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An empty classroom at a school in the Louis Riel School Division. (Mike Deal Winnipeg Free Press files)
Fourteen Manitoba schools have fully switched to remote learning because of COVID-19 exposures, the province confirmed Wednesday.
Fourteen Manitoba schools have fully switched to remote learning because of COVID-19 exposures, the province confirmed Wednesday.
Now, a Winnipeg high school teacher who tested positive for COVID-19 days before he was scheduled to be vaccinated is urging the province to move all schools to remote learning for the remainder of the school year.
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“The consequence is an increase in case counts in the region,” the Board of Health letter states.
Tamming responded to this at Monday’s meeting: “The letter accuses me of driving up our Covid numbers. Which, if it wasn’t so ridiculous, it would be pathetic.”
Coun. Scott Greig said it is a long list of community buying into common purpose which has allowed (the region) to be successful to this point with the pandemic, and it is unfair to blame caseload increase upon the actions of one or some councillors.
“Within the letter, I agree that Mr. Tamming has violated rules of decency and decorum. But, I am profoundly disappointed with how we got to be here tonight with this letter,” Greig said. “Nobody disputes that the local medical officer of health has worked tirelessly during the pandemic. All medical officers of health have … the public wanted to know about the lack of oversight on wages. They did not receive it.”
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City council voted Monday night to formally reprimand Owen Sound Coun. John Tamming after the city’s integrity commissioner found he engaged in “harassing and bullying” actions towards Deputy-mayor Brian O’Leary.
Mayor Ian Boddy left his seat to move the motion to reprimand, which council approved in a 7-0 recorded vote.
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Both O’Leary, who submitted the complaint to Principle’s Integrity, and Tamming, the subject of the complaint, did not vote.
O’Leary also didn’t participate in the discussion on the report, which concluded Tamming’s behaviour contravened the media communications and respectful workplace sections of council’s code of conduct. Both sections speak about treating fellow council members without abuse, bullying or intimidation.