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For Immediate Release:

October 1, 2014

Contact: Steve Rae Contact: Stephanie Higginson Contact: Scott Kimler
Phone: 250 729 1246 Phone: 250 741 6939 Phone: 250 722 2033
www.rae4trustee.ca www.higginson4trust.ca kimer4trustee.ca
On October 1, 2014, !te"hanie #igginson, !cott $imer an% !te&e 'ae submitte% their nomination
"a"ers (or the "osition o( schoo trustee (or !)6*.
+or the "ast 1* months, #igginson, $imer an% 'ae ha&e been working ong an% har% (or "ositi&e change
in "ubic e%ucation in !)6* through their in&o&ement in !a&e ,e%ar !choos.
-.e became engage% with !)6* in or%er to get answers to /uestions about the 1001ear +aciit2
"an. .hie "ressing (or answers, we saw the %2s(unction that e3ists on the boar%. .hie we know
our o""onents wi tr2 to "aint us as one issue can%i%ates, (or the three o( us, it4s no onger 5ust
about (aciities in our own area. .e are seeking trustee seats to (i3 what4s broken across the
%istrict an% to make "ositi&e change (or 677 stu%ents,8 sa2s #igginson.
'ae a%%s, -9hroughout the course o( the "ast 2ear we ha&e become aware o( a number o( areas within
our schoo %istrict in which we (ee a ack o( strong an% accountabe ea%ershi" has resute% in "oor
%ecisions.8
-)ue to our e3"eriences o&er this "ast 2ear (ighting (or our communit2 an% with the knowe%ge we
gaine% %uring that batte, we see the nee% (or "ositi&e change in !)6* an% we want to he" ea% the
charge,8 $imer states.
9he three can%i%ates are running on a "at(orm o( meaning(u stakeho%er engagement, %emocratic
re(orm an% stu%ent centre% (isca res"onsibiit2.
!te"hanie #igginson is a (ormer high schoo teacher with an :6 in ;%ucation !tu%ies. !te"hanie brings
an un"rece%ente% "assion (or "ubic e%ucation combine% with the e3"erience an% e%ucation necessar2
to "ro&i%e strong ea%ershi" at the boar% tabe.
!cott $imer is a retire% geoscientist with an :! in <eo"h2sics with o&er 20 2ears= e3"erience in the
"etroeum in%ustr2. !cott taught casses at Penn !tate >ni&ersit2 an% as an acti&e &ounteer (ire0(ighter
an% scientist, !cott has e3ceent teamwork an% critica thinking skis.
!te&e 'ae is a ,ana%ian 'egiona !aes :anager (or ?a&ico an% is current2 ser&ing as the 6rea 6
aternate %irector in the ')?. !te&e brings his much nee%e% business backgroun% an% e3"erience in
oca go&ernment to the tabe. #is "assion an% abiit2 to bui% strong reationshi"s wi aso he" to re"air
the %amage that e3ists on the boar% to%a2.
6 three can%i%ates ha&e chi%ren current2 enroe% in !)6* schoos, which "ro&i%es them with (irst0
han% "ers"ecti&e acking on to%a2=s boar%.
#igginson states, -.e a bring %i((erent e3"erience an% knowe%ge to the tabe that, when working as a
team, wi make "ositi&e change (or chi%ren across !)6*. .e wi "ut @trust= back in trustee.8

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