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• TVDSB Board of Trustees calls special meeting as staff absences rise

  Tuesday's special meeting of the Thames Valley District School Board's Board of Trustees will feature updates from local medical officers of health to help address staff shortages.

  Health

  Apr 8
  
• Education union concerned as mask mandates lift in London, Ont.-area schools

  Along with schools, mask mandates are now also lifted in most public settings across Ontario, including shopping malls, restaurants and grocery stores.

  Health

  Mar 21
  
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• With school year fast approaching, the push is on to vaccinate London students aged 12-17

  The TVDSB says that students aged 12 to 17 will need to receive their first COVID-19 shot by Saturday to ensure they'll be fully vaccinated by the time school starts.

  Education

  Jul 22, 2021
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• COVID-19: Southwestern Ontario parents optimistic about possible return to in-class learning

  On Tuesday, Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s top doctor, said he would like to see students return to the classroom before the province starts reopening in mid-June.

  Education

  May 26, 2021
• ‘We are in an emergency situation’: NDP calls on province to make schools safer over April break

  Horwath said front-line workers like teachers need to be prioritized for vaccines during the break and more safety measures need to be put in place in schools.

  Education

  Apr 7, 2021
• Experts rally around doctor on Ontario COVID-19 science table amid conflict of interest allegations

  While Dr. David Fisman serves as a member of Ontario's COVID-19 science table, he has also done paid consulting work with the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario.

  Health

  Jan 27, 2021
• Coronavirus: Labour board dismisses Ontario teachers’ union challenge of school plan

  The unions alleged that Premier Doug Ford's plan does not follow the province's own workplace safety laws and asked the board to intervene.

  Education

  Oct 2, 2020
• Re-installation of Samuel de Champlain statue postponed in Orillia, Ont.

  The re-installation's deferment will allow for progress of the implementation of the recommendations by the monument's working group, which formed in 2018.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2020
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• Ontario elementary teachers ratify contract deal with Ford government

  The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario says 97 per cent of its teacher members voted in favour of the three-year deal.

  Education

  Apr 28, 2020
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• Ontario returns to bargaining table with last teachers’ union as backdrop for talks changes

  The Ontario government is attempting to close an ugly round of bargaining as it restarts talks with the only remaining teachers' union without a contract, and an expert says the COVID-19 pandemic may create a path to labour peace.

  Education

  Apr 3, 2020