" $ 5 6 " - * 5 4 r / & 8 4 ADDITIONAL CHILD-CARE SPACES AT EMBRUN SCHOOL OLIVIER FRÉGEAU olivier.fregeau@eap.on.ca
The Ontario government announced plans to add more child-care spaces in Embrun. The province has agreed to the Upper Canada District School Board’s (UCDSB) call for tenders to renovate the child-care centre at Cambridge Public School. The upgrades will result in 16 new licensed child-care spaces and a new child-care room at the &/#3&'r#3*&'4 VÉHICULE VOLÉ La police a inculpé un adolescent pour un vol de véhicule présumé. Dans une déclaration, la police a indiqué que les agents ont répondu à une plainte sur la rue Angèle et ont découvert qu’un véhicule avait été pris sans consentement. Un adolescent de 15 ans d’Embrun a été accusé de conduite dangereuse, de prise de véhicule sans consentement, de fuite d’un agent de la paix et d’agression avec une arme. Il ne peut être nommé en raison de son âge. Il sera traduit en justice à une date ultérieure.—Stephen Jeffrey MISCHIEF CHARGE A Russell Township woman faces a public mischief charge over a “falsely misleading” assault claim. Police responded to an assault with a weapon in North Dundas on September 17, in which a man allegedly approached a woman and attacked her with an edged weapon. On February 10, police said the information provided at the time was misleading. The 50-year-old woman will face court in Cornwall on March 2. PETER LOAN DINING & CATERING Open from Monday to Friday From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday brunch from 8 a.m. until noon Check out our daily specials EVERYTHING IS MADE FROM FRESH
Le gouvernment de l’Ontario a donné son accord au Upper Canada District School Board et le projet de réfaction du Cambridge Public School permettra d’offrir plus de places pour le service de garde. —photo Olivier Frégeau
school. Provincial government officials noted that this $1.6 million investment will provide a new high-quality learning environment for &NCSVODIJMESFO5IJTQSPKFDUJTQBSUPGUIF province’s Priority Capital Program to create more child-care spaces for Ontario families. «The funding for the Cambridge Public
School child-care centre upgrade is great news for our community,» stated Jim McDonell, MPP for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry. “This investment will increase DIPJDFBOEáFYJCJMJUZGPSGBNJMJFTBOEQSPWJEF OFXPQQPSUVOJUJFTGPSDIJMESFOJO&NCSVOu «Our government is improving schools and creating child-care spaces for working
GBNJMJFT JO &NCSVO v TUBUFE &EVDBUJPO Minister Stephen Lecce. “The progress we are making in adding child-care spaces at Cambridge Public School is a testament to the steps we are taking to provide families in the region with affordable, high-quality DIJMEDBSFu
PANDEMIC CHANGES SCHOOL BOARD TRADES’ SKILLS PROGRAM EAP NEWSROOM news@eap.on.ca
One school board has made changes to its trades’ skills program to meet the new reality of student learning during the pandemic. 5IF$BUIPMJD%JTUSJDU4DIPPM#PBSEPG&BT - tern Ontario reviewed a report on changes made to its trade skills curriculum as part of its participation in the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP). The OYAP promotes skilled trades learning opportu- nities for youth who are not interested in pursuing academic students at college or university. Dan Lortie, OYAP coordinator for the CDS- #&0 FYQMBJOFETPNFPGUIFDIBOHFTUPUIF program to adapt it to the home schooling of students. One of those changes involves replacing the annual SKLZ competition for students involved in trades and appren- ticeship courses. The 2021 SKLZ competition would have taken place at St. Lawrence College in Cor- OXBMMXJUITUVEFOUTFYQFDUFEUPIBWF
Le gouvernement provincial et les conseil scolaires comme le Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario explorent de nouvelles façons d'aider les élèves intéressés par l'apprentissage de métiers comme la menuiserie ou la mécanique à poursuivre leurs objectifs de carrière professionnelle pendant la pandémie. —photo d'archives
skill, a Backyard Challenge will replace the SKLZ Challenge. These students, either as individuals or a team, will choose between two shed designs to build. They will provide quar- UFSMZSFQPSUTPOUIFJSQSPHSFTTUPBKVEHJOH committee. Schools which have students competing in the backyard challenge will determine the finish for the completed shed with the goal of offering the finished shed for sale, with the proceeds going to the school’s technology program or donating the money to another designated cause. The provincial education and labour ministries are also looking at ways to involve Grades 7 and 8 students interested in trades and apprenticeship programs. One idea the ministries are pursuing is a Race Car Challenge through participating schools with students involved in designing and building a race car. The Ontario government and schools involved in OYAP are also looking at various POMJOFQSPKFDUT JODMVEJOHWJSUVBM USBEFT apprenticeship shows, to assist students pursuing vocational careers.
competed in 17 categories of trades’ skills ranging from carpentry to hairstyling. For students studying carpentry as their trade
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