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An individual at John XXIII Catholic School has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB). The Board announced that the case had been detected, and that Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has been notified of the case, on Thursday,
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Update (2:30 p.m., Monday, Mar. 15, 2021): At a press event on Monday, Mar. 15, 2021, Dr. Kieran Moore confirmed that the student has tested positive for a variant of concern. Original Article: St. John XXIII Catholic School is closed after a case of COVID-19 was identified at the school.
Read moreThe Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) was informed of a positive case of COVID-19 at St. Martha Catholic School on the evening of Thursday, Mar. 4, 2021. “All contacts of the individual were traced last night, shortly after the test result came in, and anyone who needs to
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The Ontario Government has announced an additional $381 million for Ontario schools through the federal Safe Return to Class Fund. According to a statement from the office of Daryl Kramp, MPP for Hastings, Lennox & Addington, the funding will be used to continue to improve air quality and ventilation in
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Three schools in the Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) have confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past 48 hours. Regiopolis Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School and Ecole Catholique Cathédrale (ECC) each confirmed one case on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. This is the second case associated with ECC in
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Limestone District School Board (LDSB) has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 at local schools over the past week, but says there is no risk to the public. LDSB reported a student had tested positive at Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute (KCVI) on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. They reported a student
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On Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, the Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) held their Inaugural meeting for the 2021 term. Following an address from Father Marek Chochrek the Board of Trustees swore in a new Chair, Vice Chair, and Chair of the Finance and Operations Committee, according to a
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The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) has announced that the Ministry of Education has approved funding to support the re-build of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School in Amherstview. According to a release from ALCDSB, the Board has been approved for a $12.1 million build, which
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For the first time ever, the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) welcomes two Student Trustees for the 2020/2021 school year. According to ALCDSB, this is the first year that there will be two Student Trustees to represent the student population at the Board level. In 2019, the
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The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) and the Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB), along with their student bodies are currently mourning the loss of a high school student in the Kingston community. The loss comes after a tragic accident on Bayridge Drive, which occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 21,
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A Kingston mother is sharing her concerns after learning that her daughter is sitting three students to a seat on her daily school bus ride. “She is an only child, and the other two girls weren’t related to each other. So, one bus seat was being used by three different
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One positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) as of Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. The case is at J. J. O’Neill Catholic School in Napanee, according to ALCDSB’s COVID-19 update page. ALCDSB confirmed Tuesday evening that the individual who tested positive
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