Bil-eek | Bilijk First Nations

A First Nations community situated in Kingsclear, New Brunswick, with a rich Indigenous heritage

POPULATION

1,077

Rank #307 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

3.8 KM²

Rank #489 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

02/20/2026

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-10-28 02:02:28 UTC

Name

Bilijk (ISC Code: 11)

Former Names

Kingsclear Reserve, St. Mary's First Nation

Band Style

First Nations

Cultural Area

Wabanaki Confederacy territory

Indigenous Language

Maliseet (Wolastoqey)

Number of Registered Members

1077

Band Website

https://www.kingsclear.ca/

Phone Number

(506) 363-3028

Fax Number

(506) 363-4324

Address

77 French Village Road, Kingsclear First Nation, NB

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

GABRIEL JOSEPH (GABBY) ATWIN

Term Expires

02/20/2026

Number of Council Members

GABRIEL JOSEPH (GABBY) ATWIN

Chief

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ROBERT (DIXIE) FRANCIS

Councillor

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PATRICK (TYKE) M. POLCHIES

Councillor

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AMY POLCHIES

Councillor

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CHARLEE PAUL

Councillor

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AMANDA MORGAN-POLCHIES

Councillor

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NICK SACOBIE

Councillor

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DEREK JAMES SOLOMON

Councillor

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KEYAIRA HALEY GRUBEN

Councillor

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BRANDY POLCHIES

Councillor

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BARBARA ATWIN

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

No expert reports available yet.

Band Financial Statements

2024 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2023 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2022 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2021 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2020 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2019 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2018 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2017 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2016 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2015 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2014 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2011 - Bilijk20112012.pdf

2010 - Bilijk20102011.pdf

2009 - Bilijk20092010.pdf

2008 - Bilijk20082009.pdf

2007 - Bilijk20072008.pdf

2006 - Bilijk20062007.pdf

2005 - Bilijk20052006.pdf

2004 - Bilijk20042005.pdf

2003 - Bilijk20032004.pdf

2002 - Bilijk20022003.pdf

2001 - Bilijk20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

2024 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2023 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2022 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2021 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2020 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2019 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2018 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2017 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2016 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2015 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2014 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2013 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

No content available

Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

No active court cases at this time.

Downloadable Court Records

No court records available for download at this time.

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6016
BILIJK
374.7 Hectares
14 KM W/O OF/DE FREDERICTON
[45.9635895, -66.6431151]
ISC Code: 6027
THE BROTHERS 18
4.0 Hectares
2 SMALL ISLANDS IN KENNEBECASIS BAY 2 MILES N OF ST JOHN
[45.3101414, -66.1121632]

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Her mother survived residential school. It stole both their childhoods.

Bilijk man admits to shotgun offence

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Bilijk man gets 10 years for manslaughter

Regalia is for appreciation, not appropriation

No conditional sentence for woman beater

Welamukotuk chief not ready for pleas yet

Welamukotuk chief denies bribery charge

Chief has counsel for bribery charge

Bilijk standoff suspect fired at police - RCMP

Abuser gets extra year for bribery

Serial shoplifter pleads guilty

Bilijk standoff suspect now has counsel

Wanted Bilijk man arrested, remanded

‘No one cares about us’

RCMP lay attempted murder charge after standoff in Kingsclear First Nation

Amara Dawn Sacobie (2006-2025)

Bilijk Chief says First Nation shaken after tear gas, shooting

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Amara Dawn Sacobie (2006-2025)

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A bill to ban oil and gas exploration in New Brunswick has been defeated

New Brunswick wants thousands of land owners excluded from Indigenous title claim

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Pilick community school changes name to honour elders' vision

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In Remembrance

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Academic Research

Beach Profile (Oceanography Factors) of Labuhan Bilik Island, Aruah Island, Rokan Hilir District, Indonesia

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Prevention of biliary cirrhosis following hepatic arterial thrombosis after liver transplantation in children by using ursodeoxycholic acid

Microcomputed tomographic, biomechanical and histological analyses of lumbar interbody fusion with iliac crest bone graft in a pig model

Singer's Diasporan Novel:" Enemies, A Love Story"

From Inclusion to Social Exclusion in Resource Stewardship among Members of Migrant Bilik Families in Pantu, Sri Aman

Prognostic factors and in-hospital outcome of native valve endocarditis in Turkey. A multicenter study

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Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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