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Sir James Whitney teachers protest education cutbacks

January 16, 2020 at 11:49 am

By Alan-Michael Steele BELLEVILLE – Teachers from Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf took to the streets Wednesday in a one-day strike against proposed education cuts by the Ford[…]

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Trades training not meeting demand in Quinte, labour forum told

January 16, 2020 at 11:05 am

By Max Reid BELLEVILLE – The demand for skilled tradespeople in the Quinte region is greater than ever, but according to a local labour researcher, the need for specific in-demand[…]

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Local schools open as high school teachers walkout across Ontario

January 6, 2020 at 2:50 pm

By Robert Champagne BELLEVILLE – As high school teachers elsewhere in Ontario participate in the fourth week of walkouts to protest stalled contract negotiations, Hastings and Prince Edward high schools[…]

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Public high school teachers to hold one-day strike Wednesday

December 2, 2019 at 2:32 pm

By Max Reid BELLEVILLE – Ontario’s public secondary school teachers will take part in a one-day walkout this Wednesday during what the union is calling a “frustrating” bargaining process with[…]

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High-school teachers begin information pickets at Belleville-area schools

November 26, 2019 at 3:48 pm

By Robert Champagne BELLEVILLE – High-school teachers have started picketing outside Ontario schools, including those in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, as negotiations for a new contract continue to drag[…]

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Online activity still subject to law, OPP says

October 31, 2019 at 10:47 am

By Graham Whittaker BELLEVILLE – The OPP are reminding people to be aware that their online activity is still subject to the law in light of threatening comments on a[…]

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Quinte Catholic schools could close if education workers strike Monday

October 15, 2019 at 10:54 am

By Max Reid BELLEVILLE – Catholic schools in the Quinte region say there’s a possibility they will close in the event of a strike Monday by educational workers represented by[…]

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A tentative deal reached between CUPE and the Ontario government late Sunday evening

October 7, 2019 at 2:54 pm

By Sarah Cooke BELLEVILLE – Parents were able to send their kids to school this morning after a deal was reached Sunday night between CUPE and the provincial government. Jo-Anne[…]

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16-year-old’s account of anti-Semitism causes a stir in Prince Edward County

October 3, 2019 at 10:04 am

By Allen Steinberg PICTON – A 16-year-old Picton high-school student says she’s been the victim of anti-Semitic behaviour in Prince Edward County for years. Talia Epstein says she has experienced[…]

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Students in Ontario are finding ways to counter education cutbacks

September 26, 2019 at 10:51 am

By Alex Mahar BELLEVILLE – The Ontario government’s cut backs to OSAP funding this year has students exploring other options. OSAP has been the traditional route for students in the[…]

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