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Niagara’s two largest schools boards are reporting 44 active cases of COVID-19
1 case at Edith Cavell Public School leads to closure of six classrooms → Read More
Niagara Catholic says ‘au revoir’ to French for grades 1-3
Niagara Catholic District School Board has made a “tough decision” to stop offering core French to students in grades 1 to 3. Kim Kinney, family of schools superintendent and superintendent of education for program and innovation, said the school board had been providing the instruction to the primary grades without the Ministry of Education funding. “Niagara Catholic recognizes the value of… → Read More
Tonight’s Raptors game history in the making
For the first time, the NBA will have an all-female broadcast crew, including three Niagara College alumni. → Read More
Ioannoni cleared in code of conduct complaint
“Old boys club,” “misogyny” comments cannot be classified as “objectively dishonest, untrue, offensive, disrespectful,” says integrity commissioner → Read More
MPPs call for Niagara’s immediate inclusion in pharmacy vaccination rollout
St. Catharines MPP Jennie Stevens and Niagara Falls MPP Wayne Gates have issued a letter to Ontario chief medical officer Dr. David Williams, calling on Niagara to be immediately included in the pharmacies vaccination rollout. “We have many senior areas in the community, and that includes areas that are often composed of over 50 per cent senior residents — if there is a place that needs to… → Read More
Gates calls on premier to include Niagara’s ‘urgent priorities’ in budget
Niagara Falls MPP expresses urgent need to get people back to work → Read More
Public health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Thorold school
St. Charles is the second school within the past 10 days for which public health has declared an outbreak. → Read More
Sam Oosterhoff to headline pro-life event
Niagara West MPP speaking at event titled “Gen Z: Challenging Abortion in Politics” for a student-run university group that has compared abortion to t... → Read More
DSBN planning for a regular school year starting in September
District School Board of Niagara is planning for a regular school year starting in September. An announcement, posted to the public board’s social media by education director Warren Hoshizaki, said parents and students can expect the return of in-person learning during regular school day hours, regular classroom schedules and the return of extracurricular activities and clubs. “All students… → Read More
COVID-19 case count climbs to 15 at Quaker Road Public School
Welland school at First Avenue has Niagara Region Public Health and District School Board of Niagara support to remain open → Read More
Quaker Road Public School to stay open despite 11 cases of COVID-19
The COVID-19 case count continues to climb at a north Welland school that has the support of Niagara’s top public health official to remain open. On Sunday, the acting principal of Quaker Road Public School, Kristin Theriault, notified parents in a letter that five more individuals had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the school’s total to 11 active cases. While the letter to… → Read More
Five Niagara students awarded the Horatio Alger Canadian Scholarship
The Horatio Alger Association of Canada has announced the recipients of their post-secondary scholarships — five Niagara students were among those selected. The Horatio Alger Association of Canada is a charitable organization that awards need-based scholarships annually to deserving students across Canada who have financial needs and persevered through adversity. Two of the students selected are… → Read More
Quaker Road Public School’s active COVID-19 case count jumps to six
An outbreak has not been declared at the north Welland school → Read More
Niagara school boards report 10 COVID-19 cases since returning to in-person learning
Niagara’s French public board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde, reported zero cases → Read More
Project Share’s Coldest Night of the Year event raises record sum
On Saturday, more than 150 people in Niagara Falls walked for the Meridan Credit Union Coldest Night of the Year event to support Project Share in ending the struggle against poverty and empowering people in need. Coldest Night of the Year is one of Project Share’s largest fundraisers, and despite the restrictions and challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s walkers raised… → Read More
Gates at odds with Oosterhoff over Niagara’s vaccine shortage
‘Where did Niagara’s diverted Moderna vaccines go and when will they (the province) be resending us our fair share of those vaccines?” asks Niagara Fa... → Read More
Niagara Catholic board to investigate complaint over board chair’s travel during lockdown
Huibers says trip outside Canada was ‘necessary’ despite province’s stay-at-home order → Read More
Niagara school boards to start targeted COVID-19 testing
Schools are expected to offer targeted testing in at least five per cent of their elementary and secondary schools, reaching two per cent of their stu... → Read More
DSBN to create equity, inclusion and anti-racism committee
District School Board of Niagara has announced the creation of an equity, inclusion and anti-racism advisory committee. “Our work is not effective if it is not informed by the experiences, beliefs and needs of racialized people and groups in Niagara,” said Warren Hoshizaki, director of education. DSBN said it is committed to identifying and eliminating all forms of discrimination and systemic… → Read More
First snow day of the year for Niagara students
One week after in-class learning resumed, Niagara school boards elected to shut down on Tuesday, but for a different reason. As students in Niagara went to bed Monday night, administrators for District School Board of Niagara and Niagara Catholic District School Board, in conjunction with Niagara Student Transportation Services, were monitoring the weather and road conditions to see if schools… → Read More