A longtime president of the local French Catholic school board's received a major honour.
Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon says current trustee Andre Bidal's was presented the Catholic Education Award of Excellence by the Franco-Ontarian Association of Catholic School Boards, recognizing his long service as a school board trustee.
Representing part of Greater Sudbury, Bidal's been a trustee since 2000, serving as the board's vice-president from 2004 to 2006 and 2010 to 2013, and as president in 2007 and 2008 and from 2013 to 2021, even receiving a provincial appreciation award in 2018.