Lester B. Pearson

• COVID-19: Majority of Montreal students still wearing masks in classrooms

  Despite the Quebec government announcing masks are no longer required for elementary and high school students in class, the majority of students continue to wear them.

  Canada

  Apr 6
  
• ‘The torch has been passed’: West Island students participate in Remembrance Day ceremony

  The ceremony was held at Heroes' Park in Beaconsfield.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2021
  
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• Most Quebec school boards have no mask recycling plan in place, instead they are thrown in the trash

  It's estimated that Quebec students will use over 318 million surgical masks by the end of the school year, most of which will end up in landfills.

  Environment

  Apr 16, 2021
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• 20 per cent of Quebec schools still don’t have carbon monoxide detectors

  On Jan. 14, 2019, 35 children and eight adults were sent to hospital after becoming intoxicated by a carbon monoxide leak at a Montreal elementary school.

  Canada

  Jan 14, 2020
• Who is the best PM of the 20th century? Depends on where you live in Canada, poll finds

  There appears to be a regional divide in how fondly Canadians view prime ministers past.

  Canada

  Dec 31, 2019
• Montreal school boards to implement Bill 21, Quebec’s religious neutrality law

  School boards across the city have been warned that teachers who don’t respect the secularism rules come Sept. 3 could possibly face sanctions.

  Politics

  Aug 29, 2019
• Province-wide school bus strike looms over Quebec

  About 110,000 students across 32 school boards will be affected, including the Lester B. Pearson, English Montreal, and Riverside school boards.

  Canada

  May 2, 2018
• Lester B. Pearson School Board adopts new code of ethics

  The new code of ethics provides for tougher sanctions, but critics say it doesn't go far enough.

  Politics

  May 30, 2017
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• LBPSB chairperson Suanne Stein Day takes personal leave amid turmoil

  Chair of the board Suanne Stein Day will be taking a leave of absence and the assistant director will take his retirement.

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2017
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• Sloppy weather leads to school closures in Quebec

  The Eastern Townships School Board has announced all schools, daycares and centres are closed Wednesday because of the weather conditions.

  Weather

  Feb 8, 2017