BMR Exclusive: “Tahltan Trouble” As Chad Day Is Suspended By TCG

BMR has learned that Tahltan President Chad Norman Day has been suspended with pay by the Tahltan Central Government as the TCG initiates an investigation into a “complaint” against the Tahltan leader.  The nature of that complaint and who it was made by have not been revealed.

The following is contained in a written statement from the TCG Board of Directors to TCG members:

“To ensure that the investigation is conducted fairly, impartially, and without interference, the TCG Board of Directors has passed a resolution to suspend Mr. Day from his employment with pay pending the completion of the investigation at which time the Board of Directors will make a decision as to the appropriate outcome and next steps.  Once the investigation is complete, additional information will be made available to the membership.”

The TCG Board of Directors passed its resolution in recent days, though this story has not been reported yet by the mainstream media.

When contacted this evening by BMR, a high level TCG official declined comment on the matter at this time.  Day was unavailable for comment.

The 30-year old Day, who won a second term as TCG President last July, quickly rose to prominence early last year when he spearheaded a Tahltan deal (labeled an “historic” co-management agreement) with Imperial Metals (III, TSX) on the Red Chris mine.  However, just a few months later, he was at the center of controversy when he used a high-profile discovery in the Sheslay district, 120 km northwest of the Red Chris, in an attempt to pressure the provincial government to negotiate a new Shared Decision Making Agreement and a Land Use Plan with the Tahltan.  Day led a group of Tahltan protestors to Doubleview Capital’s (DBV, TSX-V) Hat Property in July 2015 in what CFNR (Canadian First Nations Radio) described as a “blockade”.  In May of this year, Doubleview was successful in obtaining an injunction order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia, preventing interference from Day and others with drilling activity at the property which falls under the Land Resource Management and Shared Decision Making Agreement the provincial government signed with the Taku River Tlingit First Nation on July 19, 2011 (click here for July 25, 2015, story).