Some representation changed, while others remained the same in local French-language school board elections held on Monday, October 26.
André Bonneau won the Champlain-East Hawkesbury seat on the Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien (CSDCEO) with 1,340 votes compared to 491 votes for Félicia Williams. Bonneau is replacing Trustee Sergine Rachelle Bouchard who did not run for re-election.
For the Town of Hawkesbury CSDCEO seat, Nathalie Ladouceur was acclaimed. Incumbent Truste André-Paul Lalonde did not run in the election.
Incumbent Alfred and Plantagenet Trustee Muriel Lalonde was re-elected. Lalonde received 1,126 votes while challenger Michel Potvin received 900 votes.
A new CSDCEO trustee will be representing the The Nation Municipality and the Municipality of Casselman. Benoit Boulerice was acclaimed to the position.
Jean Lemay, the incumbent trustee for the City of Clarence-Rockland, was acclaimed.
Incumbent Trustee Jacques Héroux was acclaimed to another term representing Russell Township, North Stormont, and North Dundas.
Carole J. Larocque will continue to represent North Glengarry and South Glengarry at the CSDCEO. She was acclaimed to another term.
For Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CÉPEO) elections, Marc-Antoine Gagnier, a local author and advocate for people with autism was acclaimed. He will succeed Gilles Fournier, who did not re-offer in the election.
Incumbent Trustee Pierre Tessier was acclaimed to another term for the other Prescott-Russell CÉPEO seat.
