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April 30, 2015

A sacrificial gift to make a difference

A girl leans against a wall on the streets of Manila, Philippines, Jan. 14.

Parishioners across the Archdiocese of Toronto have always been generous towards the needs of the greater community. Last fall, I noted that the archdiocese would be undertaking the Family of Faith campaign in parishes, and that it was important to maintain support for ShareLife while we contributed to this effort.

Published in Guest Columns
March 19, 2015

Toronto Catholic board could see 300 teacher cuts

TCDSB chair Mike Del Grande, left, and director of education Angela Gauthier.

TORONTO - Budgeting blunders that left an unexpected deficit, coupled with a potential two-per-cent cut in provincial grants, could leave the Toronto Catholic District School Board with more than 300 fewer frontline educators in September.

Published in Education
March 4, 2015

TCDSB dealing with a $16.9-million shortfall due to accounting error

Toronto Catholic District School board chair Michael Del Grande says that human error and an inadequate system of checks and balances in the board’s accounting department led to the nearly $17-million deficit.

TORONTO - An accounting error in the previous budget means that the Toronto Catholic District School Board is expected to end this school year with a $16.9-million deficit.

Published in Education