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Loyalist students win national media awards

June 6, 2019 at 10:47 am

By Michael Sukut BELLEVILLE – A number of media students at Loyalist College are walking away with some hardware after being recognized as national award winners. Students from the Interactive[…]

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Layoffs scheduled for Algonquin & Lakeshore school board

May 31, 2019 at 10:36 am

By Max Reid NAPANEE – Teachers and support staff rallied outside of the Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board in Napanee on Tuesday to protest government funding cuts that will[…]

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School board sets Sept. 3 as opening day for 2019 -2020 school year

March 26, 2019 at 12:31 pm

By Tahreem Fatima BELLEVILLE – Sept. 3 will be the first day of school next fall after the Hasting and Prince Edward District School Board approved the 2019-2020 school year[…]

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Students walk out against OSAP changes across Ontario Wednesday

March 25, 2019 at 2:14 pm

By Liam Radford and Tahreem Fatima PETERBOROUGH – Students at Trent University joined their counterparts from across the province and walked out of their classes on Wednesday at noon[…]

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Anishinaabe professor, activist, writer to speak at Loyalist Monday

February 11, 2019 at 10:59 am

By Mariia Khanenko BELLEVILLE – Niigaan Sinclair, an Anishinaabe author, activist and professor, will speak Monday at Loyalist College about Canada’s truth and reconciliation process. The session takes place in the[…]

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Students protesting in Toronto against OSAP policy changes

February 6, 2019 at 10:37 am

By David Bui BELLEVILLE – Ontario students are rallying at Queen’s Park in Toronto to demand the provincial government reverse its new policy for OSAP funding. The march is to[…]

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Local school board approves additional funding for students with special educational needs

February 5, 2019 at 3:36 pm

By Mariia Khanenko BELLEVILLE – Additional staff for kids with special educational needs won approval from Hastings-Prince Edward District School Board on Thursday night. In a report to trustees, it said the[…]

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Bayside, North Hastings high schools to become Grades 7 to 12

February 5, 2019 at 2:04 pm

By Mariia Khanenko BELLEVILLE – Two local high schools will officially become Grades 7 to 12 schools this September, the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board decided Thursday night. The schools[…]

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Students protest against changes to OSAP

January 30, 2019 at 2:47 pm

By Becky McMullen BELLEVILLE – Students say they’re angry about OSAP. Who’s listening? Across Ontario this coming Monday, students are planning to protest changes made to the Ontario Student Assistance[…]

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Hastings-Prince Edward director of education announces retirement

January 15, 2019 at 1:35 pm

By Sarah Law BELLEVILLE – The director of education for the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board has announced she is retiring at the end of August. Mandy Savery-Whiteway[…]