 Courchene was succeeded as chief by Jerry Fontaine later in the same year.After standing down as chief, Courchene became Chief Operating Officer of the Virginia Fontaine Memorial Treatment Centre in Sagkeeng.The centre was the subject of a federal audit in 1995, which uncovered nearly $1.2 million in "unsupported per diem billings", $1.3 million in "questionable expenditures" and $200,000 in "travel expenses not supported with original receipts".