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St. Lawrence College (SLC) is seeking input from the community regarding its integration with Fleming College. SLC is inviting community members, industry partners, students, employees, and alumni to participate in virtual engagement opportunities about the planned integration, according to an SLC press release, issued on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. The
Read MoreUpper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) students are helping each other to have fun with math. Grade 6 students from Beckwith Public School (BPS) in Carleton Place helped to design and host a math game show for 1,300 Grade 3 students across the UCDSB. The goal was to create student-driven
Read MoreThe announcement by Fleming College and St. Lawrence College leadership on the morning of Friday, Apr. 10, 2026, “sent ripples” across the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO), according to the union. In a media release, OPSEU/SEFPO said that news of the two institutions integrating into a larger institution was broken to
Read MoreFleming College and St. Lawrence College (SLC) have announced plans to integrate, launching a formal process to create a single, larger institution. According to a Friday, April 10 media release from the two colleges, they have been working closely with the provincial government on this integration, and are aiming for
Read MoreThe Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) launched their first VEX Robotics regional competition on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. The event held a competition for secondary students and a separate one for elementary students. The competition was hosted by North Dundas District High School in Chesterville, Ontario, where secondary students
Read MoreHistory students from Athens District High School (ADHS) and Brockville Collegiate Institute (BCI) have partnered on a research project to create a digital collection of artefacts that preserve Leeds and Grenville region’s past. According to the Upper Canada District School Board’s (UCDSB) press release shared with Brockvilleist on Thursday, Jan.
Read MoreIn his annual report to trustees at the Upper Canada District School Board December 10, Director of Education Ron Ferguson lauded the board reaching its graduation goal of 90 per cent in the last school year. “It was a long time coming,” Ferguson told the board. “In the last three-to-four
Read MoreStudents at Brockville’s Vanier Public School are turning their schoolyard into an outdoor learning space in support of biodiversity, climate resilience and hands-on environmental learning. Over the past two years, students have helped plant more than 100 trees, shrubs, and seedlings of 23 native species. Their work influenced revisions to
Read MoreThe Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) has reached a key milestone in the construction of a new Catholic elementary and secondary school in North Grenville, with the help of new funding from the Ontario government. The province has provided an additional $11.6 million, bringing the total investment in
Read MoreUpper Canada District School Board Trustee Carole Dufort has resigned. First elected in October 2022, she represented Ward Two, which includes the Lanark Highlands, Tay Valley, Montague Township, and the town of Perth. She defeated long-serving board trustee William (Bill) MacPherson in the 2022 School Board election. The UCDSB said
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