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Back-to-work legislation at colleges faces challenge

February 1, 2018 at 3:23 pm

By John Bronn BELLEVILLE – The back-to-work legislation that halted a faculty strike at Ontario colleges last fall is being challenged. The challenge comes from the Ontario Public Service Employees[…]

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OSAP made easier for students, says government

January 16, 2018 at 2:48 pm

By Jenna Leslie BELLEVILLE – Improvements to the online OSAP process will be easier for students, according to an Ontario government press release Tuesday. Students who have applied for college[…]

Local

Moira Secondary School gets a new name amid controversy

January 11, 2018 at 11:55 am

By Olivia Timm BELLEVILLE – Moira Secondary School will be known as Meyers Creek Secondary School when students from Moira and Quinte Secondary begin class together there this September. The Hastings[…]

Local

North Trenton school back to normal after frozen pipes thawed

January 10, 2018 at 10:46 am

By Bradley Bennett BELLEVILLE – North Trenton Elementary School had a tense Monday and Tuesday as the main water pipe froze and workers scrambled to thaw it before more extreme measures,[…]

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Parents will be offered more support through child-care services

December 20, 2017 at 3:34 pm

By Lindsey Cooke BELLEVILLE – Parents across the province will be receiving more support through services that provide early child development programs, according to Hastings County Children’s Services. Ontario Early[…]

Community

Moira Secondary to be renamed

December 19, 2017 at 1:08 pm

By Vanessa Stark BELLEVILLE – Gord Downie Secondary School is the most popular choice for a name when two Belleville high schools merge next fall. The Hastings Prince Edward District School Board asked[…]

Politics

Educational funding may not be going where it’s supposed to, auditor general says

December 7, 2017 at 3:06 pm

By Leah Den Hartogh BELLEVILLE – The Ontario Ministry of Education can’t confirm that funding for special education is being spent on its intended purpose, according to the auditor general[…]

Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory Chief Donald Maracle talking to the crowd at Loyalist College about the under represented stories in the Indigenous community.

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Tyendinaga chief heads to Assembly of First Nations meeting on education

December 7, 2017 at 1:22 pm

By Bradley Bennett BELLEVILLE – Chief Donald Maracle of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte is heading to Ottawa this week to participate in an assembly to discuss policies, legislation,[…]

Campus

Loyalist students back in class after five week break

November 30, 2017 at 7:17 pm

By Jenna Leslie BELLEVILLE – Students at Loyalist College are back to school again after legislation was passed on Sunday. The faculty at Loyalist was busy revising schedules and updating[…]

Local

Third floor renovations of Loyalist College continue

September 26, 2017 at 12:04 pm

By Cody Starr BELLEVILLE – A third floor wing of Loyalist College is still closed off as renovations continue. The college’s third floor is blocked off and has been under[…]

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