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Lakehead Public Schools will be searching for a new Director of Education. The board announced Wednesday the upcoming retirement of Ian MacRae, who ha...

Property by Annie McCann Premium Content Subscriber only Some houses in Tassies streets have garnered attention for reasons ranging from their grandeur to their quirkiness to their eerie sense of mystery or even horror. Some of the homes are just as recognisable as their owners, while others are garnering attention in the media and among buyers simply for their rumoured links to celebrities. Here are some of Tassies most famous houses, including the rich, t...

Property by Annie McCann Premium Content Subscriber only Some houses in Tassies streets have garnered attention for reasons ranging from their grandeur to their quirkiness to their eerie sense of mystery or even horror. Some of the homes are just as recognisable as their owners, while others are garnering attention in the media and among buyers simply for their rumoured links to celebrities. Here are some of Tassies most famous houses, including the rich, t...

Ellen Chambers is the chair of the Lakehead Public Schools board of trustees, which is calling for accelerated vaccinations for education workers. (Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch.com/FILE) THUNDER BAY – Local groups are echoing calls from across Ontario to accelerate the vaccination of education workers, saying it could be crucial not only to protect the health of staff but also to keep schools open. The provincial government announced last week it would add education workers to its current phase ...

Lakehead Public Schools hopes that by Monday, all of its students will be taking their classes online.

Schools going virtual in Thunder Bay Two-week virtual learning period recommended to begin on March 1 at all three school boards, plus the Thunder Bay Christian School. Feb 25, 2021 2:10 PM By: Leith Dunick THUNDER BAY -- Students in Thunder Bay will be going virtual, starting on March 1.  A source confirmed school board directors in the city have been sent a directive approving the move from in-class learning, and said they believe all school boards are affected...

​​​​​​​Lakehead Public Schools celebrates Canadian literature with I Read Canadian Day Local students are celebrating Canadian literature this week as they participate in a nation-wide challenge to "Read Canadian." Feb 21, 2021 10:52 AM By: Community Submission   I Read Canadian Day is an annual celebration of the rich and diverse literature that has been written by Canadian authors. On Wednesday, February 17th, hundreds of classrooms, and thousands ...

For schoolchildren struggling to read, COVID-19 has been a wrecking ball Kids in need of remedial support already were vulnerable before the pandemic. Now they’re facing educational ruin. By Sarah Carr Globe Staff,Updated January 19, 2021, 9:32 a.m. Email to a Friend with story ideas and tips. Maureen Ronayne thought 2020 would be the year when, at long last, her 10-year-old son Daniel would learn to read at grade level. She and her husband had spent six years fighting to get Daniel, who ...