Local school bus operators run drive-by protest

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments demonstration, Gord Taylor, Jennifer Watson, Lake Ontario Park, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, Ministry of Education, Portsmouth Avenue, protest, Request for proposal (RFP), school board trustee, school bus, school bus drivers, school bus operator, Tri-board transportation servies

Local school bus operators in Kingston held a drive-by demonstration outside Limestone District School Board (LDSB) headquarters on Wednesday, Dec.

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ALCDSB funding approved for new build at Our Lady of Mount Carmel site

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Amherstview, French Immersion and English dual track, Kingston west Elementary School, Ministry of Education, new build, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Woodhaven subdivision

The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) has announced that the Ministry of Education has approved funding to

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ALCDSB Student Trustees take Oath of Office at October Board Meeting

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments 2020/2021 school year, Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Mikaela Dewey, Ministry of Education, oath of office, Ontario Student Trustees Association, representing student body, Student Trustees

For the first time ever, the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) welcomes two Student Trustees for the

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Province drops ‘runny nose’ COVID-19 test requirement for students

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 Assessment Centre, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 screening, covid-19 symptoms, Limestone District School Board, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

The Ontario government announced updated guidelines for screening children and students for COVID-19 on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Notably, the

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Four major Ontario teachers’ unions taking legal action against provincial government

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Association des enseignantes et des enseignants frano-ontariens, coronavirus, COVID-19, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), formal appeals, health and safety, Kingston, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour, Ontario, Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE), physical distancing, Premier Doug Ford, Return to School Plan, safety measures

The four largest teacher and education worker unions in the province is filing formal appeals with the Ontario Labour Relations

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ETFO President says teachers nervous about school reopening

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments ALCDSB, Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, back to school, chief medical officer, children, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. David Williams, education, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), ETFO, health and safety, kids, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone Branch, Limestone District School Board, Limestone local, mandatory mask mandate, masking policies, masks at elementary schools, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ministry of Education, pandemic, physical distancing, Premier Doug Ford, President Jane Roberts, school, teachers

The President of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) local branch says teachers are apprehensive heading into the school

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LDSB to require masks for all students, grades K-12

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Dr. Kirk Leifso, face masks, HEPA filters, KFL&A Public Health, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, mandatory mask mandate, Ministry of Education, plexiglass shields, School Board Trustees, Trustee Garrett Elliott

The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) has passed a unanimous motion to require face masks for all students, from kindergarten

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