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place yesterday is not a regular occurrence, nor it is one that the UCDSB takes lightly. 8FVOEFSTUBOEUIFQSFTTVSFCVTDPNQBOJFT BSFVOEFSXJUIESJWFSTIPSUBHFT BOEXF XJMMDPOUJOVFUPXPSLXJUIUIFCVTESJWFST to ensure they know who our students are, and the processes in place to keep our students safe.” “I get more and more mad seeing the ESJWFSTIPSUBHFCFJOHVTFEBTBOFYDVTF u said the girl’s father. “They are admitting our kids are not safe with the shortage, as TPNFIPXGFXFSESJWFSTNFBOTNPSFJODPN - petency, and our kids’ safety is collateral damage to companies offering low wages for what is a challenging job.” /JDL.D3BF QSFTJEFOUPG3PYCPSPVHI Bus Lines, the operator in charge of the SPVUFJORVFTUJPO TBZTUIFESJWFSXBTWFSZ experienced. A complicated route along with LJETOBWJHBUJOHUIFJSàSTUEBZVTJOHUIFCVT makes for a challenging situation, regardless PGUIFESJWFSTFYQFSJFODF “Safety is our number one priority,” said .D3BFi8FUBLFUIJTFYUSFNFMZTFSJPVTMZ It’s important to also note all of the kids who did get off at the right stop and got home safely.” 'PS.D3BF UIFESJWFSTIPSUBHFJTOPUBO excuse. At Roxborough they are continually USZJOHUPJNQSPWF QSPWJEFUSBJOJOHBOEPO CPBSEOFXGVMMUJNFESJWFST i8FBMMXJTIXFXFSFJOBEJGGFSFOUTJUVB - tion,” he said. “It’s stressful on staff and PVSESJWFST#VUXFBSFEPJOHBHPPEKPCBOE DPOTUBOUMZIJSJOHOFXESJWFSTu %SJWFS TIPSUBHFT DPOUJOVF UP JNQBDU TDIPPMCPBSETBDSPTT0UUBXBBOE&BTUFSO 0OUBSJP"DDPSEJOHUP45&0UIFTIPSUBHF can be attributed, in part, to the challenging nature of the job combined with the risks presented by the ongoing pandemic.
JOSEPH COPPOLINO joseph.coppolino@eap.on.ca
A junior kindergarten student was drop- ped off at the wrong stop at the end of her first day of school on September 6 and was returned home after stran- gers called the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The child’s mother waited at her daugh- ters designated downtown Rockland bus stop for 30 minutes, expecting a half hour EFMBZ8IFOUIFCVTBSSJWFEBOEIFSEBVHIUFS did not get off, she realized something was wrong and walked back home to find an OPP DSVJTFSJOUIFESJWFXBZ According to the parents, their three-year- old daughter was dropped off a stop early and was walking by herself when strangers nearby noticed a girl on her own and called the OPP. Their daughter, aware enough of her surroundings, was able to direct police to her home, more than a quarter-kilometre away. Though the young girl was unharmed and not particularly upset about the police escort home at the end of her first day of school, it was a traumatizing experience for the parents sending their only child off to school for the first time. i(JWFOUIFTFWFSJUZPGUIFTDSFXVQ JU worked out in the best possible way,” said the girl’s father, whose name is withheld to protect the identity of the child. “There are people whose kids go to school and don’t come back. My mind has gone through a million different scenarios about what could IBWFIBQQFOFEu 45&0 UIFDPOTPSUJVNPGCVTPQFSBUPST responsible for organizing school buses for the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) and the Catholic District School
Une élève de maternelle a été laissée à errer dans le centre-ville de Rockland après avoir été déposée au mauvais arrêt par un chauffeur de bus temporaire. La police provinciale de l›Ontario l›a ramenée chez elle saine et sauve après que des inconnus aient repéré la petite fille de trois ans qui marchait seule. - photo Joseph Coppolino
CFFOWFSZUSPVCMJOHGPSUIFQBSFOUTu Murray noted parents should be in contact XJUIUIFCVTPQFSBUPSTUIFNTFMWFTJGUIFJS child does not get off when expected. Calling UIFPQFSBUPSBMMPXTHJWFTQBSFOUTBEJSFDU MJOFUPUIFESJWFST CVU.VSSBZNBJOUBJOTUIBU 45&0JTUIFSFGPSQBSFOUTBOEBOFNFSHFODZ MJOFJTBWBJMBCMFUISPVHIUIFGSPOUEFTL5IF HJSMTQBSFOUT IPXFWFS XFSFOFWFSJOGPSNFE by the school or otherwise, that contacting the bus operator was the best path to dealing with such an issue. *OBTUBUFNFOUQSPWJEFECZFNBJM %FBOOB Peery, superintendent of schools for the 6$%4# EFGFOEFEUIFTJUVBUJPO45&0JT GBDJOHXJUISFHBSETUPESJWFSTIPSUBHFTi5IF 6$%4#IBTBWFSZHPPEBOEMPOHTUBOEJOH SFMBUJPOTIJQXJUI45&0 PVSMPDBMUSBOTQPS - tation consortium. The incident that took
#PBSEPG&BTUFSO0OUBSJP $%4#&0 JTFYQF - SJFODJOHBESJWFSTIPSUBHFSFRVJSJOHUSBJOFE BENJOJTUSBUJWFBOEPQFSBUJPOTTUBGGUPàMMJO XIFOSPVUFTEPOPUIBWFBGVMMUJNFESJWFS The route in question was being filled by a mechanic at the time the girl was let off the bus early, according to Janet Murray, chief BENJOJTUSBUJWFPGàDFSPG45&0 Murray stated they are in contact with the school board and the bus operator to FOTVSFUIBUTBGFUZQSPUPDPMTIBWFCFFOBSF in place and followed. “There has also been retraining imple- mented to ensure there is a clear unders- tanding of the protocols for kindergarteners,” said Murray. “Fortunately, there were adults in the area and the child was taken into the care of the OPP and returned home. 3FHBSEMFTT UIFXIPMFTJUVBUJPONVTUIBWF
AIDEZ À LUTTER CONTRE LA DYSTROPHIE MUSCULAIRE
des incendies en raison des restrictions de sécurité en matière de santé publique et de distance sociale. M. Carrière a fait remar- RVFSRVFMFTFSWJDFEFTJODFOEJFTE"MGSFEB EÊQFOEVEFTMBWFBVUPT PÜMFTDPOEVDUFVST SFTUBJFOUÆMJOUÊSJFVSEFMFVSWÊIJDVMF BV cours des deux dernières années, pour ten- UFSEFQPVSTVJWSFTBDPMMFDUFEFGPOETQPVS la recherche sur la dystrophie musculaire. L’assouplissement actuel des restrictions sur les rassemblements publics signifie le retour de la campagne Fill the Boot. j/PVTTPNNFTEFSFUPVSv BEÊDMBSÊ. Carrière. -PSTEFMÊWÊOFNFOUEFEJNBODIF MFT pompiers ont installé leur poste de péage à l’intersection des rues Saint-Philippe FU2VFTOFM BVDVSEVWJMMBHF EFWBOUMB caserne de pompiers d’Alfred. Si un appel EJODFOEJFBSSJWBJUÆMBDBTFSOF UPVTMFT membres étaient sur place pour ranger leur équipement de péage, enfiler leur tenue de pompier et sortir sur les camions pour répondre à l’urgence. Au cours des dernières années, la col- MFDUFEFGPOETEV4FSWJDFEFTJODFOEJFT d’Alfred a permis de recueillir entre 4 000 $ et 5 000 $ pour soutenir la recherche sur la dystrophie musculaire et les programmes de soutien aux personnes atteintes de cette
maladie. M. Carrière et d’autres membres du TFSWJDFEFTJODFOEJFTE"MGSFETBUUFOEFOUÆ recueillir un montant similaire cette année. «Les gens d’ici sont très généreux», a-t-il déclaré. $FUÊWÊOFNFOUFTUMVOFEFTOPNCSFVTFT collectes de bottes communautaires orga- nisées tout au long de la saison par les TFSWJDFTEJODFOEJFMPDBVY
Sunday was Fill the Boot Day in the Village of Alfred and members of the volunteer fire department manned special toll booths on Principale Street for the annual Fill the Boot fundraising drive to support muscular dystrophy research. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
du Canada et des États-Unis ont adopté la recherche sur la dystrophie musculaire comme cause et la collecte de fonds Fill UIF#PPUFTUVOÊWÊOFNFOUBOOVFMEFQVJT des décennies. «Cela fait au moins 30 ans qu’ils le font ici», a déclaré Mathieu Carrière, l’un des QPNQJFSTWPMPOUBJSFTMFTQMVTFYQÊSJNFOUÊT EVTFSWJDFE"MGSFE*MBMVJNËNFQBSUJDJQÊ BVø#PPU%SJWFøBOOVFMEFQVJTRVJMTFTUKPJOU BVTFSWJDFFOø -BQBOEÊNJFBNJTFOWFJMMFVTFøMF#PPU %SJWFøBOOVFMQPVSEFOPNCSFVYTFSWJDFT
Les automobilistes traversant Alfred ont trouvé un poste de péage spécial tenu par les pompiers locaux sur la rue principale du village. %JNBODIF MFTNFNCSFTEVTFSWJDFEFT incendies d’Alfred ont consacré une jour- née de leur weekend du 11 septembre à la collecte de fonds pour la recherche sur la dystrophie musculaire et les programmes EFTPVUJFO5PVTMFTTFSWJDFTEFTJODFOEJFT
France Patry (à droite) et Maxime Desjardins se sont joints à leurs collègues volontaires du Service d’incendie d’Alfred pour tenir les postes de péage spéciaux de la rue Principale dans le cadre de la collecte de fonds annuelle »Fill the Boot«, qui vise à soutenir la recherche sur la dystrophie musculaire. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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