Dozens of parents filed into the Hanover School Division (HSD) boardroom on November 7, taking every available seat at the divisional public meeting in the hopes of getting some answers from senior administrators and trustees regarding the ongoing educational assistant (EA) strike.

November 4 marked another first-rate gala hosted by the Niverville Heritage Centre. Hundreds in attendance were treated to a night of fine dining accompanied by the inspirational and comedic storytelling of Jon Montgomery, 2010 Olympic gold medalist and host of Amazing Race Canada.

Sarah Gatey and Bryan Claeys have enjoyed ownership of their home on Fourth Avenue South in Niverville for the past 13 years. Their time there has been relatively incident-free—that is, until one year ago when, within a six-week period, both their water and sewer utilities broke down.

Just weeks following election day, Manitoba’s newest government went right to work, with one of its top priorities being a complete overhaul of the Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) board.

As of November 1, approximately 300 educational assistants (EAs) in the Hanover School Division (HSD) are officially on strike after months of back-and-forth negotiations which have been ineffective in producing a deal.

On November 1, Hanover School Division’s (HSD) nearly 300 educational assistants (EA)s may be absent from the classroom as they take to the picket lines. The decision was made after 96 percent of the division’s EAs voted in favour of strike action.