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Global News
27-05-2025
- Climate
- Global News
Advocacy group calls for relief measures for Guelph schools without air conditioning
With warmer temperatures on the way in Guelph, a children's health advocate group is seeking relief for students and teachers across Canada who are stuck in classrooms without air conditioning. Currently, there are 10 schools in the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) that do not have air conditioning. Erica Phipps, executive director of the Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment (CPCHE), said there's an urgency to address the issue. 'Now is the time to make the plans, make the investments. Set the schedule for school upgrades and start chipping away at that backlog and that need for adequate cooling across all schools.' According to a recent report from the CPCHE, data shows that extreme heat affects a child's health and learning ability. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Heather Loney, spokesperson for the UGDSB, said retrofitting older buildings is a challenge. Story continues below advertisement Loney said the aging infrastructure poses some challenges when it comes to installing air conditioning in older buildings, including Victory Public School, which is over 100 years old. 'The infrastructure of putting air conditioning into a building such as that would be very different from a better school that was built a few years ago,' Loney said. Phipps said the group is calling on multiple levels of government to set the temperature threshold in school buildings and educational facilities to 26 C as a matter of policy. The CPCHE has suggested a number of climate resilience measures inside and outside of the classroom that are cost-effective, including installing window blinds or shades to keep some of the incoming solar radiation out of the classroom, appropriate guidance on fans and tree canopies and light-coloured roofs. In addition to the levels of government, the CPHE's call to action extends to educators and parents in the communities affected. 'We very much encourage parents, educators, young people and others to pick it up and run with it. Take the call to action to your local school board, members of parliament or provincial leadership. We need to make it clear and have a strong, collective voice that action on this is needed,' she said. Phipps said the upgrades need to be part of routine maintenance and done with a sense of urgency. Story continues below advertisement Loney said the board has been routinely implementing measures suggested by the CPCHE, such as light-coloured roofs and tree canopies. And as part of the board's multi-year plan, she said the UGDSB is looking at opportunities to add green energy technology into those schools and buildings impacted.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Yahoo
Topeka mail carrier Hero of the Year after saving man's life
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) has awarded a Topeka man with the Western Region Hero of the Year award after he helped save a man's life. Gerald 'Jerry' Loney was returning to his vehicle while delivering mail on his route when a man covered in blood approached him asking for help. Loney immediately started caring for the man. A 911 operator talked Loney through applying a tourniquet to the man's wrists. 'She said 'Do you have any clean rags, anything to stop the bleeding? Is the bleeding spurting?' I said, 'Yes, it's starting to slow down.' She said, 'You need to stop the bleeding.'', Loney told 27 News. 'He had a plaid red shirt like the one I'm wearing, and I said, 'Get that off, I need it more than you do for you.' And I took the sleeve as tight as I could and I wrapped it around his wrist.' 'Loney kept talking to and praying over the man until police, paramedics, and firefighters arrived,' the NALC wrote. 'The police officer who took a statement from Loney later told him they were grateful for his actions, noting that most people would have just driven by.' KSDE issues statement after immigration directive The NALC said Loney suffers from PTSD due to a past personal incident. He pushed through his own personal trauma to help save the man's life. Each year a panel of judges review stories of heroism that were published in The Postal Record to determine the winners. The NALC said mail carriers are often the first people to respond and lend a helping hand. 'We are immensely proud of what the heroes being recognized did,' NALC President Brian L. Renfroe said. 'They represent our country's best in public service. They truly are our heroes.' Two roundabouts coming to NE Kansas highway Loney has been invited to the NALC Heros Award Ceremony and Luncheon for his life-saving efforts on Thursday, March 20 in Washington, D.C. The NALC will cover Loney's transportation, hotel and pay for five days of lost wages. Loney says he's since talked to the man he saved and plans to grab lunch with him in the coming days. For more local news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and by signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track Weather app by clicking here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
