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Students with the Trillium Lakelands District School (TLDSB) within the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s (HKPR) medical region will return to class on January 25th.
That also means bus transportation will resume in the City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County starting Monday.
The announcement was made by Ontario’s Minister of Education Stephen Lecce Wednesday night.
Also returning to in-class learning on Monday will be schools within the medical regions of the Grey Bruce Health Unit, Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit, Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington Health Unit, Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, Peterborough Public Health, and Renfrew County and District Health Unit.
Province announces financial relief ahead of lockdown
The Support for Learners program is expanding to include secondary students and off-peak electricity pricing will be applied for 28 days in January.
Dec 22, 2020 3:43 PM By: TbNewsWatch.com Staff
THUNDER BAY - As people across Ontario prepare for the upcoming lockdown, the province is expanding programs to offer financial relief to families and businesses.
On Tuesday, the provincial government announced it is expanding its Support for Learners program to include secondary students, while also holding electricity prices to off-peak rates during the lockdown. We are asking people to make greater sacrifices to help contain this deadly virus, whether that s staying home or asking their employees to work from home where possible, said Premier Doug Ford in a statement. In response, our government is providing people and businesses with additional financial relief to help them get through this ve