Council Meeting/Documents/Appendix B: List of BC School Districts that Elect Trustees Equitably By Community/Trustee Electoral Areas
Appendix
Appendix B: List of BC School Districts that Elect Trustees Equitably By Community/Trustee Electoral Areas
April 1, 2025Pages 478–4831 section
A reference list showing how 44 out of 60 public school districts in British Columbia utilize electoral area models for trustee representation.
Total school districts: 60Districts using electoral areas: 44
Appendix B: List of BC School Districts that Elect Trustees Equitably By Community/Trustee Electoral Areas:
In B.C., there are 60 public school districts of which 44 serve multiple municipalities with representation elected equitably by community with the Trustee Electoral Area model. The remaining 16 school districts predominately serve only one municipality and, therefore, appropriately elect school trustees at-large within their single municipality (e.g. Vancouver District 39, Burnaby District 41, Richmond District 38, etc.).
In contrast to School District 61, almost all other B.C. school districts that serve more than one municipality have implemented an equitable election by the Trustee Electoral Area system including as follows:
| SCHOOL DISTRICT | Equitable Separated Trustee Electoral Areas for Electing School Trustees |
|---|---|
| District 5 - Southeast Kootenay | Five Electoral Areas: • City of Cranbrook • District of Sparwood • City of Fernie • District of Elkford • Regional District of East Kootenay Rural Area |
| District 6 - Rocky Mountain | Five Electoral Areas: • City of Kimberley • Town of Golden • District of Invermere • Village of Canal Flats • Village of Radium Hot Springs |
| District 8 - Kootenay Lake | Six Electoral Areas: • City of Nelson • Town of Creston • Salmo, Taghum & Blewett • Village of Kaslo & North Rural Zone • Slocan Valley / Bonnington • South Rural Zone |
| District 10 - Arrow Lakes | Four Electoral Areas: • Ward system with trustees elected by 4 separated geographic zones |
| District 20 – Kootenay Columbia | Six Electoral Areas: • Ward system with trustees elected by 6 separated geographic zones |
| District 22 - Vernon | Three Electoral Areas: • City of Vernon • District of Coldstream • Village of Lumby |
| District 23 - Central Okanagan | Four Electoral Areas: • City of Kelowna • City of West Kelowna • District of Lake Country • District of Peachland |
| District 27 – Cariboo Chilcotin | Seven Electoral Areas: • Ward system with trustees elected by 7 separated geographic zones |
| District 35 - Langley | Two Electoral Areas: • Township of Langley • City of Langley |
| District 36 - Surrey | Two Electoral Areas: • City of Surrey • City of White Rock |
| District 42 - Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows | Two Electoral Areas: • City of Maple Ridge • City of Pitt Meadows |
| District 43 - Coquitlam | Four Electoral Areas: • City of Coquitlam • City of Port Coquitlam • City of Port Moody • Villages of Anmore and Belcarra |
| District 44 – North Vancouver | Two Electoral Areas: • District of North Vancouver • City of North Vancouver |
| District 46 - Sunshine Coast | Three Electoral Areas: • Upper Sunshine Coast • Central Sunshine Coast • Lower Sunshine Coast |
| District 48 - Sea to Sky | Five Electoral Areas: • District of Squamish • Resort Municipality of Whistler • Village of Pemberton • Regional District Area C • Regional District Area D |
| District 49 - Central Coast | Two Electoral Areas: • Ward system with trustees elected by 2 separated geographic zones |
| District 50 - Haida Gwaii | Five Electoral Areas: • Ward system with trustees elected by 5 separated geographic zones |
| District 51 - Boundary | Five Electoral Areas: • City of Grand Forks • Christina Lake • Kettle Valley East • Kettle Valley North • Kettle Valley West |
| District 52 - Prince Rupert | Two Electoral Areas: • City of Prince Rupert • Village of Port Edward / Rural |
| District 53 - Okanagan Similkameen | Four Electoral Areas: • Town of Osoyoos • Town of Oliver • Village of Keremeos • Okanagan Falls |
| District 54 - Bulkley Valley | Four Electoral Areas: • Town of Smithers • Town of Houston • Village of Telkwa • Lake Kathlyn/ Evelyn/ Moricetown |
| District 57 - Prince George | Three Electoral Areas: • City of Prince George • District of Mackenzie • Robson Valley |
| District 58 – Nicola Similkameen | Two Electoral Areas: • City of Merritt • Town of Princeton |
| District 59 - Peace River South | Four Electoral Areas: • City of Dawson Creek • District of Chetwynd • District of Tumbler Ridge • Pouce Coupe & Rural Areas |
| District 60 - Peace River North | Five Electoral Areas: • Ward system with trustees elected by 5 separated geographic zones |
| District 62 - Sooke | Two Electoral Areas: • Belmont Zone • Milnes Landing Zone |
| District 63 - Saanich | Four Electoral Areas: • Partial District of Saanich • Town of Sidney • District of Central Saanich • District of North Saanich |
| District 64 - Gulf Islands | Five Electoral Areas: • Salt Spring Island • Galiano Island • Pender Islands • Saturna Island • Mayne Island |
| District 67 - Okanagan Skaha | Three Electoral Areas: • City of Penticton • District of Summerland • Rural Zone Area |
| District 69 - Qualicum | Four Electoral Areas: • Ward system with trustees elected by 4 separated geographic zones |
| District 70 - Pacific Rim | Two Electoral Areas: • Alberni Valley • West Coast |
| District 71 - Comox Valley | Five Electoral Areas: • City of Courtenay • Town of Comox • Village of Cumberland • Area A • Area C |
| District 72 - Campbell River | Three Electoral Areas: • Greater Campbell River • Quadra • Sayward Valley |
| District 73 - Kamloops/Thompson | Five Electoral Areas: • City of Kamloops • District of Barriere • District of Logan Lake • District of Clear Water • Village of Chase/Sun Peaks |
| District 74 - Gold Trail | Seven Electoral Areas: • Ward system with trustees elected by 7 separated geographic zones |
| District 75 - Mission | Two Electoral Areas: • City of Mission • Fraser Valley Regional District |
| District 78 - Fraser/Cascade | Three Electoral Areas: • Ward system with trustees elected by 3 separated geographic zones |
| District 82 - Coast Mountains | Five Electoral Areas: • City of Terrace • City of Kitimat • District of Stewart • Village of Hazelton • Thornhill Community |
| District 83 - North Okanagan/Shuswap | Four Electoral Areas: • City of Salmon Arm • City of Armstrong/ District of Spallumchen • City of Enderby/ District of Sicamous • Rural Zone Area |
| District 84 - Vancouver Island West | Four Electoral Areas: • Village of Zeballos • Village of Gold River • Village of Tahsis • Kyuquot Community |
| District 85 - Vancouver Island North | Three Electoral Areas: • Ward system with trustees elected by 3 separated geographic zones |
| District 87 - Stikine | Five Electoral Areas: • Town of Atlin • Dease Lake • Iskut • Lower Post • Telegraph Creek |
| District 91 - Nechako Lakes | Six Electoral Areas: • District of Vanderhoof • District of Fort St. James • Village of Burns Lake • Village of Fraser Lake • Village of Granisle • Grassy Plains/Francois Lake |
| District 92 - Nisga'a | Five Electoral Areas: • Laxgaltsap • Gitlaxtaamiks • Gitwinksihlkw • Gingolx • Nass Camp |
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Extracted from: 2025 04 01 Council Agenda - Agenda - Pdf