Toronto Mayor Rob Ford dropped as volunteer coach of high school football team
May 23rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
Things just keep getting worse for Rob Ford. Toronto’s mayor has been let go as volunteer coach of the Don Bosco Eagles football team in a decision made by the Toronto District Catholic School Board. The board simply said that it wanted to go in a new direction and made no mention to the crack cocaine allegations that have made headlines internationally. Ford continues to stay silent about the allegations, while his brother, Councillor Doug Ford, says the mayor would let the media know if and when he had anything to say.
Construction begins on new Oshawa public school
May 23rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
The ground has officially been broken on the site of the future Clara Hughes Public School in Oshawa. A ceremony yesterday marked the start of construction on the school that 500 students will call home. Superintendant of Oshawa Education with the Durham District School Board Jeannine Joubert says the school is all part of a long-term plan. The school’s future students will spend one more year in the old Donovan Collegiate building before the school opens next September.
Durham College recieves an award from the Canadian Hearing Society
May 13th, 2013 | Comments (0)
The Canadian Hearing Society presented Durham College/UOIT with the Canadian Hearing Society Accessibility Award on Monday. The Accessibility Award recognizes individuals, businesses or organizations that have made or are making a significant or ongoing contribution that promotes the well-being and advancement of people who are deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. The Canadian Hearing Society has been recognizing individuals, agencies and businesses since 1996. Some efforts made by Durham College/UOIT to promote accessibility, include the needs of deaf, deafened and hard of hearing students while creating “universal design” curriculum, and partnership with CHS to deliver a variety of unique educational and support training for faculty and front line support staff. Some inititives include Deaf culture, working with interpreters, technical communication devices, understanding hearing loss, communication strategies and ensuring an accessible classroom.
Ontario Lung Association working with schools to help students with Asthma
May 7th, 2013 | Comments (0)
The Ontario Lung Association and Ophea are joining together on May 7 for World Asthma Day to help ensure that all schools have the resources to help children with asthma. More than 1.8 million people, including one in five children under the age of 15 in Ontario live with asthma, a chronic, inflammatory lung disease. The OLA and Ophea have developed a guide to help teachers and principal recognize and help children with asthma, called “7 Simple Steps to Make Schools Asthma –Friendly”. The guide recommends that all schools should have a process that identifies students with asthma and have easy access to the student’s inhaler. They also recommend that staff know how to recognize and manage asthma attacks and or worsening symptoms.
City of Oshawa hosts crime prevention workshop
May 5th, 2013 | Comments (0)
You can make your home safer while doing your spring landscaping. The City of Oshawa is holding a free forum about crime prevention through exterior renovation. Councilor Bob Chapman there are some simple things people tend to overlook, like lighting and shrubbery. The forum is happening Tuesday at 7 p.m.at the Northview Community Centre at 150 Beatrice Street East. Attendees are asked to email safecity@oshawa.ca to register for the event. Click here for more details.
Applied research projects underway at Durham College
May 4th, 2013 | Comments (0)
Staff and students at Durham College were recognized for their efforts in applied research. The college hosted its annual Research Day recently, which shed some light on projects underway on campus. Director of the College’s Office of Research Services and Innovation, Debbie McKee Demczyk, says the work being done is very meaningful for all involved. She says the college is always looking for input from other businesses and hopes the ongoing research encourages more partnerships in the future.
Controversy over Whitby elementary school yearbook
April 26th, 2013 | Comments (0)
A Whitby elementary school yearbook is causing a bit of controversy. The Toronto Star reported that school administrators at Meadowcrest didn’t want to make mention of Kate Middleton’s pregnancy or the Liberal Leadership win of Kathleen Wynne, Canada’s first openly gay premier, among other news events from the past year. Principal Michelle Macdonald says they’re holding a meeting Friday to give students, staff and parents the opportunity voice their opinions on what should be included. Macdonald says no decisions have been made yet on what will or will not be printed in the yearbook.
New high tech Ajax public school holds opening ceremony
April 23rd, 2013 | Comments (0)
Ajax is home to the Durham District School Board’s newest public school. An official opening ceremony was held recently at Da Vinci public school on Williamson Drive. Vice-Principal John Mcleod says the school puts a unique emphasis on the use of technology. The 60,000 square foot facility is currently home to 600 students, a number that Mcleod believes will grow considerably as construction wraps-up.
Public high school teachers and support staff vote 84 per cent in favour of new deal with the province
April 19th, 2013 | Comments (0)
Public high school teachers and support staff have overwhelming voted in support with a newly negotiated deal with the provincial government. According to the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, members voted 84 per cent in favour of the agreement which will give teachers improved maternity leave and sick day benefits, as well as fewer unpaid days off. Premier Kathleen Wynne has said no additional money will be spent to improve the contract, but Tory education critic Lisa MacLeod estimates the deal will cost $114 million.
UOIT celebrates 10th anniversary
April 19th, 2013 | Comments (0)
UOIT is celebrating its 10th anniversary. To mark the occasion, they introduced a new addition to their north Oshawa campus. President and Vice chancellor Tim McTiernan still remembers the day the university first opened its doors. As a part of the anniversary celebration, “gate to the future,” a new sculpture designed by renowned Quebec artist Andre Fournelle was unveiled. McTiernan says it is symbolic reminder of the university’s achievements and of all the faces that have passed through its hallways. The overjoyed president says the future is a bright one.
U.O.I.T/Durham College student charged with threatening teacher
April 16th, 2013 | Comments (0)
A 50 year-old male student at the U.O.I.T./Durham College campus in north Oshawa has been arrested after a four week investigation for making death threats to a teacher. Investigators say the man got into a verbal altercation with the educator over his grades and threatened to kill the teacher and the teachers family if he didn’t pass. He is facing four counts of threatening death. His identity is not being disclosed to protect the identity of others involved.
Students interested in starting a business can now apply for summer company camp
April 14th, 2013 | Comments (0)
The Business Advisory Centre of Durham has begun accepting applications for their Entrepreneurial Summer Program. The eight to 12 week program is open to all Ontario students aged 15-to-29. It provides hands on training, mentoring, and essential skills. Executive Director Teresa Shaver says all types of businesses have come through the program. The application deadline is May 17th. Click here for more information.