Queen’s Park OKs $20M Catholic elementary school at western edge of London

London’s Catholic school board – the fastest-growing in Ontario, local officials say – has been given the all-clear by Queen’s Park to build a $20.6-million elementary school just outside the city’s western edge. The new school, one of six officials with the London District Catholic school board lobbied to get, was announced by Education Minister Stephen […]

PHOTOS: London Catholic elementary school board gymnastics meet

More than 2,500 pupils from London District Catholic school board elementary schools and a couple of private schools will perform over the five-day gymnastics meet that continued Monday at the Carling Heights Optimist community centre in London. Officials say the event, first held in 1971, allows children to engage in physical activity, regardless of ability. […]

Without cops in Thames Valley schools, police seek new links to youth

A Southwestern Ontario police chief says his officers will look for other ways to connect with students after a long-paused program placing cops in schools was permanently scrapped at nearly 200 schools across the region. Thames Valley District school board trustees last week rejected a staff recommendation to reintroduce a revamped school resource officer program […]

Police officers may soon be back in London Catholic board’s schools

Police officers could make their return to one local school in a pilot project being considered by the London District Catholic school board. Board staff are recommending re-establishing a “revamped” school resource officer program following guidelines laid out in a consultants’ report made public last month. If approved by trustees at a meeting Monday, it […]