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  KITCHENER -- The Township of Wilmot has announced that their Chief Administrative Officer is no longer employed by them. The Friday afternoon statement says the decision to let current CAO Grant Whittington came after a closed council meeting that morning. No further details have been given as to why Whittington was fired. Wilmot Mayor Les Armstrong tells CTV News it is a personal matter and they will not be releasing any more information. Sandy Jackson, the director parks, facilities, and recreation services, will be appointed acting CAO on Monday while continuing to oversee her dep...

Delve into the past of Stamford, Bourne, Rutland and the Deepings with Mercury Memories 10 years ago Motorists could soon be paying less to park in Stamford. South Kesteven District Council is planning to drop fees at its short-stay car parks to 2008 levels in a bid to encourage shoppers to stay longer and help struggling traders. The current £1 charge for an hour’s parking would be cut to 80p and a four-hour stay would drop from £8 to £4. 25 years ago: February 9, 1996 – Youngsters in Ketton were treated to an afternoon of coaching by two local stars at the village sports...

EP Townsquare: Kids In Court? CASA of El Paso Is Here to Help Everybody deserves to be represented in a court of law. The law itself demands it. But what about children who, through no fault of their own, find themselves in a courtroom that may decide their futures for months, or even years? CASA – or, Court Appointed Special Advocates – volunteers represent the interests of El Paso children in court, most often family courts where parental rights might be curtailed, or even severed, for children's welfare and safety. In court, the state gets a say. Parents get a say. But, if not for CA...

If nothing was done the cost to society would be "astronomical", harming people's ability to distinguish facts from lies and fuelling irrational beliefs such as the anti-vax movement, Duggan said. "With the power of social media now it's so easy for people to put semi-truths or false truths out there. "And if we have lost the ability to be a little bit cynical and to question things then we're in deep trouble." Duggan said she did not know why the MoE was not doing more to stop the decline. Association of Primary Science Educators national coordinator Sandy Jackson said she would love to see ...

New Zealand's bad results in an international maths and science test are being blamed on factors including grouping children by their ability and the previous government's national standards in reading, writing and maths. Scores for New Zealand nine and 13-year-olds fell in both subjects in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, with the 13-year-olds recording their worst results ever - 482 for maths and 499 for science. That was significantly lower than countries New Zealand traditionally compares itself to such as Australia and England where average scores exceeded 500, ...