Trustees For Change

Frontline youth worker with over 20 years experience to run for Chilliwack school board

CHILLIWACK – A frontline youth worker who locally worked for two decades in group homes that supported at-risk youth will run for the Chilliwack Board of Education in this fall’s municipal election. According to a biography on the Trustees for Change website, Marina Garmon and her partner are concerned parents whose youngest son is enrolled in the Chilliwack public school system. Garmon has a unique passion and concern for the[…]

Five independents launch Chilliwack school board slate against union-backed majority

Trustees for Change says District 33 should put literacy, numeracy and parents first, and stop treating dissenting trustees as a legal problem. PENTICTON — Five independent candidates will introduce themselves to Chilliwack at noon Wednesday as Trustees for Change, an informal slate seeking to return School District 33 to a focus on academic basics. The group is seeking to reshape a board controlled by a Canadian Labour Congress-aligned majority since[…]

Entrepreneur, foster parent to seek seat on Chilliwack Board of Education

CHILLIWACK – A longtime Chilliwack resident, entrepreneur, and foster parent who served on the Chilliwack District Parent Advisory Council has announced he will run for school board this fall. A long-time resident since 1985, husband, father and foster parent for 35 years, Cary Moore and his wife raised 64 foster children and adopted four kids, including two brothers high on the FASD spectrum and a daughter with complex special needs.[…]

Retired elementary teacher, former dairy manager to run for Chilliwack Board of Education

CHILLIWACK – A retired elementary school teacher who later worked as the director of a homeless shelter and as the manager of a Fraser Valley dairy will run for a seat on the Chilliwack Board of Education. Retired educator Barbara Bednarski carries substantial experience both inside and outside the public school system. She taught in the public school system in the Franco-Ontarian belt of Northern Ontario, bringing specific, practical and[…]

Lawyer, father of 4 to run for Chilliwack school board

CHILLIWACK – A commercial litigator and partner at a B.C. law firm who resides in Yarrow will run for a seat on the Chilliwack Board of Education in the fall election. Michael Carter, a partner at White Rock-based Cleveland Doan LLP where he practices commercial litigation, is a married father of four who resides in Yarrow. His kids range in age from five to 19 years old. His eldest is[…]

SD33 Trustees For Change Campaign Launch

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Independent Candidates Team Up To Refocus District 33 On Education Fundamentals“Trustees for Change” Campaign Launch at Noon Wednesday, August 26th Monday, August 24 th , 2026 – CHILLIWACK – A group of independent candidates for Chilliwack School Board are forming an informal slate of five like-minded but nevertheless diverse individuals who want to turn the page on the divisive spirit that has pervaded school board business lately,[…]

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