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Winnipeg Free Press - October 14, 2009

Schools Ordered to Post Absence Level

Louis Riel division superintendent Terry Borys has a note on the division's home page -- titled "Do you have ConFLUsion?" -- notifying parents that LRSD won't be posting anything until [Peter Bjornson] tells educators in writing what he wants them to do. As Borys wrote on Louis Riel's website: "We understood that the Province (and in particular Manitoba Health) would communicate when influenza is circulating in public schools. Indeed, we were told that when we start to get cases of H1N1, that...

Winnipeg Free Press - September 07, 2007

School Division Will Pay for $5.4m Gym

"This certainly is not extreme circumstance," said [Peter Bjornson], who said he is confident Seven Oaks trustees are acting in the best interests of students and the community. "It's monitored by the public schools finance board (PSFB) every step of the way." "This isn't something we're going to see on a public schools finance board priority list any time soon. There's no enrolment issue, no health and safety pressures," PSFB executive director Rick Dedi said in an interview. "We estimate it...

Winnipeg Free Press - October 29, 2009

Flu Shots in Schools Logical

Public health officials are pinning a big piece of their plan to curb the spread of H1N1 on voluntary vaccination. Compared to some other Canadian cities, Winnipeg has been well served. But convincing people to turn out for vaccination relies heavily on making the clinics convenient and the lengthy waits seen to date would give some people, especially those with school-aged children, pause. Forcing them into a bottleneck of a few clinics is anything but convenient. Mr. [Hugh McFadyen]'s sugge...

Canada Law Articles in English - (December 22, 2009)

Environmental, Health & Safety - November, 2009

Torys LLP

... According to the government, the vapour caused temporary physical effects in nearby residents (including headaches, sore throats and nausea) and disrupted local schools and businesses. For further information on ...

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice - Vol. 47 Nbr. 1, January 2005

Two-tier health care, education, and policing: a comparative analysis of the discourses of privatization.

While there are similarities in the ways in which the debates on privatization of education, health care, and policing are constructed in the media, ...... There is much more evidence of value-laden language in discussions of health care and education than policing. 4. The ...

Canada Law Articles in English - (November 27, 2007)

Thirty Billion Dollars And A Bill To Govern Infrastructure Spending In The Province Of Quebec

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

...ulletin on Infrastructure, November 2007 7 billion in investments for public infrastructure over the next five years. As a ...... The investments will, for the most part, be used to modernize and repair roads, hospitals, schools and municipal infrastructure. Funds will also be ...

Canada Law Articles in English - (April 24, 2007)

2007 Alberta Budget Highlights

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

... 2 billion over the next 3 years in the provincial Capital Plan, which is earmarked for roads, schools, hospitals, and other infrastructure needs. This ...... Highlights (over 3 years) include: 3 billion for municipalities 3 billion for schools, including funding for 47 already announced new ...

Canada Law Articles in English - (March 17, 2008)

Premier Of Alberta, Ed Stelmach, Announces New Cabinet

Mr Government Relations Group, BLG - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

... way; increasing access to quality health care and improving the efficiency and ......; and, providing the roads, schools, hospitals and other public infrastructure to ...

Canada Law Articles in English - (October 16, 2009)

Responding To The H1N1 Influenza Virus

Ms Michelle Henry and Eric M. Roher - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

... As of August 30, 2009, the number of cases in the Americas, which have been officially reported to the World Health Organization ("WHO") is 116,046, with 2,234 ...... On August 19, 2009, the Public Health Agency of Canada issued guidelines for ...