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Eligible voters can cast their ballots on election day

Eligible voters can cast their ballots at advance polls and on election day
Montreal - Monday, October 28, 2024

Voters within the territory of the English Montreal School Board will cast their ballots for the choice of chair and commissioner in 10 wards on Sunday, November 3, 2024. Advance polls will be open on Sunday, October 27, 2024.

The directeur général des élections du Québec has declared that the period for anyone to be added on to the school board electoral list has concluded. No more applications can be accepted.

Eligible voters will get a card in the mail instructing them where to vote. In order to ensure you are eligible to  vote you must go to  this website and see if your name is listed: https://bit.ly/4haPW2Y. It also tells you where to vote for advance polls and on election day.

The Gazette’s Corner Booth Podcast interviews the candidates for chair, Katherine Korakakis and Joe Ortona.
You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53bcLmYCPdY&list=PLQi06po0r-tjVlt84EQMQwA-Dkp6Bolmi

Below are the candidates and the polling station locations:

Ward 1
Ahuntsic-Cartierville–Montréal-Nord
Candidates :

Franco Mazzariello, Team Katherine Korakakis;
Susan Perera , Team Joe Ortona

Election Day: Our Lady of Pompei Elementary School (9944 St. Michel, Ahuntsic); Gerald McShane Elementary School (6111 Maurice Duplessis, Montreal North); John Caboto Academy (8955 Meunier, Ahuntsic).

Ward 2
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Chelsea Craig, Team Joe Ortona;
Howie Silbiger, Team Katherine Korakakis

Election Day: Coronation Elementary School (4810 Van Horne, Côte des Neiges); Marymount Academy International (5100 Côte St. Luc Road, NDG)

Ward 3 
Côte-Saint-Luc. Montreal West, Hampstead
Samara Perez, Team Katherine Korakakis
Paola Samuel, Team Joe Ortona

Election Day: Hampstead School( 83 Thurlow ); John Grant High School (5785 Parkhaven, Côte Saint-Luc);  Royal West  Academy (189 Easton, Montreal West)


Ward 4
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve–Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie–Plateau-Mont-Royal–Anjou–Montreal-Est
Maria Corsi, Team Joe Ortona
Viktoriya Grosko, Team Katherine Korakakis

Election Day: Edward Murphy Elementary School (6800 Pierre de Coubertin, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve);  Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School (6855 Cartier, Rosemount); Bancroft Elementary School (4563 Rue Saint-Urbain, Montréal)

Ward 5
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Joseph Lalla, Team Katherine Korakakis
Sharon Nelson, Team Joe Ortona

Election Day:  Willingdon Elementary Senior Campus (4850 Coronation, NDG); St. Monica Elementary School (6440 Terrebonne, NDG)

Ward 6
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Tony Aversano, Team Katherine Korakakis
Pietro Mercuri, Team Joe Ortona

Election Day: Michelangelo International Academy (9360 5th Street), RDP; East Hill Elementary School (10350 Perras, RDP); Leonardo Da Vinci Academy (12025 André Dumas, RDP)

Ward 7 
Saint-Laurent
James Kromida, Team Joe Ortona
Vicky Pololos, Team Katherine Korakakis

Election Day: Parkdale Elementary School (1476 Deguire, St. Laurent); LaurenHill Academy Junior Campus (2355 Decelles, St. Laurent)

Ward 8 
Saint-Léonard
Mario Pietrangelo,  Team Joe Ortona
Antonio Zaruso,  Team Katherine Korakakis

Election Day: Dante Elementary School (6090 Lachenaie, St. Leonard); Honoré-Mercier Elementary School (8280 Nantes, St. Léonard); Pierre de Coubertin Elementary School (4700 Lavoisier, St. Léonard)

Ward 9
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension–Mont-Royal–Outremont
Joanne Charron, Team Katherine Korakakis
Paula Kilian,  Team Joe Ortona

Election Day: Dunrae Gardens Elementary School ( 235 Dunrae, TMR); Sinclair Laird Elementary School (8380 Wiseman, Park Extension); John F. Kennedy High School (3030 Villeray, St. Michel)

Ward 10
Westmount–Sud-Ouest–Ville-Marie
Shalani Bel, Team Katherine Korakakis 
Julien Feldman, Team Joe Ortona

Election Day: Westmount Park Elementary School ( 15 Park Place, Westmount);  Roslyn Elementary School (4699 Westmount); St. Gabriel Elementary School (600 Dublin, Pointe St . Charles); Options High School (1741 de Biencourt, Ville Émard)

You can see the geographical breakup here: https://bit.ly/3QyViJE

You can learn more about the candidates here:
https://teamjoeortona.ca/
https://katherinekorakakis.ca/

For more information go to www.emsb.qc.ca

About the English Montreal School Board
With a youth and adult sector population of more than 35,000 students, the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) is the largest English public school board in Quebec. Established on July 1, 1998, when the province created new boards along linguistic lines, the EMSB network consists of 73 schools and centres. For more details, visit the EMSB website at www.emsb.qc.ca.