English school boards in Quebec are governed by a Council of Commissioners whose members are elected, or appointed, under the Act respecting School Elections.
The territory of the New Frontiers School Board includes 10 divisions, each represented by a commissioner. Our Council also includes our Chair, and four commissioners who represent our parents.
Minutes from our Council meetings are below; should you require minutes from meetings not listed, please contact our Secretary General (secgen@nfsb.qc.ca).
Meetings are open to the public and are normally held on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. at HOWARD S. BILLINGS HIGH SCHOOL. Exceptions to the meeting dates are posted in our “Public Notices” section. If you have questions, or need additional information, contact secgen@nfsb.qc.ca
Council meeting dates for the 2024-25 school year, have been set as follows:
2024 – September 3; (October 1 & November 5 – cancelled due to Elections); November 19 (special); December 3.
2025 – February 4; March 11; April 1; May 6; June 3; June 25.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee meets on the second Tuesday of the months of October, December, February, and May. Meetings take place at 4:30 pm. If you have questions, or need additional information, contact secgen@nfsb.qc.ca
John Ryan – jryan@nfsb.qc.ca
Mr Ryan has been an active member of the Council of Commissioners for over 25 years. He has served on the Executive Committee and was the Vice-Chair for several years. In the school elections of November 2024, Mr Ryan was re-elected as Chair.
Division 1 Raymond Ledoux, Vice-Chair
Includes the Town of Lery, and a section of Chateauguay that is described as follows: starting at a point where the Chateauguay River and the municipal border meet in the north-east, this border, Saint-Bernard road, the Chateauguay River and the municipal border back to the starting point; includes Ile Saint-Bernard
Division 2 Karin Van Droffelaar
Includes a section of Chateauguay described as follows: starting at a point where Saint-Bernard road and the north-east municipal border meet, this border, St. Jean-Baptiste Boulevard, St. Francis Boulevard, the Chateauguay River and Saint-Bernard road back to the starting point; includes the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake.
Division 3 Lina Chouinard
Includes a section of Chateauguay described as follows: starting at a point where St. Francis Boulevard and St-Jean Baptiste Boulevard meet, St. Jean Baptiste Boulevard, D’Anjou Boulevard, the Chateauguay River, St-Francis Boulevard back to the starting point.
Division 4 Kenneth Crockett
Includes a section of Chateauguay described as follows: starting at a point where D’Anjou Boulevard and St. Jean Baptiste Boulevard meet, St. Jean Baptiste, the municipal border, the Chateauguay River, and D’Anjou Boulevard back to the starting point.
Division 5 Cristian Espinosa-Fuentes
Includes the City of Mercier, and a section of the City of Chateauguay that is located to the east of St. Jean Baptiste Boulevard.
Division 6 Anne-Marie Yelle
Includes the municipalities of Beauharnois, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield , and St. Etienne de Beauharnois.
Division 7 Dianne Eastwood
Includes the municipalities of Sainte Martine, St Urbain-Premier, Saint-Chrysostome, Sainte-Clothilde, Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington, Havelock, Hemmingford and Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle. Also includes a section of the municipality of Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville that is located east of Autoroute 15 and is within the territory of the School Board.
Division 8 Peter Stuckey
Includes the municipalities of Howick, Ormstown, Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague and Très-Saint-Sacrement.
Division 9 Barbara Ednie
Includes the municipalities of Elgin, Hinchinbrooke, and Franklin.
Division 10 – Connor Stacey
Includes the municipalities of Saint-Anicet, Sainte-Barbe, Dundee, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, and the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne.
Commissioners representing parents…
at the elementary level: Lorne Ferguson
at the secondary level: Kenneth Bernard
of students with special needs: Brenda Bourdeau
at large: Jennifer Largan