Trustees back Education Day

Lakehead Public School trustees are throwing their support behind Education Day in the province. Trustee Deborah Massaro says the board is endorsing a request from the provincial school boards association for a provincial all candidates forum that day.   Education Day is on September 20th.

Students cuts hair for cancer patients

Westmount Public School student Finn MacDonald's head is going to feel a bit breezy for the next while.  The 11 year old got his haircut in his his battle against cancer.  His hair will be donated to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program that provides wigs to cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy.

School board says eight is enough

There will be no change to the number of trustees on the Lakehead Public School Board. Trustees have voted to keep their number at 8 even though public schools in Armstrong and Collins were added to the boards' jurisdication. Chair Deborah Massaro says the decision had to do with student numbers, adding there wasn't enough of an increase to justify another trustee to represent their interests. The board had until March 15th to decide on adding the extra trustee

Nor' Wester View School on Alert after wolf siting

Parents of students at Nor' Wester View School are being assured their children are safe. A school bus driver spotted a wolf on his route this week. Vice-Principal Laurel Moir says the school has now taken extra precautions as a result of the siting.   She says staff are outside at 8:15 in the morning equiped with  whistles and staff are also carrying walkie-talkies.   Moir says a note was sent home with the students as part of the protocol.