London Free Press

Union backs Queen’s Park audit of Thames Valley school board after retreat scandal

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The provincial audit of region’s largest school board in the wake of an executive travel controversy is a welcomed step that can help restore public faith in a critically important institution, one union leader says. Ontario’s education minister announced a sweeping audit of the Thames Valley District school board executive operations after a three-day retreat […]

London Free Press

Queen’s Park to audit Thames Valley school board amid stadium retreat fallout

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The provincial government is launching a sweeping probe of the region’s largest school board, under fire after The Free Press uncovered a three-day retreat that sent 18 administrators to Toronto’s baseball stadium hotel – costing nearly $40,000. In a forceful statement Friday evening, Education Minister Jill Dunlop announced a comprehensive review of the cash-strapped Thames […]