On November 28, 2023, at a specially called meeting of the Louis Riel School Division Board of Trustees, the board received a letter of resignation from Trustee Francine Champagne, dated and effective November 27, 2023. 

Since June 6, 2023, the school board has endeavoured to hold a colleague accountable for words and deeds that caused great harm to students, staff, and members of our community while also working to reassure our community of our commitment to safe and caring working and learning environments. 

The board extends appreciation to everyone in LRSD and beyond for their messages and demonstrations of support. We want to reassure you that actions and language that cause harm will never be tolerated, and decisive action will always be taken against anyone who attempts to spread baseless, malicious, deceitful and vengeful lies about our students, staff, and families.  

Together, the school board and senior leadership team will continue to do everything possible to protect our staff, students, families, and community.

Trustees Darlene Gerrior, Pam Kolochuk, Sandy Nemeth, Irene Nordheim, Ryan Palmquist, Chris Sigurdson, Chipalo Simunyola, and Cindy Turner