TORONTO – Schools will be closed for much longer than the initial two week closure after March Break that was announced March 12th. “Our medical experts are telling us the next two weeks are absolutely […]
TORONTO – The Ontario government announced tonight (March 28th) new restrictions on the size of gatherings. Based on the advice of the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, public events and social gatherings of more […]
So far this school year, students in South Dundas attending publicly-funded schools have missed, on average, 10 days of school. Only five of those have been because of the weather. As Canadians, we expect our […]
SOUTH DUNDAS – Schools across the province were shuttered February 21st as teachers took to the picket line in the largest teachers strike since 1997. Over 160,000 teachers represented by the four main teachers unions […]
In the past three years we have seen record high and low water levels on the St. Lawrence River. These fluctuations have had an adverse affect on wildlife, residents, and industry across the region. The […]
SOUTH DUNDAS – A strike by the four public-sector teacher unions in Ontario will see more than two million students out of school on February 21st. The four unions – Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, […]
Public education in Ontario is in need of change. Current labour issues aside, operational cuts to the system have become the norm. Meanwhile the need for more in-class resources has never been greater. Twenty-five years […]
There is something holding up millions of dollars in much-needed infrastructure funding available through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. That something appears to be the federal government. ICIP is a $30 billion dollar infrastructure […]
This week in The Leader: Five-year funding commitment for Dundas Manor; Snowmobilers and the community gather in support of Easter Seals; Charges stem from last week’s Seaway District High School lock-down; Counties settle funding outside […]
If you are a parent, chances are your children have received, or soon will receive, an extra day off school. That day off is not because of a blizzard or ice rain. It will be […]
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