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The Citizen
21-06-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Middies is ready for Craven Week
The school will be hosting the prestigious tournament for the second time in its history, and will be availing their facilities for the 36 provincial teams scheduled to lock horns from July 6–12. Hoërskool Middelburg was informed last August that it would be hosting the sporting event, and the school has since been hard at work to prepare its premises for the occasion. Dave Osborn (vice principal) and Tommie Strydom (chairperson for the school governing body) spoke to the Middelburg Observer about the preparations that have been put in place. The school has acquired the help of additional workers to maintain the rugby fields. The A-field is covered every evening to protect the pitch from frost. Additionally, the school's dressing rooms, ablution facilities, hostels, gymnasium, and the pavilion have undergone upgrades. A new cafeteria has also been built to accommodate the scores of participants and supporters, and a new scoreboard has been erected for the B-field. There are about 1 060 rugby players and coaches expected on the occasion, and the 36 teams will be playing 56 matches. Accommodation for the teams is being provided through means of the hostels at Hoërskool Middelburg, Hoër Tegniese Skool Middelburg, Middelburg Primary School and Hoër Tegniese Skool Witbank. Additional security will also be available to ensure safe passing and transit to the school premises. The open field behind Steve Tshwete Local Municipality, known as the Prayer Oven grounds, is the main designated parking area. 'It's a big honour and achievement to be selected to host Craven Week. It places Hoërskool Middelburg on the map as an institution that holds itself to a high standard in sport and organisation,' Osborn said. He added that the upgrades done for the Craven and Academy Week are considered long-term investments into both the school's sports facilities and its general development. 'The school's learners will benefit from the valuable exposure to top-level rugby, which serves as motivation for younger players to work harder and strive towards becoming part of future teams.' Important information about the Craven Week and Academy Week: • The matches will be broadcast on SuperSport Schools and SuperSport 1. • Entertainment will be provided each night in the beer tent. • The SA Schools teams will be hosted by Middies the week after Craven Week. A match between the A and B teams will take place on July 17, on the MHS A-field. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading! Stay in the know. Download the Caxton Local News Network App Stay in the know. Download the Caxton Local News Network App here
Hamilton Spectator
12-06-2025
- General
- Hamilton Spectator
PRPS approves locally developed courses for 2025-26
Prairie Rose Public Schools approved a number of locally developed courses during the final board of trustees meeting for the 2024-2025 school year. These courses varied in grades and content, but included Design Thinking for Innovation, Forensic Studies and Developing Personal Integrity for high school students, as well as Religious Studies: Islamic Studies, which is tailored for both Muslim and non-Muslim students. Many of these, says assistant superintendent Boyd Craven, are courses which have been offered previously but are expiring and require board approval once again in order to be offered for the 2025-2026 school year. The courses were approved by the board, allowing them to be offered in the fall. In addition, a course was put forward for a Biblical Studies course offered at Burdett School for K-9, which is a course developed locally developed within the division. 'It's a Prairie Rose locally developed elective course, an optional course that will be offered to kindergarten through Grade 9 students,' said Craven. He noted that in the coming year, it will be taught by the school's principal, but another teacher is currently learning the curriculum to take on the course in the future. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Manitoba cabinet minister harassed college employee in past job, external investigation concluded
Recently appointed federal cabinet minister Rebecca Chartrand harassed a former employee at Winnipeg's Red River College Polytechnic over a period of several months in 2019, according to an external investigation commissioned by the college and conducted by a Winnipeg law firm. Chartrand, elected in April as the Liberal member of Parliament for the northern Manitoba riding of Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, was appointed by Prime Minister Mark Carney in May as the minister of northern and Arctic affairs and the minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency. According to documentation provided to CBC News in April — but first reported this week by Canadaland — Chartrand was the subject of a harassment investigation during the final months of her two-year stint as executive director of Indigenous strategy for RRC Polytech, a Winnipeg post-secondary institution with annual enrolment of approximately 21,000 students. In a complaint filed with RRC Polytech under its discrimination and harassment policy in September 2019, a former college employee claimed she was "targeted, undermined, bullied and harassed" by Chartrand over a period of eight months. The harassment took the form of threatening the employee's position, undermining her work and her management of other staff, interfering with her career, negatively impacting her reputation, increasing her workload and imposing unreasonable deadlines, according to the complaint. In a letter dated Dec. 19, 2019, RRC Polytech human resources director Curtis Craven informed the former employee that investigators with the Winnipeg law firm Rachlis Neville LLP substantiated the harassment complaint. The law firm found Chartrand's conduct "amounted to personal harassment in that over a period of time, the manner in which she engaged with you and the approach used to assign work and manage your performance constituted conduct which was severe," Craven said in the letter. "Such conduct could reasonably cause an individual to be humiliated or intimidated and was repeated, and had a lasting, harmful effect on you," he wrote. However, "given that Ms. Chartrand is no longer with the college, the college will not be taking any further corrective actions arising from this investigation," Craven's letter said. Chartrand was employed by RRC Polytech from June 2017 until December 2019, when she resigned, college spokesperson Emily Doer said in a statement. Chartrand was not available to speak about her time at the college, spokesperson Kyle Allen said this week. "Minister Chartrand is committed to fostering a healthy work environment for all persons in the workplace, characterized by collegiality and mutual respect," Allen said in a statement. RRC Polytech also declined to address Chartrand's time at the post-secondary institution. "In keeping with privacy legislation and college policy, we do not discuss personnel matters regarding current or former employees," Doer said in a statement. 'Months of psychological warfare': former employee The former college employee who filed the harassment complaint left RRC Polytech in 2020. In an interview, she said she had no intention of disclosing the investigation until Chartrand was nominated by the Liberal Party as its candidate for Churchill-Keewatinook Aski. The employee, whom CBC News is not identifying out of concerns about the potential impact on her employment, said she first attempted to contact Liberal Party officials about her experience but was unsuccessful. "I really did just want to forget about this and move on," said the former employee, who describes herself as a Liberal supporter. "I was voting for Mark Carney. I did not want what happened to me to happen to anybody in Ottawa. I didn't want Mark Carney to be hurt by any further actions, whether something of this nature ever happened again." Liberal Party spokesperson Jenna Ghassabeh said the party does not comment on the specifics of the candidate vetting process. "Canadians expect all political parties to do their due diligence on all prospective candidates, and the Liberal Party of Canada has a rigorous process to appropriately conduct such reviews," Ghassabeh said in a statement. The former RRC Polytech employee said she ultimately contacted several media outlets about her experience after Chartrand made social media comments relating to her own time at the college. The former employee said she came to know Chartrand in 2015, when the now-MP made an earlier run for office in Churchill-Keewatinook Aski. She came in second in that race to the NDP's Niki Ashton, who Chartrand then defeated in April's federal election. The former employee said she left another job to work under Chartrand at the college and had a good working relationship until 2019, when a nine-page survey was prepared to determine the needs of incoming students in the Indigenous studies program. The former employee said the survey was amended to include questions about drug and alcohol use, against the recommendations of an external consultant. The college did not disclose that the responses to these questions might determine whether respondents would receive financial assistance, the former employee said. The survey was withdrawn following complaints from prospective students and prompted an apology from Chartrand, according to a Global News story in 2019. The former employee said after she advised against including the questions in the survey, what had been a positive working relationship with Chartrand deteriorated into harassment. "It was like months of psychological warfare," the former employee said. "I've just tried to move on from all of my own personal grief and trauma around this because it has impacted me personally and professionally, and I wanted to just forget about it and move on. But it hasn't gone away." In a Facebook post on election night, a former resident of Churchill-Keewatinook Aski named Kyle Ross drew attention to the RRC Polytech survey issued during Chartrand's time at the college. In a since-deleted post of her own, Chartrand accused Ross of engaging in "lateral violence" and sought information about his whereabouts. "If anyone has any information on where this individual works or resides, please reach out publicly," she wrote. Chartrand spokesperson Allen said the minister regrets the post. "Regarding the social media post referenced, Minister Chartrand deeply regrets the language and tone she expressed. She unreservedly offers her apologies for the language of the post," Allen said in a statement. Ross said in an interview he would have preferred a direct apology for trying to discern where he lives and works. "I feel like a direct message would be nice," he said.
North Wales Chronicle
29-05-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Opera Ballo back on the right track in Heron Stakes
The Charlie Appleby-trained Ghaiyyath colt was keen for William Buick on the outside of runners through the early stages of the one-mile Listed affair, before his rider managed to slot in behind horses. Pellitory swept right into contention after leader Matauri Bay gave way, but 5-4 favourite Opera Ballo – who won his first two career starts in the manner of a potentially top-class performer before coming unstuck in the Craven, when he did not help his chance with his headstrong tendencies – found another gear and was well on top at the line. He holds an entry for the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot but connections were keen to stress the exciting three-year-old remains a 'work in progress'. Assistant trainer Alex Merriam said: 'The first-time hood has worked and William said once he got cover he settled much better than at Newmarket the last day, albeit he was still a bit keen early doors. 'He got the job done and he is very much a work in progress. He's had the hood on at home and it's definitely helped – you would be a brave man to take that off now. 'I'm not quite sure what Charlie has planned. He is in the St James's Palace, but he is a work in progress and we'll see. He will appreciate a bit of juice in the ground, I think, but we'll see how he comes out of this and let Charlie come up with a plan.' It was George Scott's Champagne Stakes scorer Bay City Roller who ran on for second on his belated reappearance, two and a half lengths in arrears. Having elected against a tilt at the French Derby to head to this race, the colt's handler is now excited to step up in trip at the next available opportunity. Scott said: 'I'm delighted and the winner has had three runs this year and has a lot of quality. 'We were unsure where to go and we thought he was ready to step up to 10 furlongs but we just couldn't find the right race. 'Callum (Shepherd, jockey) said he hit the line great and he's ready to step up. His pedigree is all about 10 furlongs and a mile and a half and I'm really pleased with him. 'It looked so dry in France and going for a Classic off a long lay-off felt ambitious. He's very much a horse for the future and he has a lot of quality and we're really happy with that as a starting point. 'I will have to look at the programme book as he has a Group Two penalty which makes life difficult and I don't want to go into a Group One really. It may be somewhere in France with him or we might have to just sit on our hands for a bit. 'I really want to go 10 furlongs on a flat track and I wouldn't be surprised if he got a mile and a half one day, but I'm really pleased with this horse and that was great after so long off the track – I just want him to be sound in the morning!'
South Wales Argus
29-05-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
Opera Ballo back on the right track in Heron Stakes
The Charlie Appleby-trained Ghaiyyath colt was keen for William Buick on the outside of runners through the early stages of the one-mile Listed affair, before his rider managed to slot in behind horses. Pellitory swept right into contention after leader Matauri Bay gave way, but 5-4 favourite Opera Ballo – who won his first two career starts in the manner of a potentially top-class performer before coming unstuck in the Craven, when he did not help his chance with his headstrong tendencies – found another gear and was well on top at the line. He holds an entry for the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot but connections were keen to stress the exciting three-year-old remains a 'work in progress'. Assistant trainer Alex Merriam said: 'The first-time hood has worked and William said once he got cover he settled much better than at Newmarket the last day, albeit he was still a bit keen early doors. 'He got the job done and he is very much a work in progress. He's had the hood on at home and it's definitely helped – you would be a brave man to take that off now. 'I'm not quite sure what Charlie has planned. He is in the St James's Palace, but he is a work in progress and we'll see. He will appreciate a bit of juice in the ground, I think, but we'll see how he comes out of this and let Charlie come up with a plan.' It was George Scott's Champagne Stakes scorer Bay City Roller who ran on for second on his belated reappearance, two and a half lengths in arrears. Having elected against a tilt at the French Derby to head to this race, the colt's handler is now excited to step up in trip at the next available opportunity. Scott said: 'I'm delighted and the winner has had three runs this year and has a lot of quality. 'We were unsure where to go and we thought he was ready to step up to 10 furlongs but we just couldn't find the right race. 'Callum (Shepherd, jockey) said he hit the line great and he's ready to step up. His pedigree is all about 10 furlongs and a mile and a half and I'm really pleased with him. 'It looked so dry in France and going for a Classic off a long lay-off felt ambitious. He's very much a horse for the future and he has a lot of quality and we're really happy with that as a starting point. 'I will have to look at the programme book as he has a Group Two penalty which makes life difficult and I don't want to go into a Group One really. It may be somewhere in France with him or we might have to just sit on our hands for a bit. 'I really want to go 10 furlongs on a flat track and I wouldn't be surprised if he got a mile and a half one day, but I'm really pleased with this horse and that was great after so long off the track – I just want him to be sound in the morning!'
