Coronavirus Education 

VCI principal contacting parents in connection with online learning at home

April 2, 2020 Louise Sproule Champlain 0 Comment

Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute (VCI) Principal Trevor Wheeler says the school is contacting all parents to find out if they

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Coronavirus Education 

UCDSB to temporarily close schools, working on educational supports for students

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Louise Sproule Prescott-Russell 0 Comment

In an extraordinary effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Ontario Government announced on Thursday afternoon that all Ontario

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Education News Politics 

English board chair opposes law eliminating school boards in Québec

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 James Morgan Commission scolaire de la Rivière du Nord, Education Governance Act, Québec government, school board elimination, Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board

Under Québec’s new Bill 40, or School Governance Act, public school boards no longer exist. The boards are being replaced

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Education Entertainment Life 

L’Orignal student shares experience of working at Walt Disney World

February 17, 2020 James Morgan Champlain, L’Orignal, Ontario, Prescott-Russell, Vankleek Hill amusement parks, Chase McRae, internship, rides, St. Lawrence College (Kingston), Walt Disney, Walt Disney World

Chase McRae did not have an ordinary trip to Walt Disney World in Florida. McRae, who is from L’Orignal, graduated

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Education News Politics Top Stories 

Francophone teachers picket in Hawkesbury, strike day for all public schools on February 21

February 17, 2020 James Morgan Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell AEFO, labour, Ministry of Education, strike, teachers

Thursday, February 13 was a strike day for students French-language public and Catholic schools across the region. In Hawkesbury that

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Education News Police and Fire Top Stories 

Inappropriate Instagram posts at Le Sommet under investigation

February 17, 2020 James Morgan Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell École secondaire publique Le Sommet, Instagram, OPP, racism, sexual harassment, social media

School administration and Conseil des écoles publiques de l’est de l’Ontario school board officials continue to investigate an incident involving

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Education Press Release 

$126 million over eight years for first French-language university in Ontario

January 22, 2020 Louise Sproule Ontario

Today, Ross Romano, Minister of Colleges and Universities, Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Francophone Affairs and Mélanie Joly, Federal Minister of

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Economy Education Life Local Business News Top Stories 

Employment Services Centre opens satellite offices in local French high schools

January 6, 2020January 7, 2020 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell csepr, education, employment, Employment Services Centre of Prescott-Russell, francophone, jobs, secondary schools, training, youth

It’s now possible to find a job without leaving school for some local secondary school students. The Employment Services Centre

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Education News Politics Top Stories 

Teachers stage one-day strike, education labour challenges continue

December 9, 2019December 10, 2019 James Morgan Alexandria, Hammond, North Glengarry, Ontario, Prescott-Russell, Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry, Vankleek Hill education, ETFO, labour, OECTA, OSSTF, Stephen Lecce, strikes, teachers, VCI

Labour issues in education are having their effect locally.  On Wednesday, December 4, about 100 teachers and educational support staff

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Education 

OSSTF/FEESO teachers and education workers in Upper Canada District School Board to begin limited withdrawal of administrative services

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Press Release Ontario

Across the province, Teachers and Education Workers represented by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) are set to begin

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