The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) has reached tentative agreements with the government and the province’s school boards associations at both the teacher/occasional teacher and education worker central bargaining tables.
OSSTF/FEESO President Harvey Bischof has released the following statement:
The Government of Ontario designated essential services that are allowed to operate during the pandemic. Community gardens weren’t on the list.
On April 15, Grey Highlands Councillor Danielle Valiquette presented a motion to Grey Highlands Council to ask the Government of Ontario to designate community gardens as essential services, since they play a key role in food security. Given the urgency. . .
Yesterday, the City of Brampton launched the Backyard Garden Program, a new eco-friendly initiative to help support food security in our city, and encourage residents to get active at home during the COVID-19 emergency. The City of Brampton is the first municipality in Canada to launch a citywide initiative to support residents in growing their own gardens in response to COVID-19.
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Why are so many Ontarians still being diagnosed with Covid-19? Each day since March 17th, when Ontario declared an emergency, an average of 320 Ontarians have been diagnosed with Covid-19.
A real strength of this wonderful community is the willingness of residents to step up, to meet challenges head on, and to do the right thing. I so appreciate how the community has taken the directions of the Medical Officer of Health seriously, staying home except for essential errands, practicing social distancing, and washing hands thoroughly and often. Because of this, we continue to see. . .
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