Catholic school board trustees get paid
Dec 01, 2008 - 10:14 AM
DURHAM -- Trustee salaries ranged from $17,322 to $11,127 in 2008, slightly less than the previous year. Durham Catholic District School Board ...
Child abuse: another form of bullying
By Jennifer Stone - Nov 29, 2008 - 10:30 AM
DURHAM -- Almost a decade has passed since the case first came to light but despite the passage of time, few can forget the case of two Blackstock ...
CUPE signs a deal
Nov 28, 2008 - 01:00 PM
DURHAM -- Public school board office, clerical, technical, custodial staff and education assistants will make 12 per cent more by the end of their new...
Province could penalize teachers
By Crystal Crimi - Nov 27, 2008 - 10:52 AM
DURHAM -- Public school elementary teacher unions are standing their ground against the Province's threat of lower wage increases. As the Nov. 30 ...
History buff receives several awards
By Crystal Crimi - Nov 26, 2008 - 01:33 PM
PICKERING -- It was a landmark day for Canadian war-history buff Cotter Allen. The Pine Ridge Secondary School graduate received eight awards at his ...
Students hear summer job horrors
By Crystal Crimi - Nov 26, 2008 - 10:30 AM
PICKERING -- The day that changes your life starts like any other, said Candace Carnahan, sitting before a gym of Grade 10 students. She would know -...
Salary not the main issue: union
By Jennifer Stone - Nov 25, 2008 - 02:56 PM
CLARINGTON -- If the only issue was salary, the Province and public elementary school teachers would have reached an agreement by now, says the head ...
Second career gets enhancements
Nov 25, 2008 - 01:59 PM
DURHAM -- More laid-off people can get help finding a new path in life, thanks to Second Career program enhancements. The ministry of training, ...
More money for student services personnel
Nov 24, 2008 - 12:16 PM
DURHAM -- Catholic professional student services personnel are getting 12.5 per cent added to their salary over four years. A renewed collective ...
New energy programs for Durham College
By Reka Szekely - Nov 24, 2008 - 12:16 PM
DURHAM -- Two new energy-focused programs at Durham College are set to take advantage of the expansion of the Whitby Skills Centre. The college's ...
Bringing history to life
Chris Hall - Nov 24, 2008 - 11:19 AM
PORT PERRY -- In Nancy Hamer-Strahl’s world, Canada’s wartime history has always been more than just textbooks and old stories.
It’s been personal....
From Pakistan to Canada
By Crystal Crimi - Nov 21, 2008 - 02:10 PM
DURHAM -- Shaffan Din doesn't remember much about his school in Pakistan - mostly that it was small and only had one window. He was only in Grade ...
How to deal with bullying
DURHAM -- The Canadian Red Cross offers an array of tips for youth dealing with bullying, and for ...
Sennett is home
R.A Sennett is our school, our community, our family. We see every day as a chance to improve, a ...