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PUBLICATIONS & INFO HAITI RELIEF DONATION OSSTF D22 Niagara has sponsored a child in Haiti for over 25 years. Our sponsorship pays for education costs for one Haitian Child until they turn 18 years of age. The District 22 Executive passed a motion to donate $1,000 through the Foster Parents Plan, to aid in the relief of the disaster. |
$10,000 FOOD BANK DONATIONS TEACHERS HELP FOOD BANKS - The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation District 22 Niagara donated $10,000 to Niagara regional food banks to help students who may be in need. It is our response to the economic crisis that has hit Niagara so hard. At a meeting on Monday, November 16th the Federation presented cheques to the Hope Centre in Welland, Project SHARE (Support Housing Awareness Resouce Emergency) in Niagara Falls, Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold, Grimsby Benevolent Fund, Community Outreach Program Erie, and Community Care West Niagara. |
BOYCOTT LIFTED AGAINST OLD DUTCH SNACK FOODS LTD Last May, OSSTF issued a memo advising that the CLC had endorsed a National Consumer Boycott against Old Dutch Snack Foods Ltd at the request of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. The National President of United Food and Commercial Workers Canada advised that the 170 members of UFCW Canada Local 401, at Old Dutch Foods in Calgara, voted in favour of an agreement ending the prolonged labour dispute on December 11, 2009. The UFCW is asking the CLC and it's affiliates to lift the boycott. |
KIDS HELP PHONE Need to talk to someone right away? Call 1-800-668-6868 Kids Help Phone also maintains a website called “Let’s Talk About Bullying”. It contains a page for grown-ups with links to resources about bullying. |
PD FUNDING - NEW GUIDELINES!!! Professional Development Funding Guidelines have been revised to include... - New guidelines are retro to July 1, 2009.
- Maximum $200 funding per teacher every two years.
- Courses are now eligible for funding.
- Increase in allowable funding per semester. Click on http://www.d22.osstf.ca/Default.aspx?DN=0e9c6c4e-7d57-496f-8a67-410f4a29a516 and scroll down to the attachments to access the form. |
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Congratulations on winning the OSSTF Student Achievement Provincial Awards;
- Julie Forrest, E.L. Crossley S.S. - Sponsoring Teacher: Kristen Corcoran
- Chelsea Chen, A.N. Myer S.S. - Sponsoring Teacher: Magdolene Dykstra Congratulations on winning the OSSTF Student Achievement Regional Awards;
- Rheanna Bursma, Grimsby S.S. - Sponsoring Teacher: Karly Straitton
- Brandon Elms, E.L. Crossley S.S. - Sponsoring Teacher: Kristen Corcoran
- Michelle Simpson, Ridgeway Crystal-Beach H.S. - Sponsoring Teacher: Julie Aquilina Click on EIE Committee for a full list of Winners. |
USEFUL WEBSITES FOR NEW MEMBERS POSTINGS TPA SENIORITY LIST Please click on the Related Attachments below to access the TPA Seniority List. The List may not be available yet, keep checking. You can always call the District Office for your status on the list. |
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