The top doctor in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph public health unit has ordered all schools to stop in-person learning starting tomorrow, with classes to return no sooner than April 19.
In Toronto, the public health unit says it has recommended the closure of 20 schools as COVID-19 cases are investigated.
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association have also asked for schools in virus hot spots to move classes online until teachers can be vaccinated.
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We’re starting to get a better idea of what some permanent memorials will look like to honour the 2017-2018 Humboldt Broncos.
On April 6, 2018, the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) team’s bus was involved in a crash with a semi-trailer at the intersection of Highway 35 and 335, killing 16 people and injuring 13 others, as they were on their way to a playoff game in Nipawin.
Now on April 5, the Humboldt Broncos Memorials Committee and the City of Humboldt have announced two memorials to honour the team.
“Although people from around the world will associate Humboldt with the tragedy,” said Deputy Mayor Rob Muench, who was mayor at the time of the accident, “there might be only one opportunity to create a lasting tribute.”
E-learning for Peel Region schools; Broncos crash tribute: In The News for April 6
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Schools in Peel Region are closed for in-person learning starting today.
Dr. Lawrence Loh, the region’s medical officer of health, has ordered schools in Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga to move classes online.
The closure will remain in place until April 18 and Loh says it may be extended if necessary.
The top doctor in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph public health unit has ordered all schools to stop in-person learning starting tomorrow, with classes to return no sooner than April 19.
E-learning for Peel Region schools; Broncos crash tribute: In The News for April 6
Members of the Bjorgunasveit Search and Rescue Team look at a new fissure on a volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland, Monday, April 5, 2021. Steam and lava spurted Monday from a new fissure at an Icelandic volcano that began erupting last month, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of hikers who had come to see the spectacle. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Marco Di Marco April 06, 2021 - 1:37 AM
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