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7 days ago
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Qulliq Energy Corp. facing charges after worker died in Naujaat, Nunavut, last year
The Qulliq Energy Corporation is facing nine charges related to the death of one of the company's employees a year ago in Naujaat, Nunavut. The Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) announced the charges in a news release on Thursday. The worker died at the Naujaat Power Plant on July 5, 2024, according to WSCC. The commission offered no other details about the incident saying the matter is now before the courts. The company told Nunatsiaq News last year that the worker was an electrician who was doing repair work on a generator in the community. Qulliq has been charged with violating the territory's Safety Act and its occupational health and safety regulations. The charges include failing to ensure safety on the worksite, failing to sufficiently supervise work, and failing to implement safe work procedures, among others. The company's first court appearance will be in Iqaluit on Aug. 11.
BBC News
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Romesh Ranganathan calls school placement process change
Comedian Romesh Ranganathan has called for his local council to make its school placement process less stressful for Ranganathan's appeal to get his youngest son into one of his preferred secondary schools was turned down by West Sussex County Council (WSCC).The TV presenter said: "Parents are struggling to make ends meet, they've got all sorts of other stresses in their lives, this being more stressful than it needs to, in my opinion, is not acceptable."WSCC said: "This year we were able to offer 87% of the 9,050 secondary school applicants a place at their first choice of school, while nearly 97% were offered a place at one of their three preferences." In April, the comedian said he had emailed WSCC six times after his son had been placed in a school "on the other side of town", and not at the same school as his two older talking about his concerns on social media, Mr Ranganathan said he had received messages from families who had been "messed around" by councils, "particularly" WSCC."What became clear from people getting in touch is that the system is letting people down and there's people whose kids have been allocated schools that are so far away they don't know how they're going to do the school run," he council said it understood the disappointment of parents who were not offered a place at a preferred school but explained that it was sometimes not possible "due to a number of factors relating to the selection criteria". WSCC explained: "Applications are considered by our admissions team on their priority according to the relevant oversubscription criteria for their preferred schools, which may include proximity of the school to home and whether other siblings attend the same school."Mr Ranganathan is calling on the council to look at the level of provision for children going into says the system "needs to get sorted out"."We need to feel like the education of our children is something that is being cared about by the people that are in control of these things."The comedian said trying to get your child into education was "one of the most stressful things". The comedian says although he understands the system "can't be perfect for everybody", he says it can come across "very faceless and quite cold" for some said: "It's one of the most important things you'll ever sort out, but from the other side it doesn't feel like that it's being treated with that level of reverence."
BBC News
23-06-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Romesh Ranganathan loses son's school place appeal
Romesh Ranganathan loses son's school place appeal Image caption, Romesh Ranganathan said he had emailed the council six times after his son's school placement Author, Stuart Maisner Role, BBC News, South East 1 hour ago The comedian and TV presenter Romesh Ranganathan has said his appeal to get his youngest son into one of his preferred choices of secondary schools has been turned down. Mr Ranganathan said he had "accepted the decision" but commented that "the system wasn't working". Speaking in a video on Instagram the TV personality said "lots of people in the same situation" had contacted him and that the situation was "particularly bad for people with special needs and disabilities". A spokesperson for West Sussex County Council (WSCC) said: "We understand the disappointment of parents who are not offered a place at a school of their preferences." Mr Ranganathan commented that there was "no easy solution to the situation" and said his family would have to "go with an alternative". In April the comedian said he had emailed West Sussex County Council six times after his son had been placed in a school "on the other side of town", and not at the same school as his elder two brothers. He said at the time he had received no response and his local MP, who agreed to investigate, had been told the council "can't do anything about it". A WSCC statement said: "We do all we can to provide young people with school places and this year we were able to offer 87% of the 9,050 secondary school applicants a place at their first choice of school, while nearly 97% were offered a place at one of their three preferences. "Applications are considered by our admissions team on their priority according to the relevant oversubscription criteria for their preferred schools, which may include proximity of the school to home and whether other siblings attend the same school."
BBC News
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Romesh Ranganathan's son's school place appeal turned down
The comedian and TV presenter Romesh Ranganathan has said his appeal to get his youngest son into one of his preferred choices of secondary schools has been turned down. Mr Ranganathan said he had "accepted the decision" but commented that "the system wasn't working".Speaking in a video on Instagram the TV personality said "lots of people in the same situation" had contacted him and that the situation was "particularly bad for people with special needs and disabilities".A spokesperson for West Sussex County Council (WSCC) said: "We understand the disappointment of parents who are not offered a place at a school of their preferences." Mr Ranganathan commented that there was "no easy solution to the situation" and said his family would have to "go with an alternative". In April the comedian said he had emailed West Sussex County Council six times after his son had been placed in a school "on the other side of town", and not at the same school as his elder two said at the time he had received no response and his local MP, who agreed to investigate, had been told the council "can't do anything about it".A WSCC statement said: "We do all we can to provide young people with school places and this year we were able to offer 87% of the 9,050 secondary school applicants a place at their first choice of school, while nearly 97% were offered a place at one of their three preferences."Applications are considered by our admissions team on their priority according to the relevant oversubscription criteria for their preferred schools, which may include proximity of the school to home and whether other siblings attend the same school."
BBC News
19-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Romesh Rangathan critical of West Sussex council after child's school placing
The comedian Romesh Ranganathan has hit out at West Sussex County Council after his youngest son did not get offered any of his preferred choices in his secondary school Ranganathan said he had emailed the council six times after his son was placed in a school "on the other side of town", and not at the same school as his elder brother. He said he did not get a response from the council so he contacted his local MP, who told him they would look into it, but he was told "they can't do anything about it".A spokesperson for West Sussex County Council (WSCC) said: "We don't comment on individual matters, but we acknowledge the disappointment when students cannot be placed at their first choice." 'More than disappointing' Mr Ranganathan, who hosts A League of Their Own and a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 2, said he was particularly angry as his elder son was already at the school the family had selected as his youngest son's first to social media, he said: "It's more than disappointing."He said he had emailed the council six times but had had no response. Taking his case to his MP, Mr Ranganathan said: "I wait two week, they come back and say 'West Sussex has looked into it. They can't do anything. They have conducted an investigation into their placement procedure and found it satisfactory'."I bet they have," Mr Ranganathan said."It's not the football, it's my son's school placement."We have to go on the waiting list and see what happens." The council spokesperson said: "We will always work with families to ensure a suitable school placement can be found."On Wednesday, WSCC said 91.1% had been offered their first preference school and 98.6% of all applicants were offered a place at one of their three preferences.
