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Yahoo
2 days ago
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Northglenn-Thornton Rotary Club donates to seniors, trees for Rotary Park
DENVER (KDVR) — The Northglenn-Thornton Rotary Club donated $3,150 to support emergency assistance for seniors and new trees at Rotary Park. The Rotary Service Club was recognized for its donation during Northglenn's city council meeting on June 9. Art on Parade exhibit installed in Northglenn 'As Rotarians, we believe in taking meaningful action that uplifts our neighbors and strengthens our community,' said Club President Marisa Phillips. The rotary club donated $2,000 to Northglenn's Senior Emergency Grant Program in addition to three trees — valued at $1,050 in total — to be planted in Rotary Park, according to Phillips. 'Partnering with the city on initiatives like these reflects our mission to help our community grow stronger, greener and more connected,' said Phillips. Residents who would like to learn more about the Northglenn-Thornton Rotary Club can visit its website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CTV News
27-05-2025
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- CTV News
Waterloo Region's Catholic school board passes motion allowing recordings at meetings
The Waterloo Catholic District School Board will allow members of the public to record their meetings again. CTV's Tony Grace explains. People will once again be allowed to record the proceedings at Waterloo Catholic District School board meetings. On Monday night, trustees debated a motion brought forward by trustee Conrad Stanley. 'The Waterloo Catholic District School Board authorizes any member of the public or media attending in its gallery to make their own video and audio recordings of any public board meeting,' the motion read. Recordings of any public school board meeting are generally allowed, but the Catholic board recently made the highly unusual decision to ban the practice. 'It's a public meeting, the public can film,' Stanley explained. Although Monday's meeting was livestreamed, Trustee Marisa Phillips acknowledged that livestreaming technology is not infallible. 'Sometimes the cameras don't always pan to the right people – these things happen. Technical difficulties,' she said. 'Sometimes in other boards I have witnessed meetings, that I have seen for myself, where microphones get accidently muted or something happens and then it just shuts off. We need to have that safety net for those types of occurrences to happen.' Safety concerns The recording ban was partially prompted by safety concerns. In a statement, the Waterloo Catholic District School Board cited a specific incident that left some of its trustees shaken. 'In April 2023, a disruption took place where individuals approached trustees and staff with recording devices in close personal proximity,' the statement said. 'Following this, video and images were shared online in ways that were perceived as targeting meeting participants.' The following September, the board consulted with security experts who recommended hiring trained security personnel, implementing a sign-in and identification process and creating designated safe spaces for meeting participants. The school board said the recommendation also included guidelines banning signs from the boardroom and restricted recording. 'I know that a few of you have brought up the concern about safety,' Phillips said. 'I echo those concerns, however, I have not seen anything since those occurrences that some of you were mentioning have even happened. There's been a wonderful job with the security guards, now we have the border around [the trustees] – we didn't have that before.' She felt passing the motion would enhance transparency and accountability as a whole. 'It shows that we have nothing to hide,' Phillips explained. 'It doesn't matter about technology difficulty or any problems, people can have that record for themselves and the media can do their jobs well.' The motion received the full support of the board. The director of education will now create a formal memo allowing members of the public to record at meetings.
