‘An attempted coup’: MLCN band manager says councillors tried to oust him
There’s a political shake-up underway in the Montreal Lake Cree Nation.
According to Band Manager Mark D’Amato, four councillors from the Montreal Lake Cree Nation (MLCN) have been suspended without pay for trying to remove him from his position.
“There was some issues with four councillors which surmounted to an attempted coup,” D’Amato said. “In this case it’s a good thing Montreal Lake did have the proper legislation and acts in place and the chief acted accordingly.”
A Band Council Resolution was issued on Feb. 6 which suspended Dirk McDonald, Frank J Roberts, Roger I Bird and Sidney Nelson without pay until a disciplinary hearing takes place.