Tag: Schools
Snow days, cold days: How Michigan schools decide itâs time to cancel classes
How cold is too cold to wait outside for the bus? Superintendents weigh weather and other factors in deciding whether to cancel school….
Coldest Night of the Year returns to area Feb. 22
GODERICH – It’s time to help change the community one wintry step at a time. The United Way Perth-Huron and lead sponsor Jayden’s Mechanical are inviting members of the public to register for the Coldest Night of the Year, a family-friendly fundraising event in support of local people experiencing hurt, hunger and homelessness. “We’re excited […]
Owen Sound school hosts volleyball tournament featuring teams from every board
Owen Sound schools were host to a first-of-its-kind volleyball tournament, featuring teams from the three regional school boards and two private schools. On Jan. 16, students from grades 6 to 8 competed at the tournament at l’école catholique Saint-Dominique-Savio and Notre Dame Catholic School. Owen Sound’s Timothy Christian School won first place in the tournament […]
More Electric Buses for Australia
Despite stagnant electric car sales, the influx of electric buses remains unabated in Australia. Let’s start with EV market leader BYD. In Australia and around the world, BYD is on a roll. The company has delivered 74,000 electric buses around the globe. Rapid technology advancements, which lead to greater driver … [continued]
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Thames Valley trustees ask: Where are our would-be students going?
The budget deficit facing the London region’s largest school board has increased again, driven in part by another cut to the number of students at its schools – which has trustees searching for answers.
Decarbonization Requires Robust Decision Making Frameworks
An accidental advantage I have with my somewhat ADHD career and interests is that I’ve established patterns and filters for how I view the world that have been tested in multiple domains, often to destruction. I’ve published on the set a few times, but it’s worth returning to them. Looking … [continued]
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Debt-wary school board drops plan for fees to aid school construction
The cash-strapped Thames Valley District school board would suffer crushing debt if it started buying up land for new schools rather than waiting for funding from Queen’s Park to do so, officials told trustees at a debate this week.
Union: Trustees must come clean on who OK’d big school board pay hikes
The head of a union representing 1,600 Thames Valley District school board employees says she wants to know whether trustees approved senior staff pay raises of up to 33 per cent that began in 2023.
Enrolment capped at five London-area Catholic schools: Board
Enrolment at five London-area Catholic schools is being capped in response to a rapid increase in enrolment, the London District Catholic school board said Tuesday. Once the enrolment caps are reached at the four elementary schools and one high high school, new students will be directed to register at nearby Catholic schools that still have […]
As the snow piles up, so do complaints at city hall
Recent wintery weather has generated public complaints at city hall about street and sidewalk plowing. Coun. Carol Merton, who chairs the operations committee which oversees snow-clearing efforts, said she’s been getting them and so have city staff. At city council Monday, she invited Lara Widdifield, the city’s director of public works and engineering, […]