(Press release from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.) International Day of Pink is a day/evening where communities across Canada, and across the world, come together in celebration of diversity and…
The Westwind Public School Parent Council is once again hosting a kid-free event for the our community in an effort to raise funds for in-school learning experiences and curriculum enhancing…
Tony Hagan from the Ottawa Police posted this reminder to Twitter last week. There are large signs along Hazeldean reminding motorists that they can’t pass school buses that are picking…
Stephen Hickson, a Grade 12 student at Sacred Heart Catholic High School, was a participant in last week’s Forum for Young Canadians. He delivered a speech in front of his…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tamara Brown (photo above by Barry Gray) owns the three Brown Bear Day Care centres in Stittsville. In Part 1 of our interview, she explained how all-day kindergarten is hurting daycare centres in…
(The following letter was sent out by the principal of Munster Elementary School today.) Good afternoon, Now that our accommodation review for Munster Elementary School is completed, we are pleased…
Re: Munster Elementary to remain open, for now In my research that I have done, I have found MANY schools that have either been saved or drastically improved in numbers…
(Above: Public board trustee Lynn Scott.) Over 50 people were at Johnny Leroux Arena Thursday night to hear the latest about the push for a public high school in Stittsville. A…
Public school board trustee Lynn Scott says she’s concerned about the viability of delivering an effective program at Munster Elementary School next year. “Given the small numbers of students, especially in…
Re: New solution emerges to keep Munster Elementary open (EDITOR’S NOTE: Letter writer Eryn Konkle says she’s part of a group of nearly 20 families including about 40 kids within…
Re: All-day kindergarten hits local daycare centres hard It is ironic that Brown Bear is complaining about full day kindergarten. I ran a home daycare in Stittsville for seven years…
(Guest post from Jessica Breckenridge, the Munster Community Association School Liaison.) The public school board has posted a memo with another option to keep Munster Elementary School (MES) open in…
The hours for several Stittsville schools will change in the fall of 2015. The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA), the agency that manages school bus service for the english public…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since October, at least three long-standing daycare facilities in Ottawa have shut down: Mini Muffins in Kanata, Tupper Tots in Nepean, and St. Elias Child Care and Family Resource…
Editor’s note: Laura Rupert is a parent of two kids in Munster who supports keeping Munster Elementary School to stay open. She was at a school board meeting last night and sent…
