Former educator, First Nation councillor elected in Nanaimo-Ladysmith school board by-election

Tim Harris received 594 votes out of the 818 valid votes in a byelection that wrapped up on Saturday

A former teacher, principal and Stz’uminus nation councillor has been elected to the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school board with more than double the number of votes of the candidate he was running against.

Harris, a former long-time Stz’uminus First Nation councillor, ran against Snuneymuxw First Nation chief administrative officer Joan Brown, who received 224 votes. “I’m excited to roll up my sleeves to put in the hard work to move the district forward,” Harris said in a statement on social media. According to a campaign biography, Harris, whose traditional name is Xaniimastan, worked as a commercial fisherman for more than a decade before becoming an educator.

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