Tag: Residential schools
Owen Sound marks Red Dress Day with stories of healing
People were encouraged to ‘listen without judgement’ to people who want to tell their story
Pope Francis: London-area Catholics mourn death, praise ‘true pastor, shepherd’
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his home in Vatican City following a stroke that led to heart failure. He had been ill since February when he was diagnosed with double pneumonia. Since a portion of his lung was removed in his early 20s, he had suffered frequent respiratory […]
Naming schools after people or families is a bad idea: Trustee
Thames Valley trustees pushed back on some names proposed for four new London-area schools because they would be named after people.
London school board sorry for ‘harmful’ quiz that stunned Indigenous child
A 12-year-old Indigenous student hasn’t returned to her London classroom for months since being handed a quiz that even Thames Valley District school board officials are calling “harmful” and “triggering.”
Thames Valley officials detail plans to name four new schools
The London-area’s largest school board is forging ahead with the naming of four new schools, striking a committee of trustees and administrators to select each one.