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Former Fort Nelson Chief named in Business in Vancouver’s top 500 leaders list

Former Fort Nelson First Nation Chief Sharleen Gale, who serves as board chair of the First Nations Major Projects Coalition, was named in Business in Vancouver magazine’s BC500 list 2025.

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Sharleen Gale (centre) was the Chief Councillor of Fort Nelson First Nation until August 2024. (File photo)

FORT NELSON, B.C. — A former chief of a northeast B.C. First Nation has been lauded for her efforts in building up relationships between First Nations and industry.

Sharleen Gale has been named in Business in Vancouver magazine’s BC500 list of the top 500 business leaders across the province.

A LinkedIn post from the First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) highlights Gale’s commitment to “effectively create meaningful change in advancing reconciliation and Indigenous economic inclusion.”

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Currently, Gale serves as board chair of the FNMPC, having come to the board in 2017. 

A member of Fort Nelson First Nation (FNFN), Gale was first elected to council back in 2009. 

She became FNFN Chief in 2022 and served in that capacity until she was defeated in an election a year ago.

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The annual Business in Vancouver BC500 business leaders list is compiled annually, and was released back in June.

Energeticcity.ca attempted to reach out to Gale, but were unable to get a comment by publication time.

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