Tag Archives: education
Partnership sees online delivery of educational programs
Bruce Power has teamed up with the Nuclear Innovation Institute in delivering their public education programs to students in Bruce, Huron, and Grey counties. The programs are going to be delivered thr...
Jun 24, 2020
Retiring Director of Education reflects on time in education sector
As students get set wrap up another school year, one administrator will be putting away her pencil and paper after nearly four decades in the education sector. Bluewater District School Board Director...
Jun 22, 2020
COVID-19: Ontario schools to remain closed
Students in Ontario won't be back in the classrooms this school year. Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce made the announcement on Tuesday. Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson says it boi...
May 20, 2020
COVID-19: Conservation authority using pandemic to educate students on watershed
The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority is stepping in to help education continue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific, local up-to-date information on soil, water and habitat for living thing...
May 07, 2020
Bluewater District School Board names new Director of Education
The Bluewater District School Board has appointed a new director of education. Superintendent of Education, Lori Wilder will be taking on the role effective October 1st however she will be the directo...
Apr 20, 2020
Poll finds Thompson doing good job as MPP, poor on the education file
Over the course of four days in January Strategic Communications in the Ontario Provincial Electoral District of Huron-Bruce conducted phone 309 automated phone surveys asking for people's opinions on...
Mar 13, 2020
Local MPP defends Education Minister on contract negotiations
Monday is the first day members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation will not be performing additional duties. This as the ongoing labour dispute between the four major teachers unions ...
Mar 09, 2020
Local OSSTF President weighs in on Minister's announcement
Education union members were thrown off guard on Tuesday after the Minister of Education called a new conference. Minister Stephen Lecce made an announcement to the media about class sizes, and e-lear...
Mar 06, 2020
MPP hopes strikes can end soon, says government is being more than fair during negotiations
More teachers will be on the picket lines on Friday. Members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers union staged their one-day strike on Thursday in protest against education cuts, and the lack of c...
Feb 14, 2020
Province-wide school walkout planned for next week
Teacher unions are ramping up the pressure on the government. A press release sent out on Wednesday states that unless new agreements are reached, ALL four teachers and education unions will be doing ...
Feb 13, 2020
