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Al Bottomley fears 'world war' Author of the article: Jennifer Hamilton-McCharles Publishing date: Apr 21, 2021  •  54 minutes ago  •  3 minute read  •  Trustee Al Bottomley congratulates Harry Fry on being appointed to the Near North District School Board in 2020. Bottomley pleaded with the Near North District School Board, Tuesday, to pass a motion to declare a climate emergency and asked his fellow trustees to take all necessary steps to make the school board fossil fuel free. The motion was deferred after much discussion and debate. Jennifer Hamilton-McCharles Photo by ...

Article content Wally Easton will replace the Near North District School Board’s superintendent of business, Liz Therrien, according to a memo issued to staff Friday by director of education Craig Myles. The name may sound familiar to those within the education system. And it should. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Former Near North adviser to fill in as acting business superintendent Back to video Easton, was one of two special advisors appointed by the Minister of Education in 2019 to provide recommendations on how the school board could imp...

NNDSB chair supports in-person learning SHARE ON: Written by Greg Bowman Jay Aspin, chair of the Near North District School Board (NNDSB) is confident that students are safe at school despite the provincial stay-at-home order. “The health and safety of our students is number one,” Aspin said. “We’re following the health guidelines to a T in northern Ontario. We can go back because our numbers are relatively reasonable in northern Ontario.” Schools in northern Ontario were permitted to resume in-person learning despite students from the southern parts of the province learning from ho...

Article content Jay Aspin was acclaimed as chairman for the Near North District School Board and John Cochrane as vice-chairman during Tuesday’s annual board organizational meeting. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. It will be Aspin’s third term at the helm of the school board. Rob Learn said he nominated Aspin as chairman because he did a “remarkable” job and kept the agenda moving. “I thought about this today. It struck me how far this board has moved from putting a director in place, 3:2 school consultation, the board responding to repo...