Lower Nicola Band election on Saturday  won by Victor York, a person of much tenure, worked for the government at manpower or EI at one time.He has a coffee business and packages fair trade coffee to sell at the farmers market. The other change candidate was Aron Sam a lawyer with long time family connections in the area.

Note:

The vote was one by a margin of 11 one source says and some are calling for a recount because of the margin.

We think that is a commendable record for a first try at elected public office.

Today in History, October 5th 1984:

 Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.