The Quesnel board of education and superintendent confirm receipt of the book titled Grave Error – How Media Misled us (and the Truth about Residential Schools), and the district denounces this book. The written and oral stories of those who have lived through the experience of residential schools are factual and have impacted generations of families in Canada, and specifically in our region.
The Ministry of Education and Child Care (“MECC) has announced that funding of up to $61.2 million has been approved to replace and expand Carson Elementary School (“Carson”). The new school will have an increased capacity of 195 seats for a total of 390 seats and will include an expanded gym and a neighbourhood learning centre.
PRESS RELEASE
May 17, 2023
2023/2024 Preliminary Operating Budget
November 17, 2022
Board of Education Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
Issued on October 19th, 2022 for immediate release
Jennifer Woollends, Chief Election Officer for School District No. 28 (Quesnel) has released the official results for the October 15, 2022 School Trustee Election. The final results, in order of highest votes received is:
School Trustees – Seven (7) elected by voting:
1. BOUDREAU, Lisa – 1945
2. GOULET, Tony – 1638
3. RUNGE, Julie-Anne – 1580
4. HUSKA, Melissa – 1307
5. AFFLECK, Honey – 1303
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.