Thunder Bay school boards shift kindergarten registration process online
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is changing how school boards and families are preparing young children to start school next year.
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Posted: Feb 04, 2021 7:30 AM ET | Last Updated: February 4
The Lakehead District School Board held a virtual kindergarten registration event earlier this week.(Matt Vis/CBC)
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is changing how school boards and families are preparing young children to start school next year.
Usually at this time of year, local school boards hold kindergarten registration drives, which includes holding events to prepare families for the upcoming school year in the fall.
The Kenora Catholic District School Board is working on a restorative justice system for its students.
Wanda Marshall who is the Youth Programs Team lead for Grand Council Treaty #3 says the program is different from other forms of punishment.
“The goal of using restorative practices is not to dole out swift punishment for bad behaviour,” explains Marshall.
“Instead it allows the offender to face the consequences, reflect on and answer to what they’ve done and then propose how they plan to repair the damage to the relationship in a safe supportive and respectful environment.”
She adds the victim can be involved or absent from the restorative justice process.
Abuse awareness program puts Kids in the Know January 16, 2021
With up to one-quarter of youth experiencing sexual victimization by the time they turn 18, the national Kids in the Know program aims to arm students with knowledge and safety strategies to prevent abuse and exploitation.
Taught in school divisions across Canada, Kids in the Know is a program developed by the Winnipeg-based Canadian Centre for Child Protection. The interactive safety education program uses age-appropriate lessons to teach students safety skills to reduce risk of victimization, building children’s confidence and critical thinking skills and prepares them for the potentially dangerous situations they may run up against.
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Jan. 9 Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford announces $52,292 in provincial funding for the Kenora District New Horizons Senior Centre on Jan. 7. The New Horizons Senior Centre provides space for meetings, socials, recreation and other activities designed to promote the welfare of senior citizens. Rickford said at the event that this funding was 20 per cent more than usual.
Kenora Ontario Provincial Police identify 31-year-old Don Necanapenance from Grassy Narrows as the man who died on Dec. 30, 2019, on Tunnel Island.
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No limit to giving for Thomas Shura December 20, 2020
A spruce tree donated by a retired Catholic teacher is helping to make Christmas in Kenora in northern Ontario a little merrier.
The 43-foot evergreen was placed on Main Street this holiday season thanks to Thomas Shura, who grew the tree in his backyard.
“I planted that 33 years ago and I nurtured it with water, black soil and so on,” said Shura. “There’s a slant at the back of my property towards that tree so it’s got its moisture and the nutrients of the soil. I decided that others were helping out with the donation of spruce trees for the City of Kenora and I thought, well, I better do it this year and that’s what I did.”