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New trustee acclaimed for Yukon First Nations School Board

One candidate drops out leaving role open for Mats’äsäna Mą Primozic of Haines Junction
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Mats’äsäna Mą Primozic has been acclaimed as the newest trustee for the Yukon First Nations School Board after the other by-election candidate withdrew. (Alistair Maitland Photography/Submitted)

The First Nations School Board by-election set to start this week has ended by acclamation ahead of schedule after one of two candidates withdrew.

The by-election set to fill a vacated trustee seat on the school board was to be contested by Mats’äsäna Mą Primozic and Shelby Blackjack who turned in nominations before the Feb. 1 deadline. According to a Feb. 7 notice from Elections Yukon, Primozic has been declared elected after Blackjack withdrew. The polling which began Feb. 2 has been suspended as it is no longer required.

“As the newly-elected trustee, Mats’äsäna Mą (Sarina) Primozic will undertake the responsibilities of serving on the First Nation School Board once they take an oath of office. They will serve as a trustee until fall 2025 when the trustees elected at the next general election are sworn in,” the Feb. 7 notice from Elections Yukon reads.

Elections Yukon thanks all electors who applied to vote and who cast their ballots in the by-election. In alignment with the Education Act, all votes cast to date will not be counted.



Jim Elliot

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I’m a B.C. transplant here in Whitehorse at The News telling stories about the Yukon's people, environment, and culture.
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