Four new trustees elected to Upper Canada District School Board

The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) is welcoming four new trustees for the new term which begins on Nov. 15. 

Four new trustees, four incumbents and two trustees were acclaimed once the 2022 municipal elections were over. 

The trustee results of the Monday, Oct. 24 election have all been officially verified by municipalities, except for wards 3 and 4. The results are as follows: 

• Ward 1 – Lynda Johnston (new) 
• Ward 2 – Carole Dufort (new)  
• Ward 3 – Jamie Schoular (incumbent)  
• Ward 4 – John McAllister (incumbent)  
• Ward 5 – Michel LaBonte (new)  
• Ward 6 – Lisa Swan (incumbent)  
• Ward 7 – Larry Barry (acclaimed)  
• Ward 8 – David McDonald (incumbent)  
• Ward 9 – Curtis Jordan (new) 
• Ward 10 – Corina Parisien (acclaimed)  

Ward 1 has a new representative, Lynda Johnston, who will represent the communities of Mississippi Mills, Beckwith Township and Carleton Place. 

Carole Dufort is a newcomer to the Board table representing ward 2, which includes Lanark Highlands, Perth, Tay Township, Montague, and Drummond/North Elmsley. 

In ward 3, Jamie Schoular was re-elected to serve a second term. Ward 3 covers Merrickville-Wolford, Rideau Lakes, Smiths Falls and Westport. 

John McAllister retained his seat and will serve another term for ward 4, which encompasses Leeds and the Thousand Islands – Gananoque, Athens, Front of Yonge, and Elizabethtown Kitley. 

Ward 5 has a new trustee at the Board table, Michel LaBonte. Ward 5 takes in the areas of Augusta and Brockville.  

Lisa Swan was re-elected by voters to serve a third term for ward 6, which includes the communities of Edwardsburg-Cardinal, North Grenville and Prescott.  

Ward 7’s Larry Barry returns to the board table after being acclaimed to serve his second term. Ward 7 covers the townships of South Dundas and North Dundas.  

David McDonald will serve another term after being re-elected to ward 8, which encompasses Cornwall. 

Ward 9 voters elected Curtis Jordan to be their new representative. Ward 9 covers the townships and communities of North Glengarry, South Glengarry, North Stormont and South Stormont. Trustee John Danaher was the face of this rural area for the last four years but did not seek re-election for a second term. 

Corina Parisien will serve her second term as trustee for ward 10 after being acclaimed. Ward 10 includes the townships and communities of Alfred-Plantagenet, Casselman, Champlain, Clarence-Rockland, East Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury, Russell and The Nation Municipality. 

The new board of trustees will be sworn in on Nov. 16 during their inaugural Board meeting of the 2022-2026 term. In the interim, the current Board oftTrustees will continue in office. The last official board meeting for the existing board of trustees is on Nov. 9, with the new term taking effect on Nov. 15. 

The trustees of the UCDSB serve more than 27,000 students in 78 schools. Trustees are empowered under the Education Act to set policy for the operation of all public schools in the counties of Lanark, Leeds, Grenville, Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Prescott and Russell, providing an essential link between the school system and the community.