Ross seeking re-election to BSD board of trustees
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Brandon School Division trustee Duncan Ross announced on Thursday that he will seek re-election in October.
Ross, who was first elected in 2022 and is vice-chair of the board of trustees, said his priority for the coming term is to advocate for more support from the provincial government.
“The main thing is continuing to fight for Brandon, and to fight for additional funding from the province,” he said in a phone interview on Thursday.
Brandon School Division trustee Duncan Ross
Financial support is needed because Brandon School Division currently has a low amount of dollars to spend per student, despite taxing residents among the highest mill rates in the province, he said.
“The only way that that makes sense in my mind is if we’re not getting as much money as we should be from the province,” Ross said. “I fully intend to keep fighting for that, because right now we’re not being treated fairly.”
Ross said more work is needed to “make up the difference” after the province did provide some additional funding to the division.
Asked what he believes he brings to the board under his “new generation of leadership” pitch, the 32-year-old said that the division benefits from having the perspective of someone who attended a BSD school in the past 15 years.
He said in a press release on Thursday that his accomplishments include successfully fighting for changes to the board’s communication policy to make it more open and transparent, standing up against the proposed banning of certain books and working to keep taxes affordable.
More information about additional goals will come out as the election draws nearer, he said.
The 2026 school division and municipal election is set for Oct. 28.
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