By Matthew Dekker
Public health officials advise eight new deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today:
• a female in her 30s from the Prairie Mountain Health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern;
• a male in his 60s from the Prairie Mountain Health region, linked to an unspecified variant of concern;
• a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region;
• a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern;
• a male in his 60s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern;
Manitoba public health officials announced eight new COVID-19 related deaths the most since Jan. 19 when there were 11 with 297 new infections on Thursday…
Brandon Sun By: Kyle Darbyson Save to Read Later
Now that most local K-12 students are heading back to full-remote learning on Wednesday, Brandon School Division acting superintendent Mathew Gustafson insists that the transition will be a lot easier compared to past transitions.
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Now that most local K-12 students are heading back to full-remote learning on Wednesday, Brandon School Division acting superintendent Mathew Gustafson insists that the transition will be a lot easier compared to past transitions. Because we’ve been in this for now 13, 14 months, we’ve obviously learned a lot in that time, and so our planning is a lot more robust, he said on Monday afternoon.
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Former public servant speaks out on changes Save to Read Later
Nearly 15 years after he was hired by Manitoba Education, John Finch retired as a public servant this year earlier than planned because of his concerns about the growing politicization of the department in charge of K-12 schooling.
Nearly 15 years after he was hired by Manitoba Education, John Finch retired as a public servant this year earlier than planned because of his concerns about the growing politicization of the department in charge of K-12 schooling.
Finch, 56, worked in consultant, managerial, and co-ordinator roles during his career in the department; most recently, he was in charge of learning support and technology, a unit responsible for all curricular areas outside of numeracy and literacy.
BSD sticking with in-person learning By: Kyle Darbyson Save to Read Later
While in-person learning remains the norm in the Brandon School Division, acting superintendent Mathew Gustafson said the pieces are in place to make the transition to full-remote learning if need be.
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While in-person learning remains the norm in the Brandon School Division, acting superintendent Mathew Gustafson said the pieces are in place to make the transition to full-remote learning if need be.
During a Monday afternoon conversation with the Sun, Gustafson said that BSD officials have been preparing for this contingency since the fall of 2020, making sure proper staff and resources are waiting in the wings if local COVID-19 cases take a particularly nasty turn.