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Since 2004, $87 million in Hydro Ottawa profits have been transferred to the City of Ottawa. As such, Cumberland Candidate Stephen Blais today proposed that future Hydro Ottawa profits be used to ensure “one city, one service” by transferring the remaining Hydro One customers in Ottawa to Hydro Ottawa, followed by burying overhead wires, where warranted, across the City. Read more... 
Two Orléans schools will offer full-day kindergarten next fall, subject to approval from the Ontario Ministry of Education The Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) has recommended that Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic School in Orléans be included to have full-day kindergarten for the 2010-2011 school year, while the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) has suggested that Convent Glen Elementary School offer the same program. Read more...
Two east end high schools could have new additions as early as next fall. At an Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) meeting on June 23, trustees recommended that board staff hire an architect to come up with designs for the additions at St. Matthew Catholic High School and Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School. Read more...
East end officials of the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) applauded the recent approval of the board's 2009-2010 budget. The budget totals $388.5 million. "As a fiscal conservative, I am proud to have supported three consecutive budgets as a member of the Ottawa Catholic School Board," said Stephen Blais, board trustee for Orléans-Cumberland. "I am also pleased that our budget will enhance services for students at all levels at our schools." Read more...
On June 12, Ottawa-Orléans MPP Phil McNeely announced that the provincial government is funding $5.5 million for improvements at St. Matthew Catholic High School in Orléans and Lester B. Pearson Catholic School in Beacon Hill. The money will be used to provide a more student friendly environment, while making the schools more energy efficient. Read more...
Portable classrooms are meant to be a temporary fix to overcrowding at schools. That’s why they’re portable. They can be moved from one location to another as needed. Read more...
The Ottawa Catholic School Board has approved a balanced budget for the upcoming school year, with one east-end trustee calling the move another step in providing "first-class education" to area students. The budget, totalling $367.6 million, includes an additional $2 million in classroom spending – an almost 15 per cent increase – for the 2008-2009 school year. Read more... |
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