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"It is essential to the integrity of the process that the outcome of the review is not pre-determined" – School Closure Review Report – Jan 30, 07

The following recommendations have been proposed in the School Closure Process Review Final Report (available here) that was presented to the Minister today. The proposal recommends that the process no longer be a closure process, but a “review” process. The timeline will be extended from four to twelve months, and will take into account issues [...]

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Tue, January 30 2007 » News » 119 Comments

No stipend for you — Herald

One-man school board decides to strip payments from former board members. Click here to read the article in the Herald

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Tue, January 30 2007 » News » 103 Comments

Meeting to establish a Citadel District School Association

When – Thursday, February 8, at 7pm-9pm Where – the Atlantic Room, Civic Centre, Halifax Forum Complex. Enter through Halifax Forum doors (Windsor and Almon) walk right around the concorse of the main rink to the end, follow the signs. Who – Representatives from each feeder school in the Citadel area (formerly St Pats/QEH area) [...]

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Fri, January 26 2007 » Meetings » 100 Comments

Website update

We have done away with the messageboard for the time being. Emails seem to have triumphed over web based communication for now. We may bring it back in the future if the community requests it.

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Thu, January 25 2007 » Website Update » 69 Comments

New south-end school on hold — Herald

Chalk one up for community activism. Parents celebrated a victory Wednesday night as the superintendent of the Halifax regional school board agreed to ask that a proposed new school be put on hold while the community is properly consulted. Click here to read the article in the Chronicle Herald

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Thu, January 25 2007 » News » 134 Comments