BSD Trustee By-Election (October 25, 2023)

Updated: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Tomorrow (Wednesday, October 25) is Election Day.  Residents of the Brandon School Division will have an opportunity to vote for candidates running in the School Trustee By-election at various voting locations throughout Brandon and surrounding area. 

The by-election was necessitated by the resignation of two board trustees earlier this year.  Eight candidates have put their names forward to fill the vacant seat for the City Ward with the boundary set to be within the City of Brandon, and two candidates are running for the Rural Ward which includes portions of municipalities surrounding Brandon including Cornwallis, Whitehead, Elton, Oakland-Wawanesa and Riverdale.  A map of the school division boundaries can be found at MAP_-_Brandon_SD_Boundaries.pdf 

Voting Places will be open from 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.  and are located at: 

To be eligible to vote in this election, a person must be 18 years of age, a Canadian citizen, and live the school division for a period of at least six months at the date of the election (since April 25, 2023).  Voters may vote at the Voting Place which they find most convenient but must vote for the candidates in the ward in which they reside.    

Identification will be required before being allowed to vote.  A person will be required to produce one piece of government issued photo identification, eg. driver’s license or at least two other documents that provide proof of identity and residence. 

“School Board trustee elections are an opportunity for Brandon School Division residents to participate in public education governance” notes Heather Ewasiuk, Senior Election Official. “The Board of Trustees’ primary responsibility is serving students, parents and school communities by advancing student achievement.” 

Information on the candidates is available on the Brandon Votes website at www.brandonvotes.ca.  The website will also carry live, up-to-the-minute results of the school trustee races following the close of polls on October 25th. 

For more information, contact: 

Heather Ewasiuk, Senior Elections Official 
City of Brandon/Brandon School Division
Phone: 204-724-2654 | Email: brandonvotes@brandon.ca

Updated: Thursday, October 19, 2023

Thank you to The Brandon Sun, Brandon University, Brandon Teachers’ Association, CUPE Local 737, and Westman Communications Group for hosting the BSD Trustee Candidate Forum on October 18th. WCG TV will rebroadcast the event on Monday, October 23rd at 7:00 pm and again on Tuesday, October 24th at 2:30 pm here: WCG TV LIVE Streaming Online

Two positions on the Brandon School Division Board of Trustees are currently vacant - one position in Ward 1 (City of Brandon), and one position in Ward 2 (rural).  A by-election to select candidates to those positions will be held Wednesday, October 25, 2023.  

For detailed information regarding the candidates, please click on their names below: 

Ward 1 (City)

Ward 2 (Rural) 

Voting stations will be open on Wednesday the 25th day of October between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following locations:

Ward 1 (City of Brandon): 

• Monterey Estates Recreation Hall, 40 Mockingbird Drive
• McDiarmid Drive Alliance Church, 635 McDiarmid Drive
• East End Community Centre, 405 Park Street
• Victoria Inn, Salon 2, 3550 Victoria Avenue
• Brandon School Division Admin Office, 1031 – 6th Street
• Brandon Shoppers Mall, Unit # 22, 1570 – 18th Street 

Ward 2 (Rural): 

• Alexander School, 102 Argyle Street, Alexander
• École O’Kelly School, T-101 St. Barbara Avenue, Shilo
• Brandon Hills Community Hall, 50159, Road 106W, RM of Cornwallis

IDENTIFICATION WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO VOTE. A person will be required to produce one piece of government issued photo identification (for example - driver’s license) or at least two other documents that provide proof of identity and residence.

Electors may vote at the Voting Place which they find most convenient but must vote for the candidates in the ward in which they reside.

Click here to view more information related to Election Day voting locations, mobile voting, and how to vote by sealed envelope.

For more information, please visit www.brandonvotes.ca or contact: 

Heather Ewasiuk, Senior Election Official 
City of Brandon/Brandon School Division 
2nd Floor, 410 – 9th Street 
Brandon, MB    R7A 6A2 
E-mail:  info@brandonvotes.ca   
Phone: 204-724-2654