Hundreds of people marched around two west end Ottawa schools Friday, in protest of the Ontario government s decision to keep schools closed for in-person learning for the remainder of the year.
OTTAWA There is growing frustration among parents and students in Ottawa following news that schools will remain closed for in-person learning until the end of the school year. Now, a group of parents plan a walk to protest the decision on Friday. It was pretty heart-wrenching. I thought this is not right, all the messaging here is schools should be open, said Veronica Jackson, about Wednesday s announcement from the Ontario government. It was really sad, we miss our teachers and our friends, added her six-year-old daughter Liv. Jackson is organizing a walk to voice frustration over the decision. She’ll be protesting with her family.
Fast Facts: The city of Ottawa warns few appointments are available as the vaccination booking system reopens Ottawa parents will hold a protest today over the Ontario government s decision to keep schools closed until the end of June 12 of Ottawa s 40 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday involved residents under the age of 10 Health officials warn Ontario s uptick in COVID-19 cases could put an early move to Step 1 in jeopardy
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa (Ottawa Public Health data):
New COVID-19 cases: 40 on Thursday
Total COVID-19 cases: 27,179
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 35.7
Positivity rate in Ottawa: 3.9 per cent (May 26 to June 1)
Meet the top 20 finalists competing in the 2021 Challenge National Final
May 27, 2021
It’s been a difficult year for students across Canada, navigating distance learning and COVID-19 restrictions, but that hasn’t stopped some of them from taking on new challenges. Thousands of students participated in this year’s 26
th annual Canadian Geographic Challenge. After months of hard work and hundreds of questions on all things geography-related, 20 student have risen to the top to compete for the title of National Champion.
The Challenge is open to Canadian students in grades 7-10 and features a series of classroom, school and provincial/territorial rounds before culminating in the National Final. This weekend, the country’s brightest young geographers will be tested on their knowledge, critical thinking and practical skills. Students will complete an independent fieldwork round and an online written test. From there, the top five competitors will advance to the trivia-styl
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Officials at Ottawa’s largest school board say they hope to make changes as early as June to the pandemic high school schedule that many students and their parents say is causing academic overload and stress.
More than 1,900 people have signed a petition and 83 people signed an open letter to the board asking for changes to the quadmester scheduling and a return to full-time classes for secondary students as soon as possible at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.
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