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CTV News
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Last day of school: students in St-Laurent say goodbye as their favourite teachers enter retirement
It's the final day of classes at Gardenview Elementary School in St-Laurent, and beloved teacher Paula Cohen's last day at work before retirement. It's the final day of classes at Gardenview Elementary School in St-Laurent. The gym is full of happy students yet this milestone is bittersweet because some cherished teachers are retiring. After 35 years in education, Paula Cohen is calling it a day. 'It's a second home, so it's hard to say goodbye. But hopefully I will be back to sub occasionally,' the longtime teacher said Friday. In her French class, almost all her Grade 4 students are sad to see her go, except Giuseppe Zezzie who says she gave too much homework. But Madame Cohen thinks his comment is funny and she's good at 'rolling with the punches.' Students at Gardenview Elementary School in St-Laurent mark their last day of school on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Christine Long/CTV News) Students marked their last day at school at Gardenview Elementary School in St-Laurent on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Christine Long/CTV News) After all, she's been performing in front of a live audience for decades and thinks retirement might be the time to go professional. 'If there are any producers or directors watching, I would love to be in a comedy, a small part in a comedy. I would never say no,' she said jokingly. Down the hall, in her kindergarten class, it was graduation day. The event is extra special for teacher Elaine Kindlein, who is also retiring. 'Miss Elaine is nice to me, respectful, and she helps me learn as big as my heart,' one student told CTV News. Retirement means more kayaking for Kindlein, who also says she'll be back as a substitute teacher. Kindlein says her plans are outdoorsy: 'I'm going to do kayaking and things to be really healthy and then I hope to come back and see all of these wonderful kids.'
CTV News
13-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
‘We need to connect this province': Spotty cell service impacting rural Manitoba fire department
A rural fire department is sounding the alarm over spotty cell service it warns is impacting its ability to respond to emergencies. Roger Gillis, a training officer with the St. Laurent Fire Department, said he's been hearing from residents concerned about the poor reception in the area. 'They live in constant fear that they won't be able to make that 911 call when they have to,' he told CTV News. Gillis said there are massive 'dead spots' in the community and along Highway 6 where there is no service at all. He said in the rest of the area, the service is intermittent at best. All this is impacting his fire department's ability to receive and respond to calls. 'When our cell phone service is intermittent, sometimes we don't get the calls,' he said. 'We'll have members that miss calls totally and say they never got any communication at all.' The area reeve, Richard Chartrand, said residents are getting frustrated with ongoing issues. 'They would like to see somebody do something, and that's what we're trying to do,' he said. There are two cell towers that service the community. Chartrand said the RM is working with an Ontario-based company, SLI, which builds cell towers and leases them to telecom companies. 'They keep saying that they're trying to deal with the issue, but they seem to be hitting roadblocks as well,' Chartrand told CTV News. He said SLI has the land ready to go to build the new towers, but so far, no telecom companies will agree to lease them. Chartrand said the situation has left residents feeling like their concerns are going unanswered – both literally and figuratively. These issues aren't unique to St. Laurent. 'The lack of connectivity throughout the province is a real public safety issue,' said Kathy Valentino, president of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities. Valentino, a city councillor in Thompson, said she knows firsthand how unreliable cell service can be in rural and northern areas of the province. She said the association has been calling for the provincial government to do a comprehensive connectivity strategy to see where exactly the gaps exist. This information could then be brought to the CRTC. 'We need to connect this province. It's time.' Minister of Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures Ian said the province is advocating for action from the federal government. 'We want to be able to have that discussion as to how we can encourage, how we can incentivize, and how we can really bring the telecom companies to the table with the Feds as well,' he said.
Washington Post
13-05-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
CAE: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
ST-LAURENT, Quebec — ST-LAURENT, Quebec — CAE Inc. (CAE) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $94.7 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The St-Laurent, Quebec-based company said it had profit of 29 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 33 cents per share.
