While most of us focus on Mayoral and Council candidates during our municipal elections, very little is said about our School Board elections that take place at the same time. When you go to vote for Mayor and Council, you also have to vote for the school board elections of whichever school district you reside in. This is a very important part of municipal elections as it determines who will be running and operating your public school system, which effects our children, and grandchildren. I advise to all readers to go to your local school district site and find the link to your current board members and to the current individuals running in the election, and look into each candidate. For current board members it's important to give good thought into how they have performed in their term(s) as members of the school board, and weather you think they should continue or if new candidates should be elected.
If you live in Greater Victoria you reside in Victoria school district 61, which covers the municipalities of Victoria, Esquimalt, Oak Bay, Parts of View Royal, And All of South Saanich. If you live on the Saanich peninsula North of Elk Lake then you reside in School District #63, and if you live in the The West Shore such as most of View Royal, Colwood, Metchosin, Langford, & Sooke you reside in School District #62.
The Current School Board members for the Victoria School District 61 are:
Edith Loring Kuhanga
Tom Ferris
Elaine Leonard
Diane McNally
Dedra Nohr
Peg Orcherton
Rob Paynter
Jordan Waters
Ann Whiteaker
New Candidates for the Victoria School District 61 School Board are:
Nicole Duncan
Aindan Elkin
Angie Hentze
Vincent Gornall
Ryan Painter
Zul Rajabali
On your voting Ballot you can vote for none, or up to a maximum of 9 candidates for The School Board elections.
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Edited by Mystic-Pizza, 10 October 2018 - 04:00 PM.