The people of Ajax have voted and the results are in! Congratulations to those elected Donna and Kelly.  For those not elected, let’s keep the activism going and ensure those elected perform to expectations, execute their platform promises. For the Trustees work especially hard with strikes looming to keep kids safe, address climate change, improve,…

Please vote if you have not already. Voting link see https://www.voteajax2022.ca/ Please vote! Appreciate voting for my candidacy as DDSB Trustee. Results available after 8pm today (when polls close), at: https://election.ajax.ca/en/results/

…so please get out, use the phone or computer to vote. I’m running for Durham District School Board Trustee in Ajax. A few things you may not know about Ajax (hopefully those that live here know at least two!): • Town named after HMS Ajax one of three british cruisers in WW2 that caused the…

https://www.voteajax2022.ca/ Please vote! Appreciate voting for my candidacy as DDSB Trustee.

So the Town of Ajax provides multiple voting options, everyone should vote, and I’d like to win as a Trustee for DDSB from Ajax. You can vote by phone or internet and in person on certain days…see: https://election.ajax.ca/en/voting/how-when-to-vote/ . I expect there will be a ‘vote here’ link added tomorrow I look forward to your…

…being named in a $3m civil lawsuit for sexual abuse of a student reflects very badly on DDSB – obviously its heartrending and horrific as reported by the CBC. I’ll let you follow along on your own – see links below. I’m running to keep kids safe which includes good governance and DDSB still does…

With week 1 of school completed, comments about class sizes and facilities are timely.  While the Ministry of Education sets class size limits that vary by level, the effective implementation of those varies by school.  During the run up to the first day of school and frankly for most of the school year there’s a…

Following the theme in the previous blog let’s reflect on the big and small changes to how school boards could operate schools to enhance safety, show environmental leadership and educate future generations on safe sustainable practices.  For example, some schools do have different bins in classrooms for different types of waste.  School boards have not…

As Canada looks to meet its climate commitments to Net Zero, school boards have an important role to play to help schools achieve net zero – and frankly negative emissions is best.  Schools will need infrastructure investments and support from all 3 levels of government will be required.  The federal government had $51.75 million in…

Thanks for reading this.  I’m running for Durham District School Board Trustee and appreciate you dropping by. Feel free to peruse the website and appreciate any expressions of interest or comments you might have. It would be great if you wanted to get involved and support my campaign, by say requesting a sign, becoming a volunteer,…