Has masking in schools exceeded its best before date?
Children and teenagers bearing the brunt of health-threatening policies whose risks are outweighing their benefits
From a political and legal standpoint, the battle over whether...
Tool and diemaking have been good for Chomedey machinist
He’s worked for Rolls Royce, Velan and others over the past 45 years
From the time he lived in Beirut until arriving in Canada in...
You’re never too old to learn or practice something wise or something new?
But parents-in-the-classroom are not the solution to the current crisis of substitute-teacher shortages
So it’s come to this: in the event that schools that re-opened...
Laval Senior Academy students ditch the masks for COVID-19 protest
More N95 masks and rapid testing to be available, says board chair Paolo Galati
In spite of directives from the provincial government and the Sir...
Student representation added to the SWLSB’s Council of Commissioners
It was with much enthusiasm that the Sir Wifrid Laurier School Board's Council of Commissioners recently appointed three students as student representatives to the...
Construction of Giant Steps Autism Centre gets underway
Ground broken for comprehensive new facility at Technopôle Angus
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Dec. 13 marking the start of construction of the Giant...
The Coronavirus pandemic is upending almost every aspect of education
It wasn’t just the move from classrooms to computer screens. It tested basic ideas about instruction, attendance, testing, funding, the role of technology and...
SWLSB excels with its graduation and qualification rate results
With the latest graduation and qualification rates published by the Ministry of Education (MEQ) on Oct. 29, the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB)...
Laval signs agreement to support ‘digital shift’ by retailers
Last week, the City of Laval became the first municipality in Quebec to sign a strategic partnership agreement with the Association québécoise des technologies...
School Board election update
Some facts and figures fromthe exercise in democracythat returned Paolo Galati tochairperson’s post
Contrary to popular belief prior to the election for chairperson of the...
