UCDSB schools will close if CUPE strikes Monday
Editor’s note: This story has been updated at 12:07 a.m. Friday to show UCDSB has made its decision to close schools in the event of […]
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Bancroft withdraws from trustee race
SOUTH STORMONT – Jim Bancroft announced Monday (Oct. 1), he is withdrawing from the race for English Public school board trustee for Stormont and Glengarry […]
Mayor Bancroft taking school board run
LONG SAULT – South Stormont Mayor Jim Bancroft still wants to keep his feet in the political pool, opting for a run in the educational […]
McMillan won’t seek UCDSB re-election
BROCKVILLE – Upper Canada public school board trustee Jeff McMillan will not be seeking another term. The trustee for Brockville and Augusta Township (Ward 5) […]
School board chairmen acclaimed
BROCKVILLE/KEMPTVILLE – The two Eastern Ontario school boards will look pretty much the same from a directorship standpoint. Jeff McMillan has been acclaimed as chairman […]
School tax shift could affect size of school boards: ministry
SOUTH STORMONT – A grassroots plan by a resident to shift education tax dollars away from the public school board could have ramifications down the […]
LTE: ‘We are not the focus but the money is’
Dear trustees, Last Thursday you made the worst possible decision you could ever make by closing our school. You’ve uprooted many of our lives and […]
Parent says R.O. decision is plain wrong
The following is an open letter from Teri-Lynn Beckstead to the trustees of the Upper Canada District School Board, following their decision March 23 to […]
LTE: Student says ‘thanks’ to R.O. closure
The following is an open email to the Upper Canada District School Board on Tuesday, March 28, 2017: I’m a grade 10 student at Rothwell-Osnabruck […]
Shrinking surplus for UCDSB
BROCKVILLE – A nearly $1 million in-year budget surplus for the Upper Canada District School Board has shrunk to just over $300,000. Superintendent of Business […]