OPSBA renews call to lift school closure moratorium
A group that represents public schools in Ontario is calling on the province to put an end to its moratorium on school closures.
Wave of closures announced ahead of ‘crippling blizzard’ Friday
A nasty winter storm that’s been warned about all week and is forecast to arrive Friday has prompted closures and weather declarations in Grey-Bruce. Environment Canada is warning of a “crippling blizzard” across all of Grey-Bruce starting Friday morning and Saturday. Winds will gust up to 100 kilometres per hour and snowfall accumulations of 25 […]
Community input will be sought in renaming of 12 TVDSB schools
The community consultation sessions, to be held over two years, come with a cost of nearly $50,000.
Results of education workers’ ratification vote to be announced Monday
Ontario education workers will announce at 10 a.m. on Monday whether the tentative deal they reached with the Ford government will be ratified.
Three charged in robbery that led to lockdowns in Dorchester
Schools in Dorchester were locked down Thursday as police searched for armed robbery suspects from Kitchener.
Owen Sound schools come through in crosstown challenge
In a friendly crosstown food-drive challenge, Owen Sound’s eastside elementary schools were victorious over their westside counterparts this year. Students at Alexandra, St. Dominique-Savio and East Ridge collected the most food and other items, based on a point system, than their rivals at Hillcrest, Keppel-Sarawak and St. Basil’s. This was the second year of the […]
Walk-in vaccination clinics coming to London schools
Ten walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held over the next four weeks at schools in London neighbourhoods where uptake of the shot has been low.
Opposition Leader seeks more action as Omicron nears peak
The leader of Ontario’s opposition is encouraged by the latest medical news on COVID-19 but believes the government is still too slow in responding to it.
Del Duca calls for action in schools
Del Duca said Ford has many ways to ensure a safe return to school including establishing a rapid testing program, ensuring every classroom has a HEPA filter, and shrinking class sizes.
More COVID-19 cases detected at local schools
Two schools in Woodstock and a shuttered school in Lucan are reporting more cases of COVID-19 within their school populations.