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MPP Clark not backing down on school moratorium
QUEEN’S PARK – Local MPP Steve Clark isn’t backing down on his mission to see the school closure process put off one year. Clark repeated […]
ARC
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School closure report ‘ignores’ presented alternatives, says MPP
BROCKVILLE – As Upper Canada school board trustees meet tonight (Wednesday), the MPP for Leeds-Grenville is asking them to reject the final report on consolidating […]
News
Dozen schools earmarked for closure in final report
BROCKVILLE – A final report from the Accommodation Review Committee process is recommending 12 schools be closed – eight by September 2018 and another four […]
Opinion
LTE: Education minister washing hands of school closures
I listened intently to an interview with Ontario Education Minister Mitzie Hunter. To sum up, I have zero confidence that the minister will do anything […]
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Brockville ARC meeting postponed
BROCKVILLE – The Upper Canada District School Board has postponed tonight’s public meeting for the Leeds-Grenville accommodation review committees (ARC) due to the bad weather. […]
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‘Are 29 schools going to close? Probably not.’ says EA to Ont. rural affairs minister
MORRISBURG – The executive assistant (EA) to the Ontario rural affairs minister says it will be up to the elected trustees to make the final […]
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No Grenville concerns heard about taking on S. Dundas students, says supt.
PRESCOTT – The superintendent of schools for Leeds-Grenville says he hasn’t heard any concerns about a possible influx of pupils from South Dundas. Under the […]
Opinion
LTE: Premier, stop passing the buck on school closure plan
The following is an open letter from Michelle Taylor to Premier Kathleen Wynne and Education Minister Mitzie Hunter following the school closure protest at Queen’s […]
News
Rural values dominate meeting on future of Leeds-Grenville schools
PRESCOTT – From alternative proposals to impassioned pleas, parents across Leeds-Grenville spoke to the region’s accommodation review committee Tuesday night on why their schools should […]
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Public meeting tonight on schools’ future in Brockville, Grenville, Athens
PRESCOTT – The accommodation review committee for the Brockville, Grenville and Athens schools will hear various delegations tonight to save a number of schools in […]