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Freezing rain and snow today has forced a number of families to find different routes to school. Tri-Board has...

With the return to school classrooms set to resume on Monday, teachers are ready but concerned about the spread of the omicron variant.

With the return to school classrooms set to resume on Monday, teachers are ready but concerned about the spread of the omicron variant.

With the return to school classrooms set to resume on Monday, teachers are ready but concerned about the spread of the omicron variant.

With the return to school classrooms set to resume on Monday, teachers are ready but concerned about the spread of the omicron variant.

With the return to school classrooms set to resume on Monday, teachers are ready but concerned about the spread of the omicron variant.

Author of the article: The Whig-Standard Publishing date: Apr 23, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  2 minute read Article content Saturday, April 24 Speak Up For Ability: Online Parents Forum Ability Parent’s Conference Online: Catching up and moving forward in education and mental health for students with learning disabilities, presented by Learning Disabilities Association of Kingston and United Parents. This free event takes place from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sessions for parents/caregiv...

A screenshot of the Triboard Transportation website The Chief Executive Officer of Triboard Transportation which handles school buses for three school boards, Hastings Prince Edward, Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic, and Limestone District, says the organization can’t negotiate with its local school bus association. Despite protests by local school bus operators and drivers, the CEO of Triboard Transportation says a Request for Proposals (RFP) will be issued sometime next week as a current busing...

A request for proposals (RFP) process aimed at school transportation operators has local bus companies crying foul. A rally was held on Friday in front of MPP Todd Smith’s Rossmore office with more than 50 buses and drivers driving by and honking as they passed the plaza in support of their employers, who are seeking an end to the RFP process. Sherry Barker of Al Parkhurst Transportation says historically, RFPs are destructive to the locally owned bus companies. “So provincially, what has b...