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Education advocate group Parents for Parry Sound ceases operations - North Bay News
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (526+ words) Parents for Parry Sound has disbanded its advocacy group and is shutting down its social media within the next two weeks. Why close shop? "We feel we have taken this as far as we can as parents and volunteers," organizers…...
Mining company offers $55, 000 education bursary to help grow the trades
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (282+ words) A local mining company has stepped up to create a new bursary to support education in the trades." Joe Guido, president of Premier Mining in North Bay, is donating $55, 000 towards a bursary which is going to the Canadore College Foundation....
Papal blessing from Pope Leo highlights Our Lady of Sorrows milestone
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (350+ words) A Mass of Thanksgiving led by Bishop Thomas Dowd anchored a milestone celebration at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Elementary School'on May 15, as the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board joined the community to honour the school's half-century legacy. It's…...
40% of OSAP grants went to private career college students in 2024-25: data
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (1387+ words) EDITOR'S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted exclusively to covering provincial politics at Queen's Park. Earlier this year, the Ford government made sweeping changes to Ontario's post-secondary financial aid program by significantly cutting…...
Local student proves to be one of Ontario's best young bakers
1+ week, 5+ day ago (321+ words) Victory is sweet indeed, just ask Janie Giroux, who was recently crowned the gold medal winner in the Skills Ontario competition. Skills Ontario has been promoting skilled trades and technologies in Ontario since 1989, and its last annual competition took place…...
Education minister won't commit to more special education funding after AG warns most boards aren't meeting students' needs
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1384+ words) The education minister said the ministry needs to "step up and show leadership" but stopped short of committing to more funding, after a new auditor general report painted a troubling picture of the state of special education in the province's…...
LETTER: Ontario must address Canadore College's potential multi-billion-dollar governance exposure
2+ week, 8+ min ago (625+ words) Canadore College recently appointed a new president, offering a rare window for institutional reset. However, meaningful change will be difficult if the same legacy governance structure, decision-making framework, and expansion strategy remain in place. To give the new president a…...
Canadore laying off staff, shuts Parry Sound campus
2+ week, 18+ min ago (451+ words) Canadore College will wind down its West Parry Sound campus and implement layoffs'as it responds to lower enrolment and ongoing financial pressure, according to an email sent Tuesday morning by President'Sandra Efu to college staff and faculty. Efu says the…...
North Bay student wins gold at Skills Ontario
2+ week, 1+ day ago (322+ words) Ian Ketcheson, of North Bay, and a student of'Cambrian College, is a gold medal winner at Skills Ontario in the "Heavy Equipment Service category. It was another strong performance at the Skills Ontario Competition for Team Sudbury. Members'won 13 medals at…...
Province takes over Conestoga College after 'evidence of serious financial mismanagement"
2+ week, 3+ day ago (329+ words) The province has relieved Conestoga College's board of governors of its duties and appointed an administrator to run the college following an audit that showed 'evidence of serious financial and governance mismanagement.' The mismanagement includes a huge raise and equally…...