McMillan won’t seek UCDSB re-election

Upper Canada District School Board chairman Jeff McMillan speaks during a joint school boards event Thursday, March 29, 2018 in Cornwall, Ont. McMillan will not be seeking re-election this fall. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston)

BROCKVILLE – Upper Canada public school board trustee Jeff McMillan will not be seeking another term.

The trustee for Brockville and Augusta Township (Ward 5) and chairman of the board announced today (April 23) that he won’t be seeking re-election this fall.

The news was shared through an open letter to the media from Education Director Stephen Sliwa.

McMillan will carry on with his duties through Nov. 30.

McMillan has devoted more than four decades to the Upper Canada District School Board.

Most recently, he was elected chairman of the board in 2014 and led it through the contentious school review process last year.