Lakehead District School Board distributes 450 kits with fidget toys, journals, intended to help students stay engaged and cope during virtual learning.
Posted: Jun 03, 2021 6:30 AM ET | Last Updated: June 3
Classrooms across Ontario will remain empty through the end of the school year after Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday announced that in-class learning won t resume until the fall. (Sofia Rodriguez/CBC)
The directors of education for two Thunder Bay school boards had both been hoping students were going to be able to return to the classroom this month.
Instead, students will spend the rest of the academic year learning online after Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday announced that virtual learning will continue across the province through the end of June.
Lakehead District School Board Director of Education Ian MacRae said he wasn t totally surprised, but was still disappointed by the decision, and had wanted at least a regional reopening.
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.
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Schools across northwestern Ontario are getting more money to upgrade their facilities to protect students and staff from COVID-19.
A total of $656.5 million is being allocated as part of a new joint Canada/Ontario funding agreement.
The federal government is investing $525.2 million, while the province is responsible for more than $131.1 million.
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the funding can be spent on projects like ventilation, air cooling systems, HVAC upgrades, physical distancing initiatives, installing handwashing stations or touchless faucets and soap dispensers.
The funding is available to install water bottle refilling stations and broadband expansion to support remote learning.