Tag: Ontario government
Plan to move WSIB head office to London a ‘pre-election stunt’: NDP MPP
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government announced its plan to move the head office of the province’s workplace insurance board to London, a move Queen’s Park rivals are criticizing as a “smoke and mirrors” campaign promise as the provincial election looms.
COLUMN: London-area teacher shortage couldn’t come at a worse time
We urgently need to increase the number of teachers we are training in the province, Western University education professor Donna Kotsopoulos writes:
London police board not backing down on push for diversity among appointees
The London police services board is requesting a meeting with provincial officials to address concerns about a lack of diversity on the board responsible for overseeing policing in the city.
KEEP ME COVERED: Who’s done with masks – and who’s still wearing them
Face masks were the most visible sign of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some still wear them. For others, it’s a relic.
Thames Valley trustees reject call to bring back masks in schools
Despite struggling to keep schools open and high levels of staff absent, trustees on the Thames Valley District school board voted down a motion to bring in a mask mandate, taking their lawyer’s advice to leave the decision up to the province.