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‘Slap in the face’: Simcoe schools lean on unqualified teachers

‘Slap in the face’: Simcoe schools lean on unqualified teachers

While Simcoe County school boards say their supply lists are essentially full, they are seeing a jump in how often qualified education workers on those lists don’t answer the phone
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Enrolment spike at Simcoe County schools ‘substantial’: trustee

Enrolment spike at Simcoe County schools ‘substantial’: trustee

Simcoe County District School Board still waiting for news from province on new school approvals after submitting capital priorities this past October
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‘Staggering’: School board considers max $100M loan for land

‘Staggering’: School board considers max $100M loan for land

'We have no other option but to move forward on something like this. It’s an issue that’s not moving at the ministry,' says school board trustee
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Family doctors retiring, finding successor an uphill battle

Family doctors retiring, finding successor an uphill battle

Pay inequities, burden of business ownership and burn-out might be keeping new doctors from setting up a family practice
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Area swimmer makes a splash, qualifies for Olympic trials

Area swimmer makes a splash, qualifies for Olympic trials

Kurt Schubert also a member of Georgian Bay Squall; ‘In such a short race, anything is possible’
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Non-profit urges board to keep police out of Simcoe County schools

Non-profit urges board to keep police out of Simcoe County schools

Collingwood, Wasaga Beach and Bradford West Gwillimbury councils all sent letters to the SCDSB in support of bringing police-led programming back; programs were cancelled in 2022
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Student trustees worry 'safe schools committee' leads to profiling

Student trustees worry 'safe schools committee' leads to profiling

‘Things like this can end up leading to solutions being proposed that end up making students feel less safe,’ cautions student trustee
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Collingwood won’t sign joint letter to province on hospital

Collingwood won’t sign joint letter to province on hospital

'I sent a letter I thought covered what needed to be said by our town. I didn’t see the need to send a joint letter at this time,' says Collingwood mayor
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Simcoe County school board puts exam days back on calendar

Simcoe County school board puts exam days back on calendar

'Culminating task days' and 'feedback days' will be back on the school calendar next year following public outcry over their removal from this year's calendar
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'I don't have time to wait': Woman dying of cancer seeking MRI

'I don't have time to wait': Woman dying of cancer seeking MRI

An old back injury keeps Elaine Foley in constant agony that surgery could cure, but associated wait time may extend 'past (her) goalpost'
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