Prince George, B.C.- The Lheidli T’enneh have  set aside a week in October to have a new  vote on the  Treaty  that was  rejected nearly 10 years ago.

The Lheidli T’enneh  will conduct  a vote between  October  15th and  October 22nd at  4 different locations in the  province,  as well as  accepting  mail in ballots

It was 2007 when the treaty was put to a vote, and  was rejected  by 52% of the  233 who cast ballots.  The process  at that time called for approval of 70% of eligible voters in order to pass.

The Final  Agreement which was put to the membership  in that March 2007  vote  would have provided the Lheidli T’enneh with  nearly 4,300 hectares of treaty land ( including some within the Prince George City limits) a cash component of $27 million dollars (indexed to inflation) revenue sharing and  fishing rights in addition to self governance.

Here are the dates  times and locations for the  vote:

• October 15, 2016 — Vancouver Native Friendship Centre — 1607 E Hastings St. Vancouver, BC
• October 18, 2016 — Crest Hotel, Prince Rupert, BC
• October 21, 2016 — Lheidli T’enneh Administration Office — 1041 Whenun Rd, Prince George, BC
• October 22, 2016 — Coast Inn of the North, Prince George, BC

Polls will be open on each date from 10:00 am – 8:00 pm PST and mail-in ballots will be sent out no later than 30 days before the first vote date.

The  final count of all ballots will take place on October 22nd after the polls have  closed at the Coast Inn of the North in Prince George.

The full  treaty document  can be  found here.