On May 4, 2017, the new Northland School Division Act received Royal Assent in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The proclamation results in the reinstatement of an elected board in Northland School Division (NSD).
Northland School Division Act - Key Elements
Under the new Northland School Division Act:
- NSD will have a governance structure of between seven and eleven wards. One trustee is elected in each ward.
- The Board of the NSD is required to establish a formal engagement process for engaging with the wards, First Nations, Métis and other communities to whom we provide education services, Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta, Métis Settlements General Council and the Council of School Councils with respect to the establishments of the board's strategic direction.
- Persons living on reserve where NSD has a tuition or education services agreement with the Nation are eligible to vote and/or run in trustee elections.
- Transition from local school board committees to school councils. School councils will be guided by the School Act and School Council Regulation.
- Each ward shall have a ward council that consists of the trustee from the ward, a member of each school council in the ward and other persons that may become members.
Click here to view the Northland School Division Act pamphlet
Click here to view the Northland School Division Act
Northland Electoral Wards
Northland School Division is divided into 11 Wards with one trustee being elected in each ward. Click here to view Ward map
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Ward
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Trustee
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Communities
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First Nations with
Education Service or Tuition Agreement
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Schools Within Ward
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1
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Carmen Laboucane
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Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement
Keg River
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Paddle Prairie
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2
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Cathy Wanyandie
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Susa Creek
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Susa Creek
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3
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Randy Anderson
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Gift Lake Métis Settlement
Peavine Métis Settlement
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Whitefish Lake First Nation (No.459)
Utikoomak Lake (No. 155/ 155A/ 155B)
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Gift Lake
Bishop Routhier
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4
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Jesse Lamouche
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East Prairie Métis Settlement
Grouard
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Kapawe’no First Nation (No. 150B/ 150C/ 150D/ 229/ 230)
Sucker Creek First Nation (No. 150A)
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Hillview
Grouard Northland
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5
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Louis Cardinal
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Peerless Lake
Trout Lake
Little Buffalo
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Peerless Trout First Nation (Peerless Trout Indian Reserve No. 238)
Lubicon Lake Band
Woodland Cree First Nation (No. 226/ 227/ 228)
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6
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Silas Yellowknee
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Desmarais
Sandy Lake
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Bigstone Cree Nation No. 458 (Wabasca No. 166/ 166A/ 166D, Pelican Settlement)
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Mistassiniy
Career Pathways
Pelican Mountain
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7
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Robin Guild
(Board Chair)
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Wabasca
Chipewyan Lake
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Bigstone Cree Nation No. 458 (Wabasca No. 166B/ 166C)
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St. Theresa
Chipewyan Lake
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8
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Loretta Gladue
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Calling Lake
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Bigstone Cree Nation No. 458
Jean Baptiste Gambler No. 183
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Calling Lake
Calling Lake Outreach
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9
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Rubi Sakeskanip
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Fort Chipewyan
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Mikesew Cree First Nation No. 461 (Dog Head No. 218, Devil’s Gate 220, Allison Bay No. 219, Sandy Point No. 221, Old Fort No. 217)
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation(Chipewyan No. 201/ 201A/ 201B/ 201C/ 201D/ 201E/ 201F/ 201G)
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Athabasca Delta Community
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10
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Jules Nokohoo
(Vice-Chair)
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Anzac
Chard
Conklin
Fort McKay
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Chipewyan Prairie First Nation (Janvier No. 194, Cowper Lake Indian Reserve 194A, Winefred Lake Indian Reserve No. 194B)
Fort McKay First Nation No. 467 (Fort McKay Indian Reserve No. 174/ 174C/ 174D/ Namur Lake No. 174A/ 174B/)
Fort McMurray No. 468 First Nation (Gregoire Lake No. 176/ 176A/ 176B, Clearwater No. 175)
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Anzac
Bill Woodward
Conklin
Father R. Perin
Fort McKay
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11
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Vacant
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Elizabeth Métis Settlement
Fishing Lake Métis Settlement
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Elizabeth
J.F. Dion
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