Officers responded to incidents at two separate St. Thomas schools this week involving students making threats, police say. The first incident was on Tuesday when officers were called to an unidentified high school after a student threatened a member of the administration, St. Thomas police stated in a news release on Friday. Officers went to […]
Their embattled school board taken over by Ontario and placed under provincial supervision, some Thames Valley trustees say they're staying put even with a diminished role and no paycheque.
From pubs to a garage-themed eatery, there are many independent burger joints in London where you can get a juicy patty, a side of crispy fries and special sauces injected with flavour. LFP’s Beatriz Baleeiro has a rundown of five places where diners are eating it up: PUB MILOS Go for the beer, but stay […]
A labour and employment lawyer has been appointed supervisor of the Thames Valley District school board school board in the wake of a sweeping audit, Queen’s Park announced Tuesday.
Parents of Indigenous children in the Thames Valley District school board face obstacles when trying to report incidents of racism in the system, according to a task force investigating potential racism in the board. “Our parents do experience barriers in reporting racism incidents in a timely manner,” said Indigenous trustee Gina McGahey. “It’s not knowing […]
A 35-storey residential tower could soon rise above a key intersection at the northern edge of downtown London in a spot that a trendy retailer vacated roughly one year ago. A Toronto developer is proposing a 512-unit tower with ground-level commercial space, 77 underground parking spaces, and 270 bike parking spaces at the southwest corner […]
The best musicians across the Thames Valley District school board performed at Canada Life Place in downtown London during the annual Variety Is . . . showcase concert. Photos by LFP’s Mike Hensen mhensen@postmedia.com
A major academic building at Western University is closed while London police investigate a suspicious fire that has forced the university to move some exams. London firefighters responded at 2:30 p.m. Thursday to the Social Sciences Centre. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze but damage was significant and fire investigators were called in, the department said […]
Thames Valley school board officials have a plan to boost grades, improve student literacy and math scores that haven’t kept up with provincial scotres, according to a report released this week.
Ontario education minister Paul Calandra has put the Thames Valley District school board – home to 84,000 students – under Queen’s Park supervision following a controversial three-day Toronto retreat by top officials last summer that cost $38,000. Investigators, auditing the board’s books, found a lack of financial oversight in the budgeting process led to a […]
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Tomorrow, the school's Native American Student Organization will host its annual graduation pow wow, open to the public.