Northern Spirit ATA Local #6
Take a stand with us—tell the government to put children first in our public education system
President - Debbie Harris, northernspiritpresident@gmail.com
Teacher-Board Liaison & Vice-President - Trisha Paetsch
Secretary - Mackenzie Radcliffe local6secretary@gmail.com
Teacher Welfare Committee Chair - Stephanie Mackay, local6TWC@gmail.com
Treasurer - Cathy Squires local6treasurer@gmail.com
Professional Development Committee Chair - Susan Hauser, local6PD@gmail.com
Writing a letter to your MLA, a Minister and/or the Premier?
You can find their contact information here.
Grande Prairie MLA - Nolan Dyck
Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA - Ron Weibe
Central Peace-Notley - Todd Lowen
Minister of Education - Demetrios Nicolaides
NDP Education Critic, Sarah Hoffman
Premier - Danielle Smith
Vote
9:00 AM on May 2, 2025, to 5:00 PM on May 5, 2025.
Please continue to show support by wearing red on Fridays as you stand united with your bargaining team!
Updated as recently as Marrch 31
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Teacher Welfare Committee
We are still looking for members to join the Teacher Welfare Committee. Please contact local6twc@gmail.com if you are interested.
If you would like to prepare for and help oversee negotiations and the enforcement of the collective agreement on behalf of the teachers who are employed by the Peace Wapiti School Division. This may be the committee for you.
Teacher Directed PD Grant- If you are looking for PD funds please complete this form and submit it
to the Northern Spirit PD Rep at your school. The rep will bring the applications to the PD committee
for approval. Please see your Northern Spirit PD Rep for more information.
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