TDSB SCHOOLS TO OPEN ON MONDAY JANUARY 19, 2009

Toronto, ON, January 16, 2009 – At approximately 10 p.m., January 15, Toronto Hydro-Electric System was forced to cut power to one of its stations. As a result, the Toronto District School Board decided to close schools and cancel transportation in the affected region. While power has been restored in some areas, those schools will remain closed for the rest of the day.

All TDSB schools will be reopened and classes will resume for students on Monday, January 19, 2009.

All Continuing Education classes and all permits scheduled for Friday evening, Saturday, January 17 and Sunday, January 18 at schools affected by the power outage are also cancelled.

Those schools include:
Alexander Muir/Gladstone Ave J&S PS
Annette Street J&S PS (same complex as High Park Alt School JR)
Bickford Centre (same complex as West End Alt SS)
Bloor CI
Brock JPS
Brockton HS
Central Technical School
Dewson Street JPS
Dovercourt JPS
Fern Avenue PS
Garden Avenue JPS
Harbord CI
Howard JPS
Kent SPS (same complex as Alpha II Alt School)
Montrose PS
Oakwood CI
Old Orchard JPS
Ossington/Old Orchard JPS
Palmerston Avenue PS
Pauline PS (complex shared with St Sebastian Catholic Sch)
Perth Avenue PS (complex shared with St Luigi Catholic Sch)
Regal Road JPS
Shirley Street School (same complex as City View Alt School SR)
West Toronto CI

Updated information is available on the Board’s web site www.tdsb.on.ca.

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