The local French Catholic school board's in mourning after the death of a longtime trustee.
Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon says Greater Sudbury Wards 7 to 12 trustee Andre Bidal died Monday, March 28th, though it is giving no further details.
Bidal had been a trustee since 2000 - serving as the board's vice president from 2004 to 2006 and 2010 to 2013, and was president in 2007, 2008, and 2013 to 2021 - and had received a provincial appreciation award in 2018, and was recently presented with the Catholic Education Award of Excellence by the Franco-Ontarian Association of Catholic School Boards, recognizing his long service as a school board trustee.
In Bidal's honour, the board's lowering flags to half mast at its head office and all its schools, including Wawa's École Saint-Joseph, Chapleau's École Sacré-Coeur, and Dubreuilville's École St-Joseph.