New faces abound on Saskatoon Public Schools board
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Published Nov 14, 2024 • Last updated 59 minutes ago • 2 minute read
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Kirk Jones has played and coached enough in his life to know that a game isn’t over until the final buzzer.
To put the result of his race for Saskatoon Public Schools board trustee in a basketball context, he had a strong second half to seal the win.
Jones — a hoops standout at Holy Cross and the University of Saskatchewan, and then a decades-long coach in the city who retired last year from teaching — pulled ahead as the night went on to overtake the field with 1,983 votes and become the Ward 6 Saskatoon Public Schools board trustee.
Lia Storey-Gamble (1,439) and Kath Stevenson (1,433) battled for second and third place, while Doug Porteous (1,134) and Gretchen Peterson (940) were also running. Incumbent Kathleen Brannen was not seeking reelection.
In Ward 1, Tanya Napper (1,531) defeated Jennifer Barrett (1,140), Zach Nelson (997) and Palash Sanyal (274). Incumbent Michael Pidwerbeski did not seek reelection this year.
In Ward 5, Jennifer Scherman (2,228) nearly doubled runner-up Mitchell Sepke (1,166). Also in the running were Debbie Miket (977) and Darcy Overland (873). They were all vying to replace long-time trustee Colleen MacPherson, who did not seek reelection.
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In Ward 8, with incumbent Suzanne Zwarych not seeking reelection, Anne-Marie Rollo (3,923) dominated the field, easily defeating Connie Kocsis (903) and Lindsay Olver (819).
In a tight Ward 9 race, Kevin Schmidt edged past Robin Bellamy by just 59 votes: 1,896 to 1,837. Nadine Zettl (1,508) was also entered in the race to replace incumbent Charmaine Bellamy, who did not seeking reelection.
Five Saskatoon Public Schools incumbents were acclaimed: Vernon Linklater in Ward 2, Donna Banks in Ward 3, Kim Stranden in Ward 4, Ross Tait in Ward 7, and Angela Arneson in Ward 10.
The seven winning candidates in the city-wide Saskatoon Catholic schools board trustees election were Diane Boyko (9,159), Owen Fortosky (6,884), J.R. (Ron) Boechler (5,044), Sharon Zakreski-Werbicki (4,879), Tim Jelinski (4,684), Kate Day (nee McGettigan) (4,262) and Michelle Christopher (3,735).
Other candidates were Kim Hoffart (3,616), Annette Mireau (3,463), Eric Olauson (3,428), Tanya Clarke (3,300), Shane Keating (3,214), Erin Lockert (3,197), Erik Carey (3,052), Richard Kolla (3,050), Mike St. Amand (3,037), Chelsea Jukes (2,945), Hudson Byblow (2,892), Sandra Molyneux (2,807), Brett Florizone (2,633), Dana Case (2,569), Jacqueline Gress (2,092) and Myron Luczka (1,712).
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