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A financial shot in the arm for local school boards as a cloud of uncertainty surrounds the 2021 and 2022 school years.
The province is promising another year of COVID-19 support totaling $1.6 billion.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the funding is for such things as transportation, special education, reading support, summer programming, mental health investments, health and safety upgrades and help for students who have become disconnected from school and learning during the pandemic.
The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board can anticipate $3.9 million with $1.15 million earmarked for hiring temporary staff.
Director of Education Sherri-Lynne Pharand says, “We are grateful for the investment in intervention, mental health and well-being, The continued focus on student learning and student safety will help boards support students as we return from the pandemic.”
More than half will be spent at Fort Frances High School.
Eight hundred thousand dollars will be spent on ventilation upgrades, with another $300 thousand on window replacements.
Ventilation upgrades are also planned for Crossroads, McCrosson-Tovell, Nestor Falls and Sturgeon Creek Schools.
New bottle filling stations are planned for Sturgeon Creek, Mine Centre, McCrosson-Tovell and Fort Frances High Schools and the Education Centre.
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Northwestern Ontario school boards get $10.5M from province, Ottawa for COVID-19 response
The federal and provincial governments are providing $10.5 million in total to seven northwestern Ontario school boards to support efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Posted: Apr 19, 2021 8:30 AM ET | Last Updated: April 19
The federal and provincial governments are providing funds to seven northwestern Ontario school boards to help them slow the spread of COVID-19.(Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press)
The federal and provincial governments are providing $10.5 million in total to seven northwestern Ontario school boards to support efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.