Guidelines needed for school closures in Ontario
CBC Radio, Ontario Morning – February 27, 2023
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Ontario boards want Ford government to end ban on closing, merging schools
CBC News – February 25, 2023
School boards across Ontario are asking Premier Doug Ford’s government to lift a moratorium that has barred them from merging or closing schools for nearly six years.
The association representing 31 English-language public school boards with more than 1.3 million students is calling for an end to the ban on school closures brought in by the previous Liberal government of then-premier Kathleen Wynne.
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School boards call on the province to lift ban of school closures
CityNews Toronto – February 24, 2023
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Calls to lift freeze on closing of schools
CP24 News – February 24, 2023
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School boards urge Ontario to lift moratorium on closures
The Canadian Press – February 24, 2023
TORONTO — Ontario’s public school boards are calling on the province to lift a moratorium on school closures and to finally complete a review – started six years ago – of how those closure decisions get made.
The previous Liberal government first promised the review and enacted the moratorium in 2017, when it was under fire from the Opposition Progressive Conservatives and parents over school closures. Some families, particularly those from rural areas, advocated at the time for the moratorium, saying school closures “tear a hole” in the heart of a community.
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OPSBA renews call to lift school closure moratorium
BlackburnNews.ca – February 23, 2023
A group that represents public school boards in Ontario is calling on the province to put an end to its moratorium on school closures.
The call to lift the school closure moratorium is one of several recommendations being made by the Ontario Public School Board Association (OPSBA).
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Ontario ban on closing low-enrolment schools should end, public school association says
Ottawa Citizen – February 22, 2023
It’s time for the provincial government to end its six-year moratorium on closing elementary and secondary schools, the association representing English-language public school boards in Ontario says.
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Former RRDSB trustee receives Bernardine Yackman Memorial Award
Fort Frances Times – February 8, 2023
As part of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s annual Public Education Symposium (Jan 26-28) retired trustee and past chair Raymond Roy was honored with the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s (OPSBA) Bernardine Yackman Memorial Award on January 27 in Toronto.
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Former Almaguin, Parry Sound school board chair awarded for dedication
NorthBayNipissing.com – February 2, 2023
Former Near North District School Board trustee and chair Jay Aspin, and former Rainy River District School Board trustee and chair Raymond Roy were honoured with the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s Bernardine Yackman Memorial Award on Jan. 27 in Toronto.
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Former NNDSB trustee and chair receives Bernadine Yackman Memorial Award
MyNorthBayNow.com – February 1, 2023
Former Near North District School Board Trustee and Chair Jay Aspin has been recognized with the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s (OPSBA) Bernadine Yackman Memorial Award.
“I was very pleased and astonished,” says Aspin. “It feels great. I’ve worked with Bernadine Yackman years ago and I know what a contribution she made to education. I’m very pleased to accept this terrific recognition.”
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