4 days to go! On April 29, we stand with our teacher affiliates in a province‑wide show of PURPLE + RED. Public education is under attack and understaffing is a crisis. Print the poster, remind coworkers, wear PURPLE + RED, and keep everyone updated.
#ontedunited#ontedunifié
Education Worker Wednesday: wear your purple and show your power! Local 4222 leads—now it’s our turn. Any purple counts—T‑shirts, hoodies, lanyards, shoelaces, buttons. Get ready for April 29 Day of Action! #PowerOfPurple#BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow
#OttawaOPP are looking to speak with the driver of the Honda Odyssey van in the dashcam video/photo after it caused a multi-vehicle collison on #Hwy417 westbound near Bronson. The collison occurred on March 14th, at 12:19pm. Please contact the Ottawa OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122 and reference case number E260339611.
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La Police provinciale de l'Ontario (OPP) souhaite s'entretenir avec le conducteur de la fourgonnette Honda Odyssey figurant sur la vidéo/photo de la caméra embarquée, suite à une collision impliquant plusieurs véhicules sur l'autoroute 417 ouest, près de Bronson. L'accident s'est produit le 14 mars à 12 h 19. Veuillez communiquer avec le détachement de l'OPP d'Ottawa au 1-888-310-1122 et mentionner le numéro de dossier E260339611.
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Today we honour Ontario's women education workers—strong leaders keeping schools safe and thriving. Happy International Women's Day! #IWD2026#BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow
We don’t have a classroom management problem.
We have an emotional regulation crisis that teachers are being asked to handle.
Somehow, “classroom management” has turned into:
• de-escalating trauma
• supporting anxiety and depression
• calming panic attacks
• being the counselor, social worker, and crisis team
• carrying emotional loads no one sees
And then we remove the very things that help like
recess, movement, art, play, connection.
Teachers aren’t trained for that.
They shouldn’t have to be.
Classroom management is about relationships, structure, routines, and connection.
It was never meant to replace what families, communities, and systems failed to provide.
And until we stop offloading every societal failure onto schools,
teachers will keep drowning under expectations no human can meet.
Kingston Police looking for witnesses in motor vehicle collision that occurred on Sunday, February 15, 2026, between 5:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on John Counter Boulevard, near the Coach Canada/Megabus terminal.
Read the full release here: https://t.co/EvgHVtWfwB
Blaming educational assistants for a special education deficit gets it wrong. EAs are facing understaffed, increasingly unsafe classrooms. Injuries and burnout are symptoms of a system in crisis — not the cause of it.
Read more: https://t.co/o5wtTv1uLl
Hate to add to your to-do list, but this is an important one. I just had to dig out our furnace vent pipes—blocked vents can be extremely dangerous. It’s also worth checking that your gas meter is clear.
Stay safe!
#snow#HomeSafety
After a certain age, your parents slowly become your children.
They ask simple questions, repeat stories, and depend on your patience the way you once depended on theirs. Very few understand this role reversal. What looks like innocence or inconvenience is really time coming full circle. Don’t correct them harshly. Don’t rush them. Care for them the way they once protected you. This is not a burden. It is repayment, quietly wrapped as love.
Due to a motor vehicle collision, Taylor Kidd Boulevard between Centennial Drive and Princess Street will be closed and traffic will be detoured.
Plan any travelling in advance and expect traffic congestion and delays.
This alert will remain in effect until the road re-opens. Another update will be provided when available.
TRAFIC ADVISORY: Highway 7 is closed in Perth due to a serious collision. Eastbound traffic is being rerouted onto Highway 511 and westbound traffic is being sent onto Drummond Concession Road 7. Expect a prolonged closure while the investigation continues. Motorists are asked to avoid the area and plan alternate routes. #OttTraffic #ONHwys @OPP_COMM_ER ^bd