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  KITCHENER -- The Upper Grand District School Board opened registration on Thursday for remote learning for elementary students for the upcoming 2021-22 school year. Families are asked to register for the remote school option ahead of its June 3 deadline at 4 p.m., according to a media release. In-person learning will continue on for elementary students under the applicable public health and safety guidelines. Families will have to choose between in-person and remote learning, and that decision will remain in effect for the entire school year. The school board says that movement betwe...

1 dead in Iberville Parish crash Iberville crash 2Iberville crash 2(Austin Kemker) Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One person is dead following a crash in Iberville Parish according to Sheriff Brett Stassi. The crash happened on Friday, May 7. According to authorities, the victim was found in the Upper Grand River. Iberville crash 1(Austin Kemker) Stassi believes the car was traveling too fast down Belleview Dr (Highway 75) and wasn’t able to make the turn, going off the road and into the water. Copyright 2021 WAFB. All rights reserved. Most Read

Guelph’s public school board appoints new director of education Matt Carty © Supplied The Upper Grand District School Board has appointed Peter Sovran as its new director of education. The Upper Grand District School Board has appointed Peter Sovran as its new director of education and secretary-treasurer. Sovran's career in the education sector spans over 27 years and has included leadership positions with school boards in Hamilton, Toronto and York Region along with the Ministry of Education. He is currently an associate director with the Hamilton-Wentworth District Sch...

KITCHENER -- Schools in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph have moved to virtual learning until at least April 18. "If you had told me a week ago I was going to be closing the schools, I probably wold have thought 'No, I don't think so,'" Medical Officer of Health Dr. Nicola Mercer. Dr. Mercer said there's been a spike in COVID-19 cases over the last five or six days in the health unit. The seven-day moving rate of school-aged children quadrupled in a two-week period from 25 to nearly 100. Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph reported 297 new cases between April 1 and 6. There are 363 active cases in that...

Buses cancelled for Monday in Waterloo Region, Guelph © Kevin Nielsen / Global News The Kitchener Market. Correction: This story initially said schools were closed in Guelph when in fact, many are open. Buses have been cancelled. After having just returned to school, students in Waterloo Region will remain home on Monday for the second time in a week. Last Tuesday, schools in the area were shuttered after a heavy snowfall and on Monday, Mother Nature is providing a repeat performance. The move also means that daycare centres inside schools in Waterloo Region will be closed. In Guelph, buse...