Edward Arnold Michell.
