New numeracy program to build much-needed math skills
from Community Wire
National literacy organization ABC Life Literacy Canada today announced the launch of its newest program, ABC Everyday Numbers. ABC Everyday Numbers is...
Rideau Corridor Award deadline this week
The deadline to submit an entry for an awards program run by the Rideau Corridor Landscape Strategy (RCLS) is fast approaching. The 2017 Recognition...
UCDSB Schools Participate in Family Literacy Day
North Stormont Public School, Oxford-on-Rideau Public School, and Beckwith Public School were some of the Upper Canada District School Board schools who organized activities...
Virtual Reality Technology coming to CDSBEO classrooms this September
The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario will be incorporating new virtual reality technology in classrooms beginning in September 2019. The CDSBEO will be working...
Canada and Ontario invest in farm labour development
The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing $350,000 in labour market research and resources to assist the sector in growing the agriculture and...
Conservation Foundation celebrates 50 years
Members of the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation (RVCF) celebrated 50 years of conservation at its September 23 Annual General Meeting. Since 1970, the RVCF...
Roll out of vaccine by appointment only
The Leeds Grenville and Lanark Health Unit (LGLHU) has established a Vaccination Centre at the North Grenville Municipal Centre. The Vaccination Centre will be...
Student fundraisers for Indigenous communities
Upper Canada District School Board Student Senators are focused on change and improvement – not just for the school board, but within the community....
Ontario Seniors to receive publicly-funded dental care
Senior citizens in Ontario deserve to be respected and live in dignity. Often obstacles and finances have prohibited some seniors from being able to...
Child Care payments from parents are frozen
During the COVID-19 outbreak, the Ontario government is temporarily preventing child care centres from collecting payments from parents, while also ensuring that their child...