ROSETOWN - Election season is heavily underway in Saskatchewan, with residents headed to the polls shortly to cast their votes in both provincial and municipal elections.
In addition, the Sun West School Division finds itself in the midst of a Board of Education election, with a number of names seeking the public vote.
With a total of 19 candidates who are competing for seven available positions, with two positions having been acclaimed, the election is set to take place on November 13 across the nine subdivisions that make up the Sun West division.
Information regarding voting locations are set to be posted on the official Sun West website.
The listed candidates in each subdivision are:
Subdivision #1 (Eatonia, Eston, Marengo):
Fritz Eckstein
James Unrau
Subdivision #2 (Coleville, D’Arcy, Plenty):
Michele Whitfield (Acclaimed)
Subdivision #3 (Biggar):
Bethany Hoppe
Cathy Laventure
Subdivision #4 (Dinsmore, Harris):
Karen Blackwell-Jones (Acclaimed)
Subdivision #5 (Beechy, Elrose, Kyle, Lucky Lake):
Travis Boyer
Melanie Dyck
Terry Hall
Scott Sander
Logan Ylioja
Subdivision #6 (Davidson, Kenaston, Loreburn):
John Collins
Lindsay Shaw
Subdivision #7 (Outlook):
Cathy Morrow
Christian Moulding
Subdivision #8 (Rosetown):
Conrad Olson
Angelika Walker
Michelle Zacharias
Subdivision #9 (Kindersley):
Holly Goddard
Ang Malcolm
Denise Sarada
All elections are important, but specific elections such as these represent an opportunity for both parents and the public to shape the future of education in their regional areas, helping form policy and make decisions that affect the next generations of students.
