Council of Commissioners

Governance

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.

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Council Meeting Highlights!

Minutes from our Council meetings are below; should you require minutes from meetings not listed, please contact our Secretary General (secgen@nfsb.qc.ca).

June 25, 2024
June 4, 2024
May 7, 2024
April 2, 2024
March 12, 2024
February 6, 2024
January 23, 2024
December 5, 2023

Council Meetings

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. BILLNGS 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

NFSB Council of Commissioners

Chair

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.

Commissioners

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

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