- ‘The culture wars will continue in the years to come’ at Waterloo Region’s public board, Waterloo Region Record, October 27, 2022.
- Longtime school board trustee resigns ahead of election, calls out political division on Waterloo Region board, Waterloo Region Record, October 20, 2022.
- Local campaigns under investigation for violating Elections Act, Cambridge Today, October 20, 2022.
- 'The latest battleground in culture wars': School board trustee vote taking a political tone, CTV Kitchener, October 19, 2022.
- Website grouping school board trustee beliefs by political stances under investigation, Waterloo Region Record, October 17, 2022.
- Politics front and centre in contentious school board election, Cambridge Today, October 17, 2022.
- ‘The Waterloo public board is really at the centre of the current culture war in Canadian education systems’, Waterloo Region Record, October 15, 2022.
- Do your homework on who's running for school board trustees, say researchers and candidates, CBC, October 15, 2022.
- Complaint suggests website seeking to sway local trustee race, CityNews, October 14, 2022.
- Why a Waterloo, Ont., school board has emerged as a battleground for ideological politics, The Globe and Mail, October 14, 2022.
- WRDSB 'weaponizing' code of conduct to quiet criticism: Trustee, CTV Kitchener, October 4, 2022.
- 2SLGBTQ+ month a time for celebration and action in Cambridge, Cambridge Today, October 3, 2022.
Waterloo Region District School Board (English Public) - Waterloo/Wilmot
(Elect 3; vote for up to 3)
School Board Trustees set policies for their school board, provide oversight of the board’s Director of Education, and serve as community advocates for education.
There are four school boards in Waterloo Region. You will vote for trustees in one board. Learn more on the School Trustee Information page.
Candidates
Questionnaires and Endorsements
Advocacy groups often publish questionnaires that allow you to compare candidates side by side. In addition some groups make explicit endorsements. Pay careful attention to how questions are framed, and how this reflects the positions and philosophies of the advocacy groups.
- In their words: Candidates for Waterloo region public school board trustees give top reasons for running, CBC, October 23, 2022.
- GroundUpWR endorsement summary, GroundUpWR, October 14, 2022.
- Black Parent Council KW Endorsements, Black Parent Council KW, October 8, 2022.
- Vote Against Woke Endorsements (WRDSB), Vote Against Woke, October 4, 2022.
- Campaign for Life Coalition Endorsements, Campaign for Life Coalition, October 1, 2022.
- Results of 2SLGBTQIA+ Questionnaire for Waterloo Region Municipal Candidates, SPECTRUM and OK2BME, September 26, 2022.
- Know Your WRDSB Trustees website/candidate classification, Know your Waterloo Region school board trustees, September 23, 2022.
- Here are just a few of the candidates that we support., ReallocateWR, September 22, 2022.
- Waterloo Endorsements, Know your Waterloo Region school board trustees, September 13, 2022.
- Waterloo Region Endorsements, Waterloo Regional Labour Council, September 6, 2022.
Articles and News Items
Articles can highlight issues of importance to the election and the electorate. These items are (mostly) published by established news organizations.
Opinions and Group Discussions
Opinions, blog posts and discussions can be partisan, but sometimes can be helpful in bringing attention to election issues.
Sometimes discussions on forums like Reddit can give you a range of opinions about candidates and campaign issues.
- WRDSB, Reddit, October 25, 2022.
- WRDSB candidates, Reddit, October 24, 2022.
- The far-right is trying to stack school boards. Vote for schools that are safe for all kids (/r/kitchener), Reddit, October 13, 2022.
- The far-right is trying to stack school boards. Vote for schools that are safe for all kids (/r/waterloo), Reddit, October 13, 2022.
- WRDS Trustees summary - those that support "parental values" are in green (ie, banning LGBT books, fighting against imaginary CRT in elementary school); those that support acknowledging LGBT people exist in yellow. Please vote, Reddit, October 11, 2022.
- Waterloo Candidates, Citified, September 29, 2022.
- If you're voting in the election, you should know why many School Board candidates are campaigning about "age-appropriate" content in schools (and what they mean by that), Reddit, September 16, 2022.
Candidate Profiles
Candidate profiles allow you to read responses from different candidates side by side. They allow you to compare candidates based on their backgrounds and experiences. Often they will not tell you how candidates would address specific issues.
- WATERLOO REGION VOTES: Madan Dheer, Waterloo Region District School Board trustee candidate, New Hamburg Independent, September 23, 2022.
- WATERLOO REGION VOTES: Scott Piatkowski, Waterloo Region District School Board candidate, Waterloo Chronicle, September 23, 2022.
- WATERLOO REGION VOTES: Marie Snyder, Waterloo Region District School Board trustee candidate, New Hamburg Independent, September 23, 2022.
- WATERLOO REGION VOTES: Cristina Bairos Fernandes, Waterloo Region District School Board trustee candidate, New Hamburg Independent, September 23, 2022.
- WATERLOO REGION VOTES: Kathleen Woodcock, Waterloo Region District School Board trustee candidate, New Hamburg Independent, September 23, 2022.
- WATERLOO REGION VOTES: Martin Mirt, Waterloo Region District School Board trustee candidate, New Hamburg Independent, September 23, 2022.
- WATERLOO REGION VOTES: Waterloo Region District School Board trustee candidate, Wendy Woodhall, Waterloo Chronicle, September 23, 2022.
- WATERLOO REGION VOTES: George Schmidt, Waterloo Region District School Board trustee candidate, Waterloo Chronicle, September 23, 2022.
Election Results
These are news items about how the election turned out.
- Fresh faces ready to join Waterloo Region District School Board, Cambridge Today, October 25, 2022.
- Voters elect six new faces to WRDSB trustee positions, CTV Kitchener, October 25, 2022.
- Public school board election results are in, and current chair is ready for productive ‘disagreements’, Waterloo Region Record, October 24, 2022.
- Waterloo Region District School Board chair Scott Piatkowski among re-elected trustees, CBC, October 24, 2022.