{mosimage}TORONTO - Ontario's education minister says a 15-day police review into Toronto Catholic school trustee expenditures concluded that no trustees will face criminal charges.
Kathleen Wynne told The Catholic Register she's satisfied with the amount of time it took police to review trustees' expenses, which were released in a Nov. 12 audit report by Ernst & Young.
Kathleen Wynne told The Catholic Register she's satisfied with the amount of time it took police to review trustees' expenses, which were released in a Nov. 12 audit report by Ernst & Young.
Parents fight to save Arrowsmith program
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - A pioneering $1-million program which has helped students correct their learning disabilities could soon fall under the budget axe at the Toronto Catholic District School Board, some parents with children in the program fear.
Evette and Clint Harder say they fear that the board will drop the program at seven Toronto Catholic schools. Their eight-year-old daughter, Paige, is one of about 65 students enrolled in the program.
Evette and Clint Harder say they fear that the board will drop the program at seven Toronto Catholic schools. Their eight-year-old daughter, Paige, is one of about 65 students enrolled in the program.
EcoSchools puts learning into action
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
PICKERING, Ont. - Surrounded by her classmates, nine-year-old Zeina Abu-Jurja recites some of her 鈥渆nvironmental pet peeves.鈥�
One pet peeve, she said, is when the television is on even if no one is watching because it鱿鱼视频app an energy waster.
One pet peeve, she said, is when the television is on even if no one is watching because it鱿鱼视频app an energy waster.
Police to investigate trustee expenses
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - Embattled Toronto Catholic school trustees will remain with the board until their term ends in 2010, unless they are convicted of an indictable offence after a police investigation into trustee spending practices, says Ontario Education Minister Kathleen Wynne.
Alcohol, Internet gaming and personalized vehicle licence plates were some of the $30,000 worth of questionable expenses charged to taxpayers by Toronto Catholic District School Board trustees, according to a Nov. 12 audit report.
Alcohol, Internet gaming and personalized vehicle licence plates were some of the $30,000 worth of questionable expenses charged to taxpayers by Toronto Catholic District School Board trustees, according to a Nov. 12 audit report.
Toronto trustees forced to repay questionable expenses
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - Alcoholic drinks, Internet gaming and personalized vehicle licence plates were some of the $30,000 worth of questionable expenses charged to taxpayers by Toronto Catholic District School Board trustees, according to a Nov. 12 audit report.
The report by Ernst & Young, which did not identify trustees by name, said $914,013 of the $943,783 in trustees' total expenses from Dec. 1, 2005, to May 28, 2008, were deemed eligible. Eligible expenses included Internet connection charges, office furniture, charitable donations and advertising expenses, the report said.
The report by Ernst & Young, which did not identify trustees by name, said $914,013 of the $943,783 in trustees' total expenses from Dec. 1, 2005, to May 28, 2008, were deemed eligible. Eligible expenses included Internet connection charges, office furniture, charitable donations and advertising expenses, the report said.
Theology matters
By Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - Theology students have an important role to play in a society that continues to advocate relativism, Professor Edward J. Monahan told graduating students from the University of St. Michael鱿鱼视频app College at its Nov. 8 convocation.
Monahan and two other professors 鈥� William J. Smyth and Janine Langan 鈥� were awarded with honorary doctorates, the Doctor of Sacred Letters.
Monahan and two other professors 鈥� William J. Smyth and Janine Langan 鈥� were awarded with honorary doctorates, the Doctor of Sacred Letters.
Hallways Of Heroes
By Catholic Register Staff
{mosimage}During Veteran's Week (November 5 - 11) the names and pictures of Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in WWI will be displayed in the hallways of Iona Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga. Every student and staff (1200 people) will receive the name of one of these soldiers and a poppy sticker on November 10. On this day students and staff will be asked to find the name of the soldier that matches the name they were given and place the poppy sticker on it as a means of acknowledging and honouring that soldier for paying the ultimate sacrifice.
Ontario students recognized for leadership
By Catholic Register Staff
{mosimage}TORONTO - A total of 181 students from Ontario Catholic schools were honoured at the 25th annual Father Patrick Fogarty Awards dinner Oct. 25.
Ontario needs to learn Newfoundland's lessons
By Fr. Carl Matthews, S.J., Catholic Register Special
{mosimage}An article in the Oct. 12 issue begins with the headline, “Silence will doom Catholic schools.” It describes the view of an Alberta constitutional lawyer, Kevin Feehan. As one who has been involved in the Ontario school question since 1962, I say, “It depends.”
If, in a year or two, Ontario Catholics get worked up so that even a few shout, “We’ll show them that Catholics won’t be pushed around,” it will make headlines and we lose our own schools. They enrol 660,000 students today. The entire system will disappear just as it did in Newfoundland in 1998.
If, in a year or two, Ontario Catholics get worked up so that even a few shout, “We’ll show them that Catholics won’t be pushed around,” it will make headlines and we lose our own schools. They enrol 660,000 students today. The entire system will disappear just as it did in Newfoundland in 1998.
Split-grade system needs to be reworked
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - The provincial cap on primary class sizes needs to be more flexible to avoid having too many split-grade classes that can cause disruptions in classrooms, say some Ontario Catholic school boards.
The Hamilton-Wentworth, London and Toronto Catholic school boards are calling for more flexibility to the policy.
The Hamilton-Wentworth, London and Toronto Catholic school boards are calling for more flexibility to the policy.
Parent group calls for trustee resignations
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - In the wake of a long-awaited audit report of Toronto’s Catholic school board, at least six school trustees who will be repaying the board for “inappropriate expenses” should resign, according to a Catholic parents’ group.
also says that the twice-delayed provincial audit won’t restore public trust and confidence in the Toronto Catholic District School Board.
also says that the twice-delayed provincial audit won’t restore public trust and confidence in the Toronto Catholic District School Board.