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Students Hit with Pepper Spray at Kelvin High School

Dec 6, 2018 02:16 PM in News • 0 Comments

Kelvin High School - Police — Winnipeg police and emergency crews responded to Kelvin High School on Thursday, December 6, 2018 after several students were hit with pepper spray. (@PRIVATECITIZENN / TWITTER)

UPDATE: Friday, December 7 — Police say the victims were involved in a verbal dispute with the suspect just prior to the can of bear spray being unleashed. The suspect later turned himself into police and has been charged with five counts of assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon. He was released on a promise to appear.

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WINNIPEG — Five students were hit with pepper spray outside of Kelvin High School on Thursday morning.

Winnipeg police and firefighters arrived at the Kingsway school at around 11:30 a.m. and decontaminated the students. A police spokesperson says no one was taken to hospital as a result of the attack.

Three Arrested After Online Threats Shut Down Lord Selkirk School Division

Dec 3, 2018 08:43 AM in News • 0 Comments

Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School (LSSD.CA)

Three people have been arrested after online threats forced the Lord Selkirk School Division to close 15 schools on Monday.

The school division just north of Winnipeg says the threats surfaced on Sunday evening.

Providence Breaks Ground on Living & Learning Centre in Otterburne

Nov 17, 2018 08:12 AM in News • 0 Comments

Providence Living & Learning Centre — A rendering of Providence’s Living & Learning Centre in Otterburne, Manitoba. (HANDOUT)

Ground was broken this week on a new residence and community life facility at Providence’s Otterburne, Manitoba campus.

The Canadian Christian university just outside of Winnipeg says Living & Learning Centre will accommodate approximately 60 students and be located directly south of the Reimer Student Life Centre.

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Future Sage Creek Child Care Centre Receives $740K from Manitoba’s New Tax Credit

Nov 5, 2018 11:16 AM in News • 0 Comments

WINNIPEG — A child care centre development tax credit introduced in the province’s budget earlier this year is being put into use in the Sage Creek area.

Qualico is the first company to take advantage of the credit, which the province is providing $740,000 to help create 74 new child-care spaces.

Manitoba Moves to Publish Grade 12 Exam Results by School Division

Oct 25, 2018 10:58 AM in News • 0 Comments

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has shifted how it publishes Grade 12 provincial exam results, making them accessible based on school division.

It’s the first time in 20 years the province has published such results at the division level.

Teen Charged with Inciting Bomb Scare at Winnipeg High School

Oct 18, 2018 10:41 AM in News • 0 Comments

A 14-year-old Winnipeg boy was arrested Wednesday for making a bomb threat at Churchill High School.

Police were called to the Hay Street school at around 10 a.m. after staff reported a threatening note. The school of approximately 500 students was evacuated.

New K-8 School Planned for Growing Waterford Green Area

Oct 11, 2018 10:36 AM in News • 0 Comments

WINNIPEG — A new school will be built in the growing Waterford Green area of the city for students in kindergarten to Grade 8.

The 76,430-square-foot school will be built on Jefferson Avenue east of King Edward Street and lie within the Winnipeg School Division.

CAA, Winnipeg Police Spot Risky Driver Behaviours in School Zones

Sep 19, 2018 02:50 PM in News • 0 Comments

Police School Zone — A Winnipeg police officer monitors drivers in a school zone on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. (PEMBINA TRAILS SCHOOL DIVISION / TWITTER)

WINNIPEG — City drivers aren’t getting the message when it comes to safety in school zones.

During a stakeout on Wednesday in three Winnipeg school zones, CAA Manitoba, Winnipeg police, along with teachers and parent volunteers, witnessed 819 instances of risky behaviours.

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