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Issued on October 11, 2022 for immediate release

General Voting Day is on Saturday October 15 from 8 am to 8 pm. Advance voting dates and locations as well as general voting day locations vary between the City of Quesnel, Cariboo Regional District and District of Wells.

Issued on September 20, 2022 for immediate release

Chief Election Officer Jennifer Woollends is pleased to announce that an election by voting is necessary to elect seven (7) trustees at large to fill the offices of Board of Education of School District No. 28 (Quesnel) for a four-year term commencing November 2022

The official candidates for the offices of School Trustees in ballot order are:

Issued on September 16, 2022 for immediate release

The Quesnel School District is pleased to announce that Ms. Anne Mummery has been appointed to position of Vice-Principal of Voyageur Elementary School effective September 26, 2022.

Ms. Mummery has been employed at the Quesnel School as an Elementary Resource Teacher since September 2021 and was previously employed as a teacher in the Chilliwack School District since 2002.

Issued on September 12, 2022 for immediate release

At 4:01 p.m., Chief Election Officer Jennifer Woollends for School District No. 28 (Quesnel) declared the following candidates have been nominated for the Offices of School Trustees in the 2022 General School Election (alphabetical):

Candidates for the office(s) of School Trustee – Seven (7) to be elected at large:

Issued on September 9, 2022 for immediate release

The nomination period to receive nominations for the offices of 7 (Seven) Schools Trustees to be elected at large has been extended to Monday September 12, 2022 at 4:00 pm

Interested persons can obtain nomination forms at School District No. 28 (Quesnel), 401 North Star Road during regular business hours.

Original nomination forms must be returned to Jennifer Woollends, Chief Election Officer by 4:00 pm on Monday September 12.

Issued on September 7, 2022 for immediate release

The Quesnel School District is pleased to announce the following appointments:

Issued on September 6, 2022 for immediate release

The Quesnel School District is pleased to announce that Ms. Doreen L’Hirondelle has been appointed as District Principal of Aboriginal Education effective September 14, 2022. She holds a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Calgary and a Master of Education Degree through the University of Portland, Oregon.

Issued on August 31, 2022 for immediate release

School District No. 28 (Quesnel) will be hosting a candidate information session for anyone interested in running as a school trustee in the 2022 General School Election. If you are interested in becoming a School Trustee and would like to learn more about the roles, responsibilities and time commitments, the information session will be held on:

Tuesday September 6, 2022
6:00 p.m.
School District Administration Office
401 North Star Road

Issued on August 23, 2022 for immediate release

Elections for School Trustees will be happening this fall. The Quesnel School District has unique needs and educational requirements for its 3000 students and 15 schools. School trustees are locally-elected representatives that understand their community’s strengths, challenges and needs. Trustees can help to foster a School District that reflects local priorities by guiding the district work.