EASTERN ONTARIO — A strike has been averted so it’s back to school this morning for Ontario’s schoolchildren. The deal between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the provincial government and the Council of…
EASTERN ONTARIO — So far, the impact of the job action initiated today by unionized custodial, maintenance and clerical staff — as well as educational assistants, early childhood educators, library workers and IT employees —…
No promise of classes resuming this Monday MAPLE RIDGE — The Upper Canada District School Board now expects efforts at restoring power at North Dundas District High School to persist through the weekend — but…
EASTERN ONTARIO — Recent weather has almost turned the norm into the exception, with the Upper Canada District School Board issuing a special statement this evening that schools will be open tomorrow. “All schools and…
EASTERN ONTARIO — Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario pulled the buses for a fourth consecutive day this week. Possibly not since the Ice Storm of ’98 have school buses been kept off the roads for…
BROCKVILLE — The top politician at the Upper Canada District School Board will not be seeking re-election. With the May kickoff to nominations looming, Chair Jeff McMillan announced through intermediary Stephen Sliwa that his name…
IROQUOIS — Stephanie Guindon’s Grade 6 class at Iroquois Public School celebrated their first harvest from their hydroponic tower with a salad party. The students harvested over 3 kg of lettuce, bok choy and swiss…
GRENVILLE — Three Grenville County schools are closed today because of a power outage. The Upper Canada District School Board announced earlier this morning that South Edwardsburg Public School, Toniata Public School and Sweets Corners Elementary School won’t be open…
CORNWALL — The former General Vanier school site will be swapped for Immaculate Conception Catholic School, in a trade between competing school boards also involving the exchange of as-yet undisclosed sums of taxpayer money to…
VANKLEEK HILL — A cooperative education teacher with the Upper Canada District School Board has been honoured by Cadets Canada. Ron Holla, a teacher at Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute, was recently presented with the Commanding Officer’s Coin. The…
CORNWALL — Education Minister Mitzie Hunter denies it’s a full-out “moratorium,” but Ontario’s Official Opposition members are using that word to describe the pause imposed this week on most new Pupil Accommodation Reviews (PARs) —…
EASTERN ONTARIO — The Wynne government’s promised consultations on the future of rural schooling kick off this Friday in Merrickville. Three Liberal MPPs are travelling to several sites around the province to gather public input…
CORNWALL — Two Upper Canada District School Board students have earned trips to the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Regina next month after qualifying at the 2017 United Counties Science Fair. Emytt Fetterly, a Grade 8…
North Dundas, Tagwi and Rockland to be represented KINGSTON — Seven Upper Canada District School Board students qualified for the Skills Ontario Competition Saturday at the regional qualifying round, held at St. Lawrence College in…
Nelson Zandbergen Nation Valley News EASTERN ONTARIO — Sighs of relief have been exhaled in communities like Iroquois, Morrisburg, Long Sault and the Char-Lan campus in Williamstown. Where others have been doomed, their schools have…
