Election day for Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation

The eight communities that make up Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation will go to the polls on Tuesday to vote for the chief and council.

Polling stations will be open at 8 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m.  In Prince Albert, voting will take place at Parkland Community Hall.

There are three people vying for the position of chief: incumbent Peter Beatty, former Chief Darrell McCallum, and Karen Bird from Southend.

There is one small change in this election — all the votes will be counted by hand. The band used an electronic counting system in the last election, but the elders stressed they preferred a more traditional method.