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Nova Scotia education minister under pressure to release school ventilation test results

promised inspections, repairs and upgrades would be completed on those systems as part of the plan to make schools safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.The education department assures the work has been done, but without the results in front of them, Nova Scotia Parents for Public Education — an online advocacy group with more than 17,000 members — says families are being left in the dark.“We want to know that there are measures in place, we want to know that if we were to come across some outbreaks, there is some sense of security in the schools,” said Stacey Rudderham, co-chair of the group and a mother of two junior high school students in Fall River, N.S.“It is concerning, especially because this is the time of year where they expect more

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Councillors give green light to Halifax Convention Centre business plan, $11.1 million in the red

COVID-19 pandemic.The 2020-2021 Events East Business Plan passed unanimously on Tuesday, meaning the municipality will split that tab with the provincial government. The HRM will fork out $5.4 million and the province will pay just under $5.6 million.The municipality’s portion will come from its Halifax Convention Centre Reserve, a coffer Coun.

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St. FX students raise concerns with decision to move forward with in-person exams

Nova Scotia reports 1 new coronavirus case at school in Kings County[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]It’s for that reason why some students at St. FX say the university should be doing its part to move its exams into an online format.“I was very disappointed in how the university has been handling this issue,” said Bailey Chisholm, a third-year economics student at St.

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Spike in COVID-19 cases renews parent concerns about keeping Halifax-area schools open

COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise in the Halifax area, some parents say the provincial government should shut down local schools until the worst of the second wave passes.More than 150 people responded to the question from Global News on the Facebook page, Nova Scotia Parents for Public Education. Many said the education department should close schools in the province’s epicentre of the pandemic — the Halifax Regional Municipality — until Christmas or later.Others, however, argued facilities should remain open for children’s mental health, and some called for additional online learning resources that give children the option of staying home.

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Revenue loss from cruise ship suspension expected to reach over $165M: Halifax Port Authority

COVID-19 pandemic will result in a revenue loss of between $165 million and $170 million.Lane Farguson with the port authority says that includes the passenger spend portion, as well as how much is charged to vessels arriving and vessel provisioning.“Normally this (time of the year) would be peak cruise season,” said Farguson.

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Halifax-area high school students optimistic about new school year during coronavirus pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic moved lessons online this spring.Many began their day with staggered entries to school grounds, hand sanitizing upon arrival and learning to interact with teachers and peers at a distance, while wearing a face mask.Halifax-area high school students say the new protocols are “different,” but they’re cautiously optimistic about what this historic academic year will hold for them.“I was really nervous this morning but it was really good,” said Dartmouth High School Grade 10 student Mika Kawaja.“We can do it, we just got to stick together, but six feet apart,” added Connor MacPherson, also in Grade 10.

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Nova Scotia students want their voices heard in return-to-school plan

‘It’s how the premier rolls,’ NSTU leader says after premier downplays concerns in schools On Thursday, Premier Stephen McNeil claimed teachers union president Paul Wozney was “creating a bunch of noise and rhetoric” by suggesting public schools are unsafe and in “chaos.”But Wozney said it’s a representation of what he’s heard from teachers and staff.While all that is happening, students want to make sure their voices aren’t left unheard.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“We need a new take on situations such as social distancing and wearing masks in school,” said Kodali.“We could also create a blog or a site where we could put our voices; that would be a pretty good idea, too,” said Grade 11

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Resource sector workers call on Nova Scotia to follow N.B.’s lead on coronavirus self-isolation

coronavirus pandemic is take his trash to the end of his driveway.He’s worked on drilling rigs for eight years but always comes home to Kingston, N.S., where he’s been isolating at the end of each of his two-week rotations.He said it’s not the lack of activity or connectivity that bothers him most but the impression that the provincial government is more concerned about how it can reopen the province to other Canadians than its own residents returning home from work.“I think we should be looking after our own province’s people… not just only thinking about opening up for tourism and the economy,” he told Global News from his kitchen table.“A person like me is going to spend money on their days off just as much as someone coming for four or

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Parents, educators rally in Halifax seeking clarity on Nova Scotia’s back-to-school plan

coronavirus pandemic.They also lined up in single file to show much space is required to walk students from one classroom to another while keeping six feet between them.

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