SOUTHEAST SASK. — All of the current members of the South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s board of education will be seeking re-election, with just one exception.
Eric McCrimmon, one of the two members representing the city of Estevan, has decided not to re-seek the seat he held at the conference table.
He was not at the Sept. 18 session held in Weyburn, but did return a phone call made to him the next morning seeking his decision.
The one-term board member, during a phone call exchange, said he might issue a statement in the near future regarding his decision, but in the immediate moment, chose to simply state he was not going to seek re-election.
Other members who were approached just prior to the start of the Sept. 18 board meeting in Weyburn indicated they were prepared to fill out the nomination forms and would be happy to return to the table, including Tami Scott, the representative in Subdivision 4 (Lampman, Alameda, Oxbow, Bienfait) who attended the meeting via an online call and was later contacted by phone to confirm her decision.
Others re-seeking a four-year assignment from the electorate include: Devona Putland, Subdivision 1 (Rocanville, Wapella, Moosomin); Jim Vermeersch, Subdivision 2 (Arcola, Carlyle, Manor, Maryfield, Wawota); Jim Henderson, Subdivision 3 (Redvers, Carnduff, Carievale); Audrey Trombley, Subdivision 5 (Fillmore, Stoughton, Midale, Macoun) and Michelle DeBruyne, Subdivision 6 (Ogema, Pangman, Yellow Grass, Radville, Gladmar, Oungre).
The cities of Weyburn and Estevan send two representatives to the boardroom and incumbents Norma Hewitt-Lendrum and Megan Schick (Weyburn) and Kevin Keating of Estevan have indicated a desire to return to the division’s conference table.
Based on McCrimmon’s decision not to re-run, the city of Estevan will add at least one new face to the roster with other newcomers also eligible to seek a seat by filing nomination papers to challenge any of the incumbents.
Returning officer Shelley Toth noted the nominations close at 4 p.m. on Oct. 9 with the election day being Nov. 13 in the cities, towns, villages and rural municipalities across the province, since the school board elections are run in concert with the provincial municipal elections.
Associate returning officers for the division in the cities of Estevan and Weyburn are Judy Pilloud and Tina Clay, respectively.
The official nomination call appears on the front page of the SECPSD website.
Several of the Cornerstone board members are veterans of the process, including board chairwoman Trombley and vice-chair Vermeersch while a few others will be completing their first, four-year terms.
