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Trustees for Change calls for safer conditions in Chilliwack schools

CHILLIWACK – Trustees for Change, a five-member group of candidates for the Chilliwack Board of Education, has unveiled its latest policy proposal aimed at creating safer working conditions for SD33 students and staff and more orderly classrooms for teachers. In a statement, Trustees for Change says the Chilliwack school board needs to advocate for safer working conditions in classrooms and throughout SD33 facilities. “We are seeing much more than mere[…]

Marina Garmon Worker Safety, Classroom Order Policy Announcement

Foundational to effective learning is an orderly, peaceful, predictable classroom. The board needs to advocate for safe working conditions. We are seeing much more than mere dysregulation in schools, we are seeing the dysregulation escalate into violence; violence in the workplace for staff and violence in the lives of our children who are present in our schools everyday. It is the trustees role to know what is going on in[…]

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Worker Safety, Classroom Order Policy Announcement News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Policy Announcement Wednesday Candidate Marina Garmon to Headline Second Week of Trustees for Change Six Big Ideas Monday, September 7th, 2026 – CHILLIWACK – Following their successful announcement of a Chilliwack Schools policy by candidate Barbara Bednarski on September 2nd, Trustees for Change are returning to Salish Park to make the next of the “Six Big Ideas” policy announcements. This time, Marina Garmon, a frontline youth worker[…]

Cary Moore’s Response to Chilliwack DPAC Executive’s Statement

A response to the Chilliwack DPAC Executive’s September 1, 2026 statement The Chilliwack DPAC Executive issued a statement on September 1 that they know is incomplete, and the timing — six months after this matter was closed, and days after I announced my run for trustee — speaks for itself. Let’s be clear about what actually happened. A single screenshot, taken from a much longer online discussion about resisting extremism[…]

Barbara Bednarski School Ombudsperson’s Office Policy Announcement

Eight years of ideologically-driven policy have not just produced bad educational outcomes. They have undermined trust and fostered secrecy not just in our schools but in the larger community. Reasonable or not, many Chilliwack residents feel intimidated to express their concerns in public school board meetings for fear of retribution or ridicule. Parents and students are often worried that if they express concerns or have impolitic questions about what is[…]

Chilliwack trustee bloc proposes local ombudsperson to resolve disputes, hear complaints

CHILLIWACK – A bloc of trustees running for the Chilliwack Board of Education in the fall election has proposed the formation of a local ombudsperson to assist parents with methodically resolving complaints or disputes they may have. At the first of six weekly policy announcements earlier today in Chilliwack, Trustees for Change candidate Barbara Bednarski released a policy proposal that features an ombudsperson who could address concerns that some parents[…]

Trustees For Change Commence 'Six Big Ideas' Announcements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Please Attend an Announcement and Q&A Opportunity at Wednesday Noon at Salish Park Tuesday, September 1 st , 2026 – CHILLIWACK – Tomorrow, the Trustees for Change Team will be starting the “Six Big Ideas” aspect of their campaign for Chilliwack School Board. Starting September 2nd and continuing until election week, trustee candidates will hold a weekly announcement, Q&A and media opportunity featuring one candidate explaining a[…]

B.C. school board candidates join forces to campaign on education fundamentals

Chilliwack’s Trustees for Change says five independent candidates are teaming up to compete with organized labour’s election machinery A group of five Chilliwack School Board candidates has joined forces ahead of the upcoming election, promising to refocus the district on literacy, numeracy, and critical thinking while giving parents a greater voice in education. Trustees for Change are launching as an informal group of independent candidates for Chilliwack School District 33. The[…]

Former ESL educator turned sales manager and business coach to run for Chilliwack school board

CHILLIWACK – A former ESL educator who now works as a regional sales manager and business coach will run for a seat on the Chilliwack Board of Education in this fall’s municipal election. According to the Trustees for Change website, Hugh Hamilton is a third-generation British Columbian who grew up in Greater Vancouver. After graduating from Burnaby Central Senior Secondary, Hamilton worked in corporate sales for Hume Travel Agency before[…]

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