50 h. ago School board boss sorry for April Fools' Day email that riled staff

An April Fools' Day joke ended in an apology after some people said they were irked by a prank email sent out by the top boss at the Thames Valley District school board

Society

54 h. ago Naming schools after people or families is a bad idea: Trustee

Thames Valley trustees pushed back on some names proposed for four new London-area schools because they would be named after people.

Society

6 d. ago Thames Valley senior admin salaries dip amid financial audit

Despite hefty salary increases in 2023 almost all Thames Valley senior administrators’ salaries dropped significantly in 2024, according to the annual rundown of income and taxable benefits paid to public workers making $100,000 or more. Education director Mark Fisher’s total salary rose from $283,000 in 2022 to $326,000 in 2023, but sunk to $295,999 in […]

Economics

6 d. ago High school bus pass program can survive London Transit turmoil: Trustee

A Thames Valley trustee who championed a bus pass pilot project is hopeful it will go forward despite hitting a series of speedbumps.

Society

1 week ago London school board sorry for 'harmful' quiz that stunned Indigenous child

A 12-year-old Indigenous student hasn’t returned to her London classroom for months since being handed a quiz that even Thames Valley District school board officials are calling “harmful” and “triggering.”

Society

2 w. ago Why did the Thames Valley school board spend $300K on lawyers last month?

The cash-strapped Thames Valley District school board spent more than $300,000 in legal fees in February, its latest financial figures show, and it’s not saying why. “If you are looking for information on this matter, you will need to submit an FOI (Freedom of Information) request,” a spokesperson for the board said in an email. […]

Society

2 w. ago Audit finds B.C.’s forest management hurt by flawed data without clear methodology

VICTORIA — An audit has found that British Columbia’s government did not have a clear method for calculating the carbon being stored or released in provincial forests, which undermined the credibility in reporting from the Forests Ministry. The Office of the Auditor General of B.C. says in the report that defined methodologies to calculate forest […]

Other

3 w. ago Cricket Canada CEO says charges of theft and fraud are false

Police said the newly appointed president of the Calgary league conducted an internal audit in 2017 after noticing "several concerns" about the league's financial records.

Events

3 w. ago School board boss ignored trustee's SkyDome hotel retreat queries: Emails

Thames Valley’s education director refused to respond to questions from chair Beth Mail about the details of a senior administration retreat

Society

3 w. ago School board boss ignored trustee's SkyDome retreat queries: Emails

Thames Valley’s education director refused to respond to questions from chair Beth Mail about the details of a senior administration retreat

Society

3 w. ago PR firm executive spoke to Thames Valley board leaders in 2023

More details emerge about Thames Valley District school board's use of a damage-control consulting firm that was paid more than $225,000.

Politics

3 w. ago Thames Valley trustees stay silent as top officials exit amid turmoil

The public silence from London trustees during a Thames Valley District school board scandal that re-ignited with the exits of its top officials amid leaves of absence by other administrators is unacceptable, a political observer says.

Other

3 w. ago Ontario school board director resigns after $40K Blue Jays stadium retreat

Following the controversy over an off-site retreat costing nearly $40,000, the Thames Valley District School Board has announced that its director of education has stepped down.

Society

3 w. ago Another senior executive on leave at Thames Valley school board

Ali Chahbar, the executive officer and general legal counsel of the Thames Valley District school board, is on leave, the board says

Society