Tag: Education
Letters to the Editor: September 19, 2024
Costs keep rising Regarding the article Jays jaunt cost $38K (Sept. 13) I am appalled by the lavish $38,500 field trip for top brass at Thames Valley District school board as classroom teachers and support staff struggle with the fallout of a $7.6-million deficit. The paid leave for director of education Mark Fisher is even […]
‘Forever gone’: Mother details searing pain of losing son killed at bush party
Dylan Schaapâs defence lawyer said what happened at a bush party where a promising Western University student was shot to death was âa combination of horrific immaturity coupled with horrific stupidity.â But assistant Crown attorney Jennifer Moser added to lawyer Aaron Prevostâs blunt assessment. âHorrifically criminal,â she said. What haunts Josue Silvaâs mother are the […]
Who is working to preserve and restore wetlands in Metro Detroit? | Great Lakes Now
By Erica Hobbs, Planet Detroit
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Wetlands don’t often come to mind when thinking about major metropolitan cities like Detroit. Bogs, marshes, vernal pools, and swamps contrast starkly with the city’s skyscrapers, roads, and industrial plants, and up to 90 percent of the area’s wetlands along the Detroit River have been lost since European settlement.
Ex-students file $10M lawsuit over Fanshawe College’s paralegal program
Two former paralegal students are launching a proposed class action against Fanshawe College and its board of governors, alleging the program did not prepare them for the licensing process or legal practice.
‘Manipulation’: Ex-police board chair blasts spending $104K on PR firm
The London police boardâs decision to hire a public-relations firm to help promote its largest-ever budget is âunprecedentedâ and action should be taken so it doesnât happen again, says a former head of the board.