Walpole Island Governance Building. (Photo courtesy of Walpole Island First Nation Council via Facebook).It's election day at Walpole Island First Nation.
There are seven names on the ballot for the position of chief, including current chief Charles Sampson who is looking to serve another term.
Voters will also choose from 27 candidates running for one of the 12 seats on band council.
Polls are open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Walpole Island First Nation Governance Building on Tahgahoning Road.
Counting will take place immediately after the polls close.
A zoning bylaw complaint lodged against the overflow shelter has been addressed following an independent investigation, but Sarnia's mayor would still like to see the site closed soon for the sake of area residents.
A new land lease is being negotiated to ensure a privately owned hangar remains at Sarnia's Chris Hadfield Airport for the next 20 years.
A 22-year-old from Wallaceburg has died after being hit by a vehicle at Walpole Island.
The waterway running beneath the Grand Bend Bridge is closed until October 3.
Sarnia council rejected a call to form a joint working group to identify alternate sites for Indwell's supportive housing project, and a new mural will be installed in the lobby at city hall.
A day ahead of the Bank of Canada policy rate announcement, Statistics Canada reports inflation ticked upwards in August to 1.9 per cent year-over-year.
