Mark Arcand was re-elected to a third term as Tribal Chief of the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC).
Arcand was elected by STC’s seven member communities at a Treaty Assembly vote on Thursday.
“The people are going to be rewarded by all of us working together, and that’s where the Saskatoon Tribal Council is; we’re united, and we work together to help people,” Arcand said shortly after learning the results of Thursday’s vote.
Speaking to media after the election, Arcand said his focus will continue to be on homelessness.
The STC currently runs the city’s largest emergency shelter, a facility that has drawn the ire of some its neighbours in Fairhaven.
For several years, Arcand bitterly defended the shelter and its residents from accusations that they have contributed to increased crime in the neighbourhood, or that he colluded with the city to open the facility without consulting area residents.
Now, Arcand says he’s open to discussing moving the shelter — if there’s a suitable spot for it.