Campaign costs of trustees vying for a seat on the School District No. 46 board were as little as $120.96 and as much as $2,727.28
Of the elected trustees, board chair Silas White spent the most at $2,727.28. The biggest contributors to White's campaign were Amadev Amaral, who gave $900, and Howard White and Kathleen Kennedy, who each contributed $500.
White spent $1,394.24 on advertising and $1,037.92 on signage. He also spent $28 to do some polling for the election and paid $169.97 for Facebook advertising.
Greg Russell spent $2,040 of his own money, paying $1,007.70 for advertising and $1,032.30 on signs.
Dave Mewhort spent $1,770.27, claiming only a $10 in-kind donation for some free paper given to him by Pat Hobbs. Mewhort spent the majority of his budget on signage ($1,504.97) with $265.30 going to advertising.
Lori Dixon spent $1,098.54 of her own money, paying $613.04 for advertising, $400 on signs and $85.50 on leaflets.
Christine Younghusband spent $930.35 with $340 of that amount coming from contributions. She didn't spend any money on advertising, but spent $582.57 on signs. She also paid someone $190 to help her deliver flyers and post the signage.
Betty Baxter spent $525.13 on her successful campaign, all of which was contributed by individuals and the company EyeSoar Graphics, which gave $176.40. She spent $285.06 on advertising and $232.37 on signs and brochures.
Lori Pratt spent the least on her re-election campaign, with $120.96 going to advertising in the Harbour Spiel. She was the only person running in her riding of Pender Harbour.
Of those trustees who didn't win their campaigns, incumbent Fran Heppell spent the most at $2,034.44. She funded her own campaign that saw $826.48 spent on advertising, $851.83 on signs and $350.13 on courier service and postage.
Larry Koopman spent $1,643.83 on his campaign, $423.60 of which was donated to him. Koopman spent $623.58 on advertising and $860.64 on signs.
Claudia Ferris spent $1,563.41, with $1,500 of that campaign cost coming from unions - Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) B.C. contributed $1,000 and CUPE Local 801 contributed $500.
Ferris spent $275 on advertising, $508.13 on signage and $480.28 for rent, insurance and utilities.
Erin Brooks-Wilson spent $1,018 with $1,000 coming from Brooks-Wilson herself. She didn't spend a cent on advertising, but put her money into signs, pamphlets, flyers and brochures.
Lennea Perpet spent $954.95, which saw $480 in contributions. Suncoast Lumber and Milling was the single largest contributor to Perpet at $300. Perpet spent $190.04 on advertising and $586.33 on signs and pamphlets.
Erin Lane spent $874.26, with all of her funding coming from Tomtina Developments. She spent $342.18 on newspaper ads and $428.68 on signage.
Jason Scott spent $800, with $250 of his campaign funding coming from Ian Marshall. Scott spent $450 on advertising and $350 on signs for the 2011 school board election.
Diane Hill spent $452.65 on her campaign, with $140 being donated from an anonymous source. She spent $102.55 on advertising and $350.10 on signs.
The full financial disclosure statements are available for public viewing at the school board office in Gibsons.
