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A project to construct a new childcare centre at Spruce Ridge Community School in Durham will move ahead.
In an online announcement on Thursday, Ontario’s Minister of Education Stephen Lecce announced $1.5 million in funding for a new 39-space centre at the school.
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“It is a pleasure to share some good news for families in West Grey and obviously in the community of Durham, recognizing that this pandemic has really demonstrated the value of quality learning and safe schools and childcare centres,” Lecce said Thursday in making the announcement along with local board and government officials.
Last Updated: Jan 20, 2021 7:09 PM
School boards in Grey and Bruce counties have been given the green light by the Ontario government to resume in-person learning next week.
Minister of Education Stephen Lecce issued a statement on Wednesday afternoon that said: “On the advice from the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the government is allowing seven public health units and over 100,000 students to return to class on Monday, January 25.”
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is among the seven public health units where elementary and secondary schools will be permitted to resume in-person learning next Monday.
Bluewater District School Board Director of Education Lori Wilder confirmed in a letter to parents/guardians that both elementary and secondary schools in the board will return to in-person learning next Monday.