Council of Commissioners

Council Meetings

Meetings are open to the public and are normally held on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. at HOWARD. S. BILLNGS HIGH SCHOOL. Exceptions to the meeting dates are posted in our “Public Notices” section. If you have questions, or need additional information, contact secgen@nfsb.qc.ca

Council meeting dates for the 2024-25 school year, have been set as follows:
2024 – September 3; (October 1 & November 5 – cancelled due to Elections); November 19 (special); December 3.
2025 – February 4; March 11; April 1; May 6; June 3; June 25.

Executive Committee
The Executive Committee meets on the second Tuesday of the months of October, December, February, and May. Meetings take place at 4:30 pm. If you have questions, or need additional information, contact secgen@nfsb.qc.ca

Chair

John Ryan – jryan@nfsb.qc.ca

Mr Ryan has been an active member of the Council of Commissioners for over 25 years. He has served on the Executive Committee and was the Vice-Chair for several years. In the school elections of November 2024, Mr Ryan was re-elected as Chair.

Commissioners

Division 1  Raymond Ledoux, Vice-Chair

Includes the Town of Lery, and a section of Chateauguay that is described as follows:  starting at a point where the Chateauguay River and the municipal border meet in the north-east, this border, Saint-Bernard road, the Chateauguay River and the municipal border back to the starting point; includes Ile Saint-Bernard

Division 2  Karin Van Droffelaar

Includes a section of Chateauguay described as follows:  starting at a point where Saint-Bernard road and the north-east municipal border meet, this border, St. Jean-Baptiste Boulevard, St. Francis Boulevard, the Chateauguay River and Saint-Bernard road back to the starting point; includes the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake.

Division 3 Lina Chouinard

Includes a section of Chateauguay described as follows:  starting at a point where St. Francis Boulevard and St-Jean Baptiste Boulevard meet, St. Jean Baptiste Boulevard, D’Anjou Boulevard, the Chateauguay River, St-Francis Boulevard back to the starting point.

Division 4  Kenneth Crockett

Includes a section of Chateauguay described as follows:  starting at a point where D’Anjou Boulevard and St. Jean Baptiste Boulevard meet, St. Jean Baptiste, the municipal border, the Chateauguay River, and D’Anjou Boulevard back to the starting point.

Division 5 Cristian Espinosa-Fuentes

Includes the City of Mercier, and a section of the City of Chateauguay that is located to the east of St. Jean Baptiste Boulevard.

Division 6 Anne-Marie Yelle

Includes the municipalities of Beauharnois, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield , and St. Etienne de Beauharnois.

Division 7  Dianne Eastwood

Includes the municipalities of Sainte Martine, St Urbain-Premier, Saint-Chrysostome, Sainte-Clothilde, Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington, Havelock, Hemmingford  and Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle.  Also includes a section of the municipality of Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville that is located east of Autoroute 15 and is within the territory of the School Board.

Division 8  Peter Stuckey

Includes the municipalities of Howick, Ormstown, Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague and Très-Saint-Sacrement.

Division 9  Barbara Ednie

Includes the municipalities of Elgin, Hinchinbrooke, and Franklin.

Division 10 – Connor Stacey

Includes the municipalities of Saint-Anicet, Sainte-Barbe, Dundee, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, and the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne.

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Commissioners representing parents…

at the elementary level: Lorne Ferguson

at the secondary level: Kenneth Bernard

of students with special needs: Brenda Bourdeau

at large: Jennifer Largan