B.C. band to drug-test chief, councillors, staff – CBC
Oct 12, 2016
‘Their minds have to be clear … to make proper decisions for the Nation’
Fearful of B.C.s deadly fentanyl epidemic and eager for sober guidance, a northern First Nation wants its chief, band councillors and 120 band employees and contractors to pass drug and alcohol tests.
“These people are working for the Nation,” said Lake Babine Nation Chief Wilf Adam in Burns Lake. “Their minds have to be clear to make the proper judgments and decisions.”
‘Their minds have to be clear’
As chief of the 2,500 member First Nation spread over several communities, Adam said he’ll be first in line to get tested.
