Thursday April 9th, 2015 – 10am
Posted Apr 9, 2015 11:04:39 AM.
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10:00 – Teacher Strike
Keith Leslie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, The Canadian Press
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation is threatening to withdraw services at seven school boards later this month – including a local board. Education Minister Liz Sandals says setting strike dates is often part of the bargaining process, while Premier Kathleen Wynne is urging teachers to stay at the table. It’s the first round of negotiations with union since the province brought in a new bargaining system, with both local and provincial talks. The boards affected include the Waterloo Region District School Board, Peel, Durham, Halton, Ottawa-Carleton, Rainbow in Sudbury and Lakehead in Thunder Bay.
10:30 – Shooting – Mental Health
Aimee Morrison, Associate professor, Department of English at University of Waterloo
It’s a week today…that 20 year old Beau Baker was shot by Police in Kitchener. Following a vigil and a protest at city hall – visitation will be held this afternoon and tonight; a service will be held tomorrow. We’ve discussed the details of the incident – we’ve spoken with Police, experts, witnesses and friends and family of the man. Today, we extend the conversation to cover mental health and warning signs – how do we know when someone is troubled and in need of help. Prior to his death – a few posts from his FB page.
– February 24-
“Im so alone in here……..”
– March 3-
“Day 14 in here i cant take the pain but im staeing strong i dont no how much more of this i can take my tharapy is going good i dident no how meantly f***** i was one day at a time right? …”
– March 16 at 8:44pm-
“As evry day passes i feel more alone thanks beer. Lmao”
– March 22
“Im so alive 
yaaaaaaaa”
His last post was March 25th where he shows off a new sword he was given from a friend. Earlier posts indicated that he was in the psych ward for 9 days in January, and that he’d broken up with his girlfriend. Another post reads “beau baker is back and i dont plan on going out like a bitch this is it im giveing it my all this time no mesing up.”
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