Bill McKinnon Resigns as TVDSB Chair

Friday, 28 May 2021 15:48

McKinnon will stay on as a trustee and a new board chair will be elected at a special meeting on Tuesday June 1.

OXFORD COUNTY - Thames Valley School Board Trustees are going to need to elect a new Board Chair.

Trustee Bill McKinnon announced his resignation this week as the Board Chair. Trustees will elect a new Chair at a special meeting on Tuesday June 1.

McKinnon started a leave of absence for health reasons back on May 1 and will resume his duties as a trustee on July 1.

First elected to represent Oxford County in 2010, Trustee McKinnon also served as Chair of the Board in 2016.

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