Embattled Manitoba school board has four newly elected trustees [Video]

Newly elected trustees at the Mountain View School Division, hope they can help end months of turmoil surrounding the school board.

Scott Lynxleg said the first step for him was getting elected.

“Hopefully we’ll get together, work, see what’s going on, and yeah, start building a better board and for the kids.” said Lynxleg.

Lynxleg was one of four trustee candidates who won a byelection Wednesday.

Floyd Martens, Conrad Nabess, and Jarri Thompson were the others.

Nabess, Lynxleg and Thompson identify as Indigenous.

The seats were vacant following a series of events that started in the spring.

In April, trustee Paul Coffey made a presentation to the board where he questioned the impact of residential schools.

“They were good, like, these are the good things that are essential for reading and writing and arithmetic, also enforcement at schools, school attendance,” said Coffey in April.

The comments drew immediate backlash from Indigenous leaders, and the superintendent, whom the …