In the News

September 2019: Lieutenant Governor awards Petite Riviere with Community Spirit recognition

September 2019: NS Lieutenant Governor on Twitter

July 2019: Petite Riviere to receive Lieutenant Governor Community Spirit Award

July 2019: Petite Riviere wins provincial recognition for outstanding spirit

June 2019: Press Release Community Spirit Award

April 4, 2018 Another National Award for Petite!

March 7, 2018 Pre Primary for South Shore

March 4, 2018 Board Chair Worried About Rural Schools with Ed Reforms

March 1, 2018 Govt Introduces Ed Reform, Dissolves Boards

February 28, 2018 Pentz SAC Responds to Saved School

February 21, 2018 School Board Will Not Appeal (CKBW)

February 21, 2018 SSRSB Media Release

February 21, 2018 Pentz to Remain Open (Lighthouse)

February 21, 2018 Judicial Review Denounces Motion to Close PRES

February 19, 2018 Uncertainty Around Future of Pentz and Petite Schools, (CKBW)

February 17, 2018 Board to Consult with Ed Min on Petite School (CH)

February 16, 2018 Editorial: Fairness Matters in Case of Petite Closure (CH)

February 14, 2018 Info Morning – Judicial Win(CBC)

February 14, 2018 Judge Quashes PR Ruling(CH)

February 13, 2018 Judge Throws Out School Board Decision to Close PR Elem(CBC)

February 13, 2018 Court Rules Against SSRSB In PRES Case (Lighthouse)

February 13, 2018 Judge Says No To Closing PR Elem (CKBW)

February 13, 2018 Reprieve for Petite Elem (AllNS)

February 13, 2018 Without School Boards, what happens to PRES? (CBC)

January 31, 2018 SSRSB Chair Speaks Out Against Glaze Report

January 26, 2018 Petite Riviere Advocates Hopeful with Dissolution of Boards(CKBW)

January 18, 2018 Chicken Coop Project at Petite Riviere Feeding Minds and Bellies(CKBW)

January 18, 2018 Green Schools NS is Eggcited About the Coop Project!

November 26, 2017 Petite Riviere Elementary Students Enter First Ever Regional Lego Robotics League

November 15, 2017 Video of Petition Reading

November 15, 2017 Petition Submitted to House – Still Awaiting Decision from Judge

October 30, 2017 Petite Riviere Elementary Not Ready to Fly Coop

October 11, 2017 Cultivating Green Thumbs

September 20, 2017 Petition with more than 1500 Signatures Given to MLA Mark Furey

September 13, 2017 Hearing Concludes in Petite Riviere Judicial Review

September 6, 2017 Judge to Hear Arguments in Petite School Case

August 9, 2017 Exclusive Interview with Stephen McNeil

July 26, 2017 Residents take aim at school board, province for closing schools

July 26, 2017 Three South Shore Schools Approved for Government Pre-Primary

July 21, 2017 Municipality approved as intervener

July 20, 2017 MODL Gathers Suggestions For Involvement In Rural School Closures

July 19, 2017 Mark Furey swept into Petite Riviere judicial review

July 19, 2017 Opinion: A school review we fumbled

July 12, 2017 Municipality of Lunenburg to host two public meetings on school closures

July 4, 2017 MODL Sets Dates for Rural Schools Community Consultations

June 28, 2017, MODL to intervene in judicial review over school closure.

June 7, 2017, McNeil’s back, so what’s next?

May 31, 2017, Healthcare, education, and straight pipes hot topics at Lunenburg West debate

May 27, 2017, McNeil stops in Bridgewater, Queens in election’s “dying days”

May 24, 2017, Judicial review over Petite Riviere school set for September

May 17, 2017, NDP promise moratorium on school closures

May 5, 2017, Board members ‘resolute in their decision’ to close South Shore schools

May 5, 2017, CBC News, “School-closure process needs more study, say N.S. party leaders”

May 4, 2017, CBC News, “South Shore school board faces legal challenge over elementary closures”

April 23, 2017, The Chronicle Herald, “Preserving heart and soul” Letter to the Editor

April 12, 2017, The Chronicle Herald, “Do The Right Thing” Letter to the Editor

March 25, 2017, The Chronicle Herald, “Petite Riviere – How school reviews go wrong”

March 23, 2017, Lighthouse Now, “School board sets Pentz and Petite closure date”

March 22, 2017, News 95.7 “Rallying against the controversial impending closure of a rural elementary school”  The Sheldon McLeod Show 12:30pm Hear parent organizer, Ebony Newell, at the 15:24 mark.

March 22, 2017, CKBW, “Petite Riviere Elementary Near Empty”

March 21, 2017, The Chronicle Herald, “Protest planned over impending elementary school closure”

March 19, 2017, Lighthouse Now, “MODL uneasy about implications of school closures

March 15, 2017, Lighthouse Now, “Parents make Plea for Petite School” (article + video)

March 15, 2017, Lighthouse Now, “Confusion over differing enrollment numbers at Petite”

March 13, 2017, News 95.7 Audio Interview (embedded)

March 10, 2017, CBC Information Morning – NS, “Lawyer Brian Casey weighs in with alternative legal opinion for the Board”

March 9, 2017, CBC Information Morning – NS, “Chair Elliot Payzant reacts to Minister’s letter offering that SSRSB can rescind closure motions”

March 6, 2017, CBC Information Morning – NS, “MLA Mark Furey clarifies the ability for Board to rescind, offer of A&A and accusations of ‘favouritism'”

March 6, 2017, CBC News article, “Board says misunderstanding means 2 schools will close – and it can’t reverse it”

March 3, 2017, CBC Information Morning- NS, “Phlis McGreggor’s initial piece on PES/PRES closure debate (community, business and the board weigh in)”

March 1, 2017, Lighthouse Now by Michael Lee

Education: the Byzantine, bizarre and just plain nonsensical by Stephen Kimber, Halifax Examiner