Tag: Education
Custodians: When snow closes schools, why do we still have to risk getting there?
While almost everyone in the Thames Valley District school board was safe and warm at home during a major snow event that closed all London-area schools for two days this week, one group of employees was forced to get to work anyway.
Owen Sound city council to debate draft budget Monday
When Owen Sound councillors sit down Monday to preliminarily set the 2025 tax levy, they’ll be starting with a 2.65 per cent increase. That would amount to just less than $10 more per month for the average bungalow owner. That increase is less than what council asked staff for — a draft operating budget with […]
Letters to the Editor: December 5, 2024
This is another example of special interest running the city.
Thames Valley school board spent $225K on Navigator PR firm. Why?
The embattled London-area public school board spent more than $225,000 on advice from damage-control consulting firm Navigator in 2021 and 2022, documents obtained by The Free Press show â but officials won’t say why.
Returnable bottles, vape pens and food waste: what Michiganders throw away
Michigan residents threw away millions of vape pens, $130 million in bottle deposits and literal tons of food waste in 2023. That’s according to a report by the Michigan Sustainable Business Forum.
Thames Valley works to grade top official â with few details on his ongoing leave
As the Thames Valley District school board develops a Queen’s Park-mandated policy for evaluating its education director, the last top boss remains off work but collecting his paycheque after almost three months.
A network of support, amid tragic loss for first responders
Since Nov. 15, five public safety workers in Michigan have died by suicide. One northern Michigan firefighter is among those trying to help fellow first responders deal with mental health issues.
‘The Bug Man’ loved insect tees. They’re now being sold to help good causes
When world-renowned London scientist and teacher Jeremy McNeil died in July, he left more than 600 bug t-shirts.
Grey County adjusting scope of centralized planning proposal
It is back to the drawing board on a Grey County proposal for a centralized planning and shared-service model. At its meeting on Thursday, county council directed staff to continue investigating centralizing planning services with the county, but instead of a fully centralized plan, they will shift to looking into the possibility of providing a […]
Georgian Bluffs holding open house on 2025 budget
The Township of Georgian Bluffs is inviting its ratepayers to an open house on its 2025 budget. The drop-in event, where the community will have the opportunity to review the draft budget, ask questions, and provide feedback, will be held in the municipal council chambers at 177964, Grey Rd. 18 on Dec. 3 between 3 […]