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School Trustee · Coquitlam 2026
# Candace Knoll
- Elected, School Trustee10,599 votes, 3rd of 9. Official count, City of Coquitlam. [All results](https://voche.me/bc/coquitlam-2026/results#school-trustee)
Elected school trustee of Coquitlam on October 17, 2026, with 10,599 votes, third of nine trustee candidates, after finishing fourth in the February 2025 by-election. A retired TELUS worker and United Steelworkers member, she ran with no elector organization on three pillars: new schools and less overcrowding, special education funding and staff retention, and mental health, safety and restorative justice in schools.
Candace Knoll was elected to the Board of Education of School District No. 43 on October 17, 2026, with 10,599 votes in the City's official count, declared by the Chief Election Officer on October 21, third of nine candidates for Coquitlam's four seats and the one new Coquitlam trustee. The City's results print no elector organization for any candidate, and VoteMate lists her as an independent. The City's results of the February 22, 2025 by-election give her 137 of 1,169 valid votes, fourth of five. Freshet News reported that she announced her second run on July 4, 2026, as a labour candidate endorsed by the New Westminster and District Labour Council, CUPE 386, the United Steelworkers and Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West, with three pillars: The Circle and Infrastructure, Complexity and Continuity, and Community Care and Accountability. Her campaign site and its 14 blog posts promise to push for Burke Mountain Middle/Secondary and Marigold Elementary, a funding model that secures school land before high-rises are built, an end to special education waitlists, a province-wide intensity-of-need funding formula, sensory rooms in capital plans, restorative justice programs in every school and a digital responsibility framework. The Dispatch quoted her on election night: "I am proud to be a force for good; a leader, mentor and advocate that won't stop pushing for change."
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Promise tracker
## 24 promises. What Candace has done since.
Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it.
- No action yet**Keep the Hazel Trembath replacement and the Burke Mountain Secondary project on track**Facilities · Own promise
Her first pillar page says she is dedicated to keeping current projects, like the Hazel Trembath Elementary replacement and the Burke Mountain Secondary project, on track to minimize disruption for families.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 1: The Circle and Infrastructure (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Advocate for approval of Burke Mountain Middle/Secondary and Marigold Elementary**Facilities · Own promise
Her first pillar page says she will advocate for new school approvals, including Burke Mountain Middle/Secondary School and Marigold Elementary, and keep them on schedule for Burke Mountain families. Freshet News reported the plank as accelerating school construction to stop overcrowding. The Dispatch's roundup of September 24, 2026 reported the same pledge.
> “I will advocate for new school approvals.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 1: The Circle and Infrastructure (opens in a new tab), Freshet News · Second run for Knoll as a Coquitlam trustee candidate, by Janis Cleugh, July 4, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Meet the school trustee candidates in Coquitlam, by Jeremy Shepherd, September 24, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**A funding model that secures land for schools before high-rises are built, integrated with City planning**Facilities · Own promise
Her first pillar page says she will champion a funding model that secures land for schools before high-rises go up and work with municipal partners to integrate school infrastructure with city planning. Her blog adds advocacy for school budgets planned alongside roads, parks and utilities and for more joint use and capital agreements with the cities.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 1: The Circle and Infrastructure (opens in a new tab), Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Expanding Capacity for Our Growing Population, July 2026 (opens in a new tab), Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Infrastructure Capacity, Building and Sustaining Our Schools, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Push for funding to modernize heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems**Facilities · Own promise
In her blog post on pushing for new school approvals she writes that she will push to prioritize funding for modernizing heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, after the model of the Moody Elementary modernization with solar and heat pumps.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Active Advocacy, Pushing for New School Approvals, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 1: The Circle and Infrastructure (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Timely assessments to end special education waitlists**Inclusion · Own promise
Her second pillar page says she is committed to addressing the waitlists that keep students from the support they deserve, through timely assessments and inclusive programming.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 2: Complexity and Continuity (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Competitive pay and workplace supports to recruit and keep specialists and support staff**Inclusion · Own promise
Her second pillar page says she will advocate for competitive compensation to recruit and retain specialists and support staff. Her blog adds advocacy for compensation and supports to hire more psychologists, speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists. She told Freshet News she would push for competitive wages and stipends to recruit and retain specialized workers.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 2: Complexity and Continuity (opens in a new tab), Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Supporting Special Education and Implementing a Needs-Based Funding, September 2026 (opens in a new tab), Freshet News · Candace Knoll, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Lobby the Province for an intensity-of-need funding structure for complex needs, mental health and language supports**School funding · Own promise
In her blog post on special education she writes that she will lobby the provincial government to move to a true intensity-of-need funding structure that gives SD43 dedicated money for complex learning needs, mental health resources and language supports. Her VoteMate biography promises funding reforms for the same.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Supporting Special Education and Implementing a Needs-Based Funding, September 2026 (opens in a new tab), VoteMate · Candace Knoll, independent for SD43 Board of Education, 2026 BC Local Elections (the biography she gave) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Invest in staff with tools, professional learning and classroom resources**School funding · Own promise
Her second pillar page says investing in staff is a direct investment in the quality of education. Her blog on mental health says she will champion access to the classroom resources, professional learning and tools educators need. She told Freshet News teachers and support workers need tools, education, mental health and administrative support.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 2: Complexity and Continuity (opens in a new tab), Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Prioritizing Mental Health and Well-being and Safety for all Staff and Students, September 2026 (opens in a new tab), Freshet News · Candace Knoll, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Maintain staffing for custodians, maintenance, IT and administrative staff**Safe schools · Own promise
Her third pillar page says she will work to ensure safe building operations by maintaining full staffing levels for custodians, maintenance, IT and administrative staff.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 3: Community Care and Accountability (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Stable, full-day positions for education assistants**Inclusion · Own promise
Her third pillar page says she will push for stable, full-day positions for education assistants to prevent a turnover of support, with mental health resources and competitive pay to cut assessment waitlists.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 3: Community Care and Accountability (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Sensory rooms and calm-down spaces in capital plans and renovations**Student well-being · Own promise
Her third pillar page says she will prioritize neurodiverse-friendly learning environments with sensory rooms and calm-down spaces, and her blog on overcrowding says she will fight to have capital planning and renovations include sensory-friendly zones and quiet spaces.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 3: Community Care and Accountability (opens in a new tab), Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Overcrowding, The Emotional Toll and The SEL Solution, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Integrate Seamless Care hubs in schools**Student well-being · Own promise
Her third pillar page says she will champion the integration of Seamless Care hubs. She told Freshet News she would look to partners such as Foundry Tri-Cities, the Firefighters Charitable Society, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. and Kinsight to expand services, and her blog promises partnerships with municipalities, community organizations, food banks and child care providers.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 3: Community Care and Accountability (opens in a new tab), Freshet News · Candace Knoll, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Prioritizing Mental Health and Well-being and Safety for all Staff and Students, September 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Work with the City on traffic calming, walkways and bus route safety around schools**Safe schools · Own promise
Her third pillar page says she will work with the city to improve traffic calming, pedestrian walkways and bus route safety in high-risk zones, and her blog on whole child safety says she will champion integrated planning with municipal traffic engineers to improve school perimeters. She told Freshet News safety on the way to and from school is her top issue.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 3: Community Care and Accountability (opens in a new tab), Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Whole Child Safety, Designing Safe Routes and Inclusive Spaces, August 2026 (opens in a new tab), Freshet News · Candace Knoll, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**A digital responsibility framework covering data privacy, digital literacy and AI**Safe schools · Own promise
Her blog on mental health says she will champion a modernized digital responsibility framework for SD43 that includes student data privacy, digital literacy and clear guidance on the responsible use of technology and AI. Her third pillar page promises clear guidelines for digital safety, and she told Freshet News students must be taught to use AI responsibly with safety education.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Prioritizing Mental Health and Well-being and Safety for all Staff and Students, September 2026 (opens in a new tab), Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 3: Community Care and Accountability (opens in a new tab), Freshet News · Candace Knoll, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Budget lines for evidence-based social-emotional learning programs at every grade**Student well-being · Own promise
Her blog on overcrowding says she will push for targeted budget allocations toward proven, age-appropriate social-emotional learning programs across all grade levels, and her third pillar page promises guidelines for social-emotional learning.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Overcrowding, The Emotional Toll and The SEL Solution, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 3: Community Care and Accountability (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Advocate for class sizes that fit the physical space**Student well-being · Own promise
Her blog on overcrowding says she would advocate for adherence to class sizes that fit the physical spaces, allowing movement, creativity and focused attention.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Overcrowding, The Emotional Toll and The SEL Solution, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Funding and training for restorative justice programs in all SD43 schools**Safe schools · Own promise
Her blog on restorative justice says she will advocate for the funding and professional development to implement structured, evidence-based restorative justice programs across all SD43 schools. She told Freshet News she would promote a restorative justice philosophy in classrooms.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Shifting to Restorative Justice and Deep Accountability, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Freshet News · Candace Knoll, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Stronger ties between schools and municipal recreation and library services**Student well-being · Own promise
Her third pillar page says she will bridge the gap between schools and the community by strengthening ties with municipal recreation and library services and aligning school needs with municipal planning. Her blog on the school ecosystem promises advocacy for joint city initiatives.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 3: Community Care and Accountability (opens in a new tab), Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: The School Ecosystem and the People in the District, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Fair wages, benefits and job security for district workers**School funding · Own promise
Her third pillar page says she will champion fair wages so workers can afford to live in the cities they serve, and her blog on the school ecosystem says she would fight for fair wages, benefits and job security.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 3: Community Care and Accountability (opens in a new tab), Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: The School Ecosystem and the People in the District, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Expand resources for settlement workers in schools**Inclusion · Own promise
Her blog on belonging says she will push to expand resources for the settlement workers in schools frontline staff, so families receive language, housing and social supports when they register.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Building a Culture of True Belonging and Identity in SD43, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**School-level funding and support for student-led cultural celebrations and heritage months**Inclusion · Own promise
Her blog on belonging says she will advocate for dedicated school-level funding and administrative support so heritage months and cultural celebrations are planned with families and student groups, and will advocate to protect funding for cultural spaces.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Building a Culture of True Belonging and Identity in SD43, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Co-fund outdoor learning spaces designed with the Kwikwetlem First Nation**Programs · Own promise
Her blog on reconciliation says she will push to co-fund and design outdoor learning spaces alongside the Kwikwetlem Nation, building on the Earth Spirit Healing Forest and Medicine Garden, with Indigenous protocols built into the infrastructure.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Action-Oriented Reconciliation and Indigenous Excellence in SD43, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Agendas published early with reports in plain words, and public consultations**Board governance · Own promise
She told Freshet News she would advocate for clear agendas published early with supporting reports in plain words, lobby for public-facing consultations, and have an item that cannot be addressed at a meeting considered at the next one.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Freshet News · Candace Knoll, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Standing consultation committees and a public budget information session before the final budget vote**Board governance · Own promise
She told Freshet News she would push for the budget and financial statements to stay transparent, advocate for standing consultation committees, and host a public budget consultation information session before the board votes on the final budget.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Freshet News · Candace Knoll, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Read the full position
Freshet News reported the plank as accelerating school construction and enhancements to stop overcrowding.
[Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 1: The Circle and Infrastructure ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/circle-infrastructure)
02
### Special education waitlists, specialist pay and needs-based funding
Her second pillar promises timely assessments to end special education waitlists, competitive pay to recruit and keep specialists, and investment in staff. Her blog adds a lobby to the Province for an intensity-of-need funding structure.
[Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 2: Complexity and Continuity ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/complexity-continuity)
03
### Mental health, safety and restorative justice
Her third pillar promises staffing for custodians and support staff, stable full-day education assistant positions, sensory rooms and calm-down spaces, safer routes to school with the City, and ties with municipal recreation and libraries. Her blog promises restorative justice programs in all SD43 schools and a digital responsibility framework.
Read the full position
She told Freshet News her top issue is student and staff safety on the way to, in and leaving school.
[Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 3: Community Care and Accountability ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/community-care-accountability)
04
### A board that explains itself before it votes
She told Freshet News she would push for agendas published early with reports in plain words, consultations open to the public, standing consultation committees and a public budget information session before the board votes on the final budget.
[Freshet News · Candace Knoll, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026 ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/candace-knoll/)
05
### Belonging, reconciliation and settlement supports
Her blog promises to expand resources for settlement workers in schools, fund student-led cultural celebrations and heritage months, protect funding for cultural spaces, and co-fund outdoor learning spaces with the Kwikwetlem First Nation.
[Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Building a Culture of True Belonging and Identity in SD43, October 2026 ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/2026-blogs/building-a-culture-of-true-belonging-and-identity-in-sd43)
[Candace Knoll campaign blog, 2026](https://www.candaceknoll.com/2026-blogs)
Research status
## What voche.me has checked
Researched on 2026-10-30 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's declaration, results per tabulator and voting-night release, the City's results of the February 2025 by-election, every page in the menu of her campaign site (home, the three pillar pages, Why Vote, Contact, Join Me, Lawn Signs, Endorsements, 2026 Blogs with its 14 posts, 2025 Blogs), her VoteMate page, and reporting by Freshet News and the Tri-Cities Dispatch, including the Dispatch's roundup of the nine trustee candidates of September 24, 2026.
Her account of her career at TELUS, her union roles, the Junior Black Achievement Awards Society, the Hogan's Alley Society and her awards is her own and was not checked with those bodies; the Dispatch reported the TELUS, union and Hogan's Alley roles in 2025. Her campaign site's Why Vote page names her husband and son; they are not public figures and are left out. Her Facebook page shows only a login page to scripts. Her 2025 blog posts were written for the by-election and were not used for 2026 promises. The Tri-City News archive on vancouverisawesome.com answers 403 to scripts, so its 2025 reports were not read. She has held no public office, so there is no board record to read.
03 / Background
## Experience & community
2025
### Candidate, Coquitlam school trustee by-election
The City's results of the February 22, 2025 by-election give her 137 of 1,169 valid votes, fourth of five candidates.
[City of Coquitlam · 2025 School Trustee By-Election, Determination of Official Results, February 2025](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/14414/February-22-2025-By-Election-for-School-Trustee--Determination-of-Official-Results-PDF)
By her own account
### Retired after 27 years at TELUS; United Steelworkers Local 1944 member
Freshet News's candidate profile prints her occupation in her own words. The Dispatch reported in February 2025 that she was a United Steelworkers member and longtime TELUS employee. voche.me has not checked this with the company or the union.
[Freshet News · Candace Knoll, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026](https://www.freshetnews.ca/candace-knoll/)
By her own account
### Founder and president, Junior Black Achievement Awards Society; director, Hogan's Alley Society
Her campaign site and her VoteMate biography describe both roles, and the Dispatch reported the Hogan's Alley directorship in February 2025. voche.me has not checked them with the societies.
[Candace Knoll campaign · Why Vote for Candace Knoll](https://www.candaceknoll.com/our-vision)
04 / Questions & answers
## Questions for the candidate
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
No questions and answers have been supplied.
### Have your own question?
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05 / About this page
## Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Candace Knoll's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
How did Candace Knoll do in the 2026 Coquitlam municipal election?
Candace Knoll was elected School Trustee with 10,599 votes, 3rd of 9 in the official count. The City of Coquitlam published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
Is this an official page for Candace Knoll?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Candace Knoll's own campaign.
Does Candace Knoll currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Candace Knoll.
How many sources does this Candace Knoll profile cite?
This profile lists 31 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Candace Knoll's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Candace Knoll in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When was the election Candace Knoll ran in?
The 2026 Coquitlam municipal election, including the School Trustee race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
## Space for campaign updates
### No campaign updates yet
Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added.
## Sources & transparency
- [City of Coquitlam · Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026 ](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/20767/Declaration-of-Official-Election-Results)Checked October 30, 2026
- [City of Coquitlam · Results per Tabulator, 2026 General Local Election, October 21, 2026 ](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/20771)Checked October 30, 2026
- [City of Coquitlam · Unofficial Election Results: Coquitlam Mayor, City Councillors and School Trustees, October 17, 2026 ](https://www.coquitlam.ca/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=2066)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Elect Candace Knoll to School District 43 (home) ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 1: The Circle and Infrastructure ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/circle-infrastructure)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 2: Complexity and Continuity ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/complexity-continuity)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Pillar 3: Community Care and Accountability ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/community-care-accountability)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Why Vote for Candace Knoll ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/our-vision)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Endorsements ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/endorsements)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · 2026 Blogs ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/2026-blogs)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Action-Oriented Reconciliation and Indigenous Excellence in SD43, October 2026 ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/2026-blogs/action-oriented-reconciliation-and-indigenous-excellence-in-sd43)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Active Advocacy, Pushing for New School Approvals, 2026 ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/2026-blogs/active-advocacy-pushing-for-new-schoolapprovals)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Building a Culture of True Belonging and Identity in SD43, October 2026 ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/2026-blogs/building-a-culture-of-true-belonging-and-identity-in-sd43)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Expanding Capacity for Our Growing Population, July 2026 ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/2026-blogs/expanding-capacity-for-our-growing-population)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Infrastructure Capacity, Building and Sustaining Our Schools, 2026 ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/2026-blogs/infrastructure-capacity-building-and-sustaining-our-schools)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Prioritizing Mental Health and Well-being and Safety for all Staff and Students, September 2026 ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/2026-blogs/prioritizing-mental-health-amp-well-being-and-safety-for-all-staff-and-students)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Shifting to Restorative Justice and Deep Accountability, 2026 ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/2026-blogs/shifting-to-restorative-justice-and-deep-accountability)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Supporting Special Education and Implementing a Needs-Based Funding, September 2026 ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/2026-blogs/supporting-special-education-and-implementing-a-needs-based-funding)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Overcrowding, The Emotional Toll and The SEL Solution, 2026 ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/2026-blogs/the-emotional-toll-of-overcrowding-amp-the-sel-solution)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: The School Ecosystem and the People in the District, 2026 ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/2026-blogs/the-school-ecosystem-and-the-people-in-the-district)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Candace Knoll campaign · Blog: Whole Child Safety, Designing Safe Routes and Inclusive Spaces, August 2026 ](https://www.candaceknoll.com/2026-blogs/whole-child-safety-designing-safe-routes-and-inclusive-spaces)Checked October 30, 2026
- [VoteMate · Candace Knoll, independent for SD43 Board of Education, 2026 BC Local Elections (the biography she gave) ](https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13419?riding=799)Checked October 30, 2026
- [City of Coquitlam · 2025 School Trustee By-Election, Determination of Official Results, February 2025 ](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/14414/February-22-2025-By-Election-for-School-Trustee--Determination-of-Official-Results-PDF)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Freshet News · Second run for Knoll as a Coquitlam trustee candidate, by Janis Cleugh, July 4, 2026 ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/second-run-for-knoll-as-a-coquitlam-trustee-candidate/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Freshet News · Candace Knoll, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026 ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/candace-knoll/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Freshet News · New West labour council out with election list, by Janis Cleugh, September 16, 2026 ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/new-west-labour-council-out-with-election-list/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Freshet News · Hodge clinches mayor's chair, incumbents re-elected, by Janis Cleugh, October 18, 2026 ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/hodge-clinches-mayors-seat-incumbents-re-elected/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Tri-Cities Dispatch · A quick look at the five candidates vying for the school board seat in Saturday's byelection, by Jeremy Shepherd, February 19, 2025 ](https://tricitiesdispatch.com/a-quick-look-at-the-five-candidates-vying-for-the-school-board-seat-in-saturdays-byelection/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Tri-Cities Dispatch · Four new school trustees elected; board chair falls short in re-election bid, by Jeremy Shepherd, October 18, 2026 ](https://tricitiesdispatch.com/trustees-four-new-chair-out/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Tri-Cities Dispatch · Hodge, Lurbiecki and West win, by Jeremy Shepherd, October 18, 2026 ](https://tricitiesdispatch.com/hodge-lurbiecki-west-win/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Tri-Cities Dispatch · Meet the school trustee candidates in Coquitlam, by Jeremy Shepherd, September 24, 2026 ](https://tricitiesdispatch.com/meet-the-school-trustee-candidates-in-coquitlam/)Checked October 30, 2026
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