SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN - The chairwoman for the Â鶹ÊÓƵ East Cornerstone Public School Division's board has been re-elected to another term.
Audrey Trombley defeated Cheryl Lake 284-133 to win the election in Subdivision 5 during Wednesday night's school board election. Subdivision 5 includes Fillmore, Stoughton, Midale and Macoun.
Trombley has been a trustee on the school division's board since its inception in January 2006, when six divisions were amalgamated into Â鶹ÊÓƵ East Cornerstone. She has been the chairwoman for most of those 18 years.
A total of 418 votes were cast. One was classified as spoiled or declined.
The Cornerstone board's vice-chairman, Jim Vermeersch, was defeated 418-84 by Velda Weatherald in Subdivision 2, which includes Arcola, Carlyle, Manor, Maryfield and Wawota.
A total of 506 votes were cast in the subdivision. One was listed as spoiled or declined, and four were rejected.
Vermeersch had been on the school board since 2018. He started as one of the trustees for the city of Estevan, and became the subdivision 2 trustee in 2020 after he moved to that area.
Weatherald is a former educator and superintendent.
Kevin Keating and Craig McDonald will be the trustees for the city of Estevan. Keating is a veteran trustee in his second term as an Estevan trustee, and had been a trustee prior to that, while McDonald is entering his first term on the board. Eric McCrimmon did not seek a second term as Estevan's trustee.
Norma Hewitt-Lendrum and Megan Schick will be the trustees for the city of Weyburn.
Other board members returning to the table via acclamation include Devona Putland in Subdivision 1 (Rocanville, Wapella and Moosomin); Jim Henderson, Subdivision 3 (Redvers, Carnduff and Carievale); Tami Scott, Subdivision 4 (Lampman, Alameda, Oxbow and Bienfait); and Michelle DeBruyne, Subdivision 6 (Ogema, Pangman, Yellow Grass, Radville, Gladmar and Oungre).
