“That silence speaks louder than any Black Heritage Month statement,” said Nia James. “It mirrors exactly what Black families experience.” Dr. Marsha Myrie Obi said the council is “growing daily because parents are searching for protection.” www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/black-parent...

I'm so excited for this show at GCVI tomorrow! It's beautiful to see how Black students and teachers are uplifting Black youth. And I got a behind the scenes look at rehearsals, so I know it will be an incredible show. www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/high-school-...

I was nominated (top 3) for these OCNA awards - best police/court story for my article on police killing Mathias Bunyan (tinyurl.com/43cnxzcx), best rural story for farmers responding to tarrif threats (tinyurl.com/u7y2f9ae), and best education story about schools without AC (tinyurl.com/yswht3a5).

GUELPH – Sometimes it takes a wake-up call – an alarming prognosis, hearing your dad break down, or deciding to start a family – to fuel the next step in recovery. Other times, big life changes knock you down... wellingtonadvertiser.com/panelists-recount-turning-points-on-road-to-recovery/

The high school experience for students of colour in Fergus is changing for the better, thanks to the Students of Colour Alliance (SOCA) at Centre Wellington District High School. wellingtonadvertiser.com/fergus-high-school-students-working-to-reduce-racism/

This one is going to stick with me...

"Our students – the voices of the next generation – deserve a better education than the one that the Ford government is currently delivering.” wellingtonadvertiser.com/union-asks-school-board-to-call-for-increased-provincial-funding/

The Black Parents Council called the denial “not just a procedural oversight,” but an act of exclusion that “reinforces the very systemic failures we have been naming for years.” Members said children are not safe and “trust has been broken. Healing cannot begin when the people harmed are silenced.”

Bill 5, meant to fast-track energy and infrastructure projects, reduces public oversight, provides exemptions from provincial regulations and archeological assessments, and reverses Ontario’s Endangered Species Act. MPP Mike Schriener said "Trump only wishes he had the power this bill brings Ford."

Natasha Pravaz said it’s essential not to conflate criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism, calling this “weaponized anti-Semitism,” and to recognize the rise of anti-Semitism is connected to the rise of other forms of discrimination including Islamophobia homophobia, transphobia and white supremacy.

“The generosity, the kindness, it’s not anything I had ever experienced.”

“The appointed reviewers bring extensive professional experience in advancing human rights and evaluating institutional policies."

Dave Genereaux, father to Jason and husband to Sabrina, died in a car crash on Highway 6 on Dec. 29, 2023. The other driver in the crash has pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death.

“It’s a traumatic time to talk about these things.”

“By failing to acknowledge the suffering of Palestinians and suppressing discussions about their rights, the board is failing its duty to uphold equity and justice.”

The Upper Grand District School Board's human rights practices will be reviewed. The review was announced a week after UGDSB parents released a public letter accusing the board of anti-Black racism and calling for a third-party equity audit

Public health is reporting 30 positive and probable measles cases in Guelph, Wellington and Dufferin as of April 22, up from 19 just five days earlier.

“If we could eat more locally and eat more seasonally I think it would benefit the economy more and maybe it would help see us through however long this trade war is going to be” -Wellington Federation of Agriculture president Barclay Nap

Former resident Aurora Hahn said she was “absolutely devastated” when she found out the centre was closing. “The program definitely saved my life,” she said. “I was going down a very dangerous path … if I didn’t go there I truly don’t think that I would be here right now.”

A 54-year-old Guelph man left the Acton Fall Fair with a brain bleed and a fractured skull, following an interaction with Halton police. The province’s SIU has concluded there is no reasonable grounds to believe any officers involved committed a criminal offence during the incident.

The Grade 12 students blew their goal of $132,000 out of the water, raising an estimated $176,000 at the Redefine Charity Gala

Palestinians burst into celebration across the Gaza Strip at news of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with some shedding years of joy and others whistling, clapping and chanting 'Allahu akbar' (God is greatest) reut.rs/4jk9sLk

The Guardian view on a ceasefire in Gaza: far too late, but desperately needed | Editorial

Officials with CUPE Local 256 called blaming financial pressures on staff absences “a gross misstatement. “Severe underfunding by the Ford government … has led to understaffing, exhaustion and burnout for members,” CUPE officials state.

In her complaint, Dzikewich states, “OPP officers have been discreditable, deceitful, neglectful in their duties and have unlawfully exercised their authority"

“Immigrating to Canada, once a goal for many, is now seen as a costly and often futile endeavour” And they’re leaving. This belief that international students are to blame for the housing crisis underpinned by racism www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...

"Thank you for all that you did and thank you for showing us that will power is still an incredible source of change, and a renewable source at that. Thank you for caring and thank you for humanizing the people that too often get dehumanized. Thank you for being real."

The annual Beyond Borders gala is organized by a group of Grade 12 UGDSB students. This year it will raise funds for the Children's Foundation, the Make Your Mark Foundation and the Beyond Borders program.

If you’re wondering how to make a contribution to Your Downtown Guelph Friends in memory of Kate, this GoFundMe goes directly to the YDGF budget. (If you would like to donate but GoFundMe isn’t the best method for you, reach out to YDGF via one of their social media platforms and someone will help).

Since word got out about the Lambton Kent District School Board using $32,000 from a fund earmarked for Indigenous education to send three staff members to a conference in Hawaii, the provincial government is taking a closer look at school board spending.

Faye Dzikewich, whose son Nathaniel Schofield died in OPP custody on July 10, said without answers about how he died, it's hard for the family to move forward.

Rest in power, Kate Nixon. It was such a blessing and honour to know you.

Met bans pro-Palestine march from gathering outside BBC headquarters