Share this Story : Ottawa firefighters evacuate Sandy Hill apartment for carbon monoxide Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Ottawa firefighters evacuate Sandy Hill apartment for carbon monoxide High levels of carbon monoxide were discovered in the building, forcing residents from their homes late Saturday. Author of the article: Staff Reporter Published Nov 24, 2024 • Last updated 24 minutes ago • 1 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account. An Ottawa Fire Services truck in a file photo. Photo by Ashley Fraser / POSTMEDIA Article content A low-rise Sandy Hill building was evacuated by Ottawa firefighters late Nov. 23 after a carbon monoxide alarm was triggered for the second time. 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Nick Davidson added 223 points as Nevada led by as many as 19 and shot 58.9 percent. Brandon Love contributed 11 on 5-of-5 shooting as the Wolfpack scored 46 points in the paint and scored at least 85 for the fourth time this season. Marchelus Avery led the Cowboys (4-2) with 15 points and Arturo Dean added 13. Robert Jennings and Abou Ousmane added 11 apiece but leading scorer Bryce Thompson was held to seven points on 1-of-9 shooting as Oklahoma State shot 42 percent and 73.2 percent (30-of-41) at the line. After Avery's 3 forged a 12-12 tie with 13:41 remaining, Nevada gradually gained separation. The Wolfpack took a 24-15 lead on Chuck Bailey's jumper in the paint with 8:28 left but the Cowboys inched back, getting within 33-31 on a dunk by Avery with 4:11 left. Another Bailey jumper staked Nevada to a 40-33 lead by halftime. Nevada began pulling away early in the second half as it scored eight in a row for a 52-40 lead on a basket by Love with 16:44 left. A 3 by Sanders opened a 62-43 lead with 14:06 remaining before Oklahoma State charged back. After Nevada made eight straight shots, the Cowboys countered with 11 straight points and trailed 62-54 with 11:19 left on a 3-pointer by Avery. Thompson made his first basket by sinking a jumper with 10:37 left to get Oklahoma State within 64-56 left, and Keller's triple cut the margin to 70-64 nearly three minutes later. The Cowboys were within 78-72 on a basket by Avery with 3:56 remaining, but he fouled out about a minute later and the Wolfpack outscored Oklahoma State 12-6 the rest of the way as Sanders sank five free throws. --Field Level Media

NBA's Christmas Day ratings skyrocket, even going up against NFL gamesHow the stock market defied expectations again this year, by the numbersWelcome to OncLive On Air ® ! I’m your host today, Jax DiEugenio. OncLive On Air is a podcast from OncLive ® , which provides oncology professionals with the resources and information they need to provide the best patient care. In both digital and print formats, OncLive covers every angle of oncology practice, from new technology to treatment advances to important regulatory decisions. In today’s episode, supported by Natera, we had the pleasure of speaking with Stacey A. Cohen, MD, a physician and an associate professor in the Clinical Research Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, as well as an associate professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. In our exclusive interview, Dr Cohen provided insights into the evolving role of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in clinical decision-making for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), particularly through findings from the CIRCULATE-Japan GALAXY trial (UMIN000039205). She highlighted how ctDNA has emerged as a strong prognostic factor for recurrence risk in CRC and explored its potential to guide therapy escalation or de-escalation. She also discussed the heterogeneity in the patient population included in the CIRCULATE-Japan GALAXY study and how ctDNA negativity correlates with improved disease-free and overall survival. Additionally, Dr Cohen outlined what data are still needed to integrate ctDNA testing into routine clinical practice and how sustained vs transient ctDNA clearance may influence treatment and surveillance strategies moving forward. ___ That’s all we have for today! Thank you for listening to this episode of OncLive On Air , supported by Takeda. Check back on Mondays and Thursdays for exclusive interviews with leading experts in the oncology field. For more updates in oncology, be sure to visit www.OncLive.com and sign up for our e-newsletters. OncLive is also on social media. On X, follow us at @OncLive. On Facebook, like us at OncLive, and follow our OncLive page on LinkedIn. If you liked today’s episode of OncLive On Air , please consider subscribing to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and many of your other favorite podcast platforms,* so you get a notification every time a new episode is posted. While you are there, please take a moment to rate us! Thanks again for listening to OncLive On Air . *OncLive On Air is available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audacy, CastBox, Deezer, iHeart, JioSaavn, Listen Notes, Player FM, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, RadioPublic, and TuneIn.Some quotations from Jimmy Carter . We have a tendency to exalt ourselves and to dwell on the weaknesses and mistakes of others. I have come to realize that in every person there is something fine and pure and noble, along with a desire for self-fulfillment. Political and religious leaders must attempt to provide a society within which these human attributes can be nurtured and enhanced. — from 1975 book “Why Not the Best?” Our government can express the highest common ideals of human beings — if we demand of government true standards of excellence. At this Bicentennial time of introspection and concern, we must demand such standards. — “Why Not the Best?” I am a Southerner and an American, I am a farmer, an engineer, a father and husband, a Christian, a politician and former governor, a planner, a businessman, a nuclear physicist, a naval officer, a canoeist, and among other things a lover of Bob Dylan’s songs and Dylan Thomas’s poetry. — “Why Not the Best?” Christ said, “I tell you that anyone who looks on a woman with lust has in his heart already committed adultery.” I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. This is something that God recognizes I will do — and I have done it — and God forgives me for it. But that doesn’t mean that I condemn someone who not only looks on a woman with lust but who leaves his wife and shacks up with somebody out of wedlock. — Interview, November 1976 Playboy. This inauguration ceremony marks a new beginning, a new dedication within our Government, and a new spirit among us all. A President may sense and proclaim that new spirit, but only a people can provide it. — Inaugural address, January 1977. It’s clear that the true problems of our nation are much deeper — deeper than gasoline lines or energy shortages, deeper even than inflation and recession. ... All the legislation in the world can’t fix what’s wrong with America. ... It is a crisis of confidence. — So-called “malaise” speech, July 1979. But we know that democracy is always an unfinished creation. Each generation must renew its foundations. Each generation must rediscover the meaning of this hallowed vision in the light of its own modern challenges. For this generation, ours, life is nuclear survival; liberty is human rights; the pursuit of happiness is a planet whose resources are devoted to the physical and spiritual nourishment of its inhabitants. — Farewell Address, January 1981. We appreciate the past. We are grateful for the present and we’re looking forward to the future with great anticipation and commitment. — October 1986, at the dedication of the Carter Presidential Library and Museum. War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other’s children. — December 2002, Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. Fundamentalists have become increasingly influential in both religion and government, and have managed to change the nuances and subtleties of historic debate into black-and-white rigidities and the personal derogation of those who dare to disagree. ... The influence of these various trends poses a threat to many of our nation’s historic customs and moral commitments, both in government and in houses of worship. — From 2005 book “Our Endangered Values.” I think that this breakthrough by Barack Obama has been remarkable. When he made his speech (on race) a few months ago in Philadelphia, I wept. I sat in front of the television and cried, because I saw that as the most enlightening and transforming analysis of racism and a potential end of it that I ever saw in my life. — August 2008, commenting on then-Sen. Barack Obama’s candidacy. I think it’s based on racism. There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president. ... No matter who he is or how much we disagree with his policies, the president should be treated with respect. — September 2009, reacting to Rep. Joe Wilson’s shout of “You lie!” during a speech to Congress by President Barack Obama. I’m still determined to outlive the last guinea worm. — 2010, on The Carter Center’s work to eradicate guinea worm disease. You know how much I raised to run against Gerald Ford? Zero. You know how much I raised to run against Ronald Reagan? Zero. You know how much will be raised this year by all presidential, Senate and House campaigns? $6 billion. That’s 6,000 millions. — September 2012, reacting to the 2010 “Citizens United” U.S. Supreme Court decision permitting unlimited third-party political spending. I have become convinced that the most serious and unaddressed worldwide challenge is the deprivation and abuse of women and girls, largely caused by a false interpretation of carefully selected religious texts and a growing tolerance of violence and warfare, unfortunately following the example set during my lifetime by the United States. — From 2014 book “A Call to Action.” I don’t think there’s any doubt now that the NSA or other agencies monitor or record almost every telephone call made in the United States, including cellphones, and I presume email as well. We’ve gone a long way down the road of violating Americans’ basic civil rights, as far as privacy is concerned. — March 2014, commenting on U.S. intelligence monitoring after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks We accept self-congratulations about the wonderful 50th anniversary - which is wonderful - but we feel like Lyndon Johnson did it and we don’t have to do anything anymore. — April 2014, commenting on racial inequality during a celebration of the Civil Rights Act’s 40th anniversary. I had a very challenging question at Emory (University) the other night: “How would you describe the United States of America today in one word?” And I didn’t know what to say for a few moments, but I finally said, “Searching.” I think the country in which we live is still searching for what it ought to be, and what it can be, and I’m not sure we’re making much progress right at this moment. — October 2014 during a celebration of his 90th birthday. The life we have now is the best of all. We have an expanding and harmonious family, a rich life in our church and the Plains community, and a diversity of projects at The Carter Center that is adventurous and exciting. Rosalynn and I have visited more than 145 countries, and both of us are as active as we have ever been. We are blessed with good health and look to the future with eagerness and confidence, but are prepared for inevitable adversity when it comes. — From 2015 book, “A Full Life.”

‘Better or worse?’: Syrian refugees in Malaysia yearn for home after Assad’s fall but worry about country’s futureWASHINGTON — In politics, as in life, a lot comes down to luck. In fact, every two years in November, it’s pure luck that decides whether dozens of congressional freshmen will get a coveted Capitol Hill office ... or one that’s really far from the elevators. On Thursday, House members-elect gathered in a cramped meeting room under the Capitol to participate in the office lottery. The quirky biennial event is how the newcomers to the House find out what corner of the Hill they’ll call home for the next two years (literally, in the case of members who sleep in their offices). Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

Fulton Financial Co. ( NASDAQ:FULTP – Get Free Report ) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 17th, Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of 0.3203 per share on Wednesday, January 15th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.30%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. Fulton Financial Price Performance Shares of NASDAQ:FULTP opened at $20.34 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $20.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.26. Fulton Financial has a 12-month low of $16.57 and a 12-month high of $21.22. Fulton Financial Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) See Also Receive News & Ratings for Fulton Financial Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Fulton Financial and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Top 5% earners liable to pay Rs1.6tr in taxes: FBR

BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. billionaire Elon Musk drew criticism from German politicians from the government and opposition on Sunday for an opinion piece he wrote backing the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) which they deemed “intrusive” outside influence. The support of the AfD from Musk, who is set to serve U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s administration as an outside adviser, comes as Germans are set to vote on Feb. 23 after a coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz collapsed. The commentary published in German in the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, flagship of the Axel Springer media group, expanded on a post by Musk on social media platform X last week in which he wrote “only the AfD can save Germany” and praised the party’s approach to regulation, taxes and market deregulation. In response to the publication of his commentary, the editor of the newspaper’s opinion section said on X that she had resigned. Friedrich Merz, leader of the opposition Christian Democrats and current favourite to succeed Scholz as chancellor, said in an interview with the Funke Media Group: “I cannot recall a comparable case of interference, in the history of Western democracies, in the election campaign of a friendly country.” Merz described the commentary as “intrusive and pretentious”. Saskia Esken, co-leader of Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD), vowed fierce resistance to attempts by state actors as well as the rich and influential to influence Germany’s elections. “In Elon Musk’s world, democracy and workers’ rights are obstacles to more profit,” Esken told Reuters. “We say quite clearly: Our democracy is defensible and it cannot be bought.” Welt’s editor-in-chief designate defended the decision to publish the commentary, saying that democracy and journalism thrive on freedom of opinion, including polarising positions. The AfD is running second in opinion polls and might be able to thwart a centre-right or centre-left majority. Germany’s mainstream, more centrist parties have pledged to shun any support from the AfD at the national level.

NST Leader: ICC warrants a victory for international lawBERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. billionaire Elon Musk drew criticism from German politicians from the government and opposition on Sunday for an opinion piece he wrote backing the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) which they deemed “intrusive” outside influence. The support of the AfD from Musk, who is set to serve U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s administration as an outside adviser, comes as Germans are set to vote on Feb. 23 after a coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz collapsed. The commentary published in German in the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, flagship of the Axel Springer media group, expanded on a post by Musk on social media platform X last week in which he wrote “only the AfD can save Germany” and praised the party’s approach to regulation, taxes and market deregulation. In response to the publication of his commentary, the editor of the newspaper’s opinion section said on X that she had resigned. Friedrich Merz, leader of the opposition Christian Democrats and current favourite to succeed Scholz as chancellor, said in an interview with the Funke Media Group: “I cannot recall a comparable case of interference, in the history of Western democracies, in the election campaign of a friendly country.” Merz described the commentary as “intrusive and pretentious”. Saskia Esken, co-leader of Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD), vowed fierce resistance to attempts by state actors as well as the rich and influential to influence Germany’s elections. “In Elon Musk’s world, democracy and workers’ rights are obstacles to more profit,” Esken told Reuters. “We say quite clearly: Our democracy is defensible and it cannot be bought.” Welt’s editor-in-chief designate defended the decision to publish the commentary, saying that democracy and journalism thrive on freedom of opinion, including polarising positions. The AfD is running second in opinion polls and might be able to thwart a centre-right or centre-left majority. Germany’s mainstream, more centrist parties have pledged to shun any support from the AfD at the national level.

In December 1978, Jimmy Carter – who has died aged 100 – outlined his belief that American strategic decisions abroad should be shaped by an adherence to human rights. “ is the soul of our foreign policy ... because human rights is the soul of our sense of nationhood.” In the sphere of foreign affairs, Jimmy Carter’s one term as US president (1977-1981) had some notable achievements. The most significant was the 1978 . Carter, Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat signed an agreement that saw Begin agree to relinquish the entire Sinai Peninsula, captured by Israel in the 1967 six-day war, in exchange for peace and full diplomatic relations with Egypt. This exemplified Carter’s belief in the power of American diplomacy and why US presidents should courageously assume the difficult task of . Twenty-five years later, and against the backdrop of the build-up to the second Gulf war, Carter was recognised for his role in the accords and awarded the 2002 Nobel peace prize. The Nobel committee said that while President George W. Bush was planning an invasion of Iraq: “former President Jimmy Carter was awarded the for undertaking peace negotiations, campaigning for human rights, and working for social welfare”. They added that the prize was in recognition of “his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development”. On leaving office in January 1981, Carter sought to use his status as a former president to engage in the issues and causes that mattered to him most. He established the to pursue his own course of personal diplomacy. Starting in 1982, the centre has monitored in 39 countries. Ahead of the 2020 US presidential election and as then president Donald Trump on refused to commit to a transition should he lose, the Carter Center took the extraordinary step of designating the US as a . Devout diplomacy Carter, a devout Christian, maximised his personal relationships with former world leaders to promote democracy and human rights, support scientific work on eliminating diseases, and to mediate where possible to prevent conflict. His activism was not always appreciated by some of his White House successors, both Republican and Democrat. , professor of religion at Dartmouth College, said that the former president’s personal brand of diplomacy could often complicate and even contradict contemporary US diplomatic initiatives. Carter was a member of , an independent group of global leaders working on peace promotion, social justice, climate change and global human rights. During his years of active membership Carter dedicated significant energy to the , visiting the region on a number of occasions to support the Elders’ work. In the early 1990s the former president became involved in mediation work between the US State Department and several rogue states including North Korea and Libya. In 1994, Carter supported the US government’s efforts to resolve an increasingly tense nuclear weapons’ situation with North Korean leader Kim Il Sung. Carter met with Kim in June 1994, becoming the first former US president to visit the country. The trip laid the groundwork for an eventual between North Korea and the US. The saw North Korea pledge to freeze its plutonium weapons programme, while the US agreed to offer aid. Continued work in his 90s Carter continued to weigh-in on contemporary geopolitical events well into his 90s. He was openly critical when Trump announced in May 2018 that he was withdrawing the US from the , which had been negotiated by the Obama administration in 2015. He called Trump’s move a . Carter felt that an international agreement made by an American president needed to be binding on all their successors and that by walking away from the Iran deal the US a “message to North Korea that if the United States signs an agreement, it may or may not be honored”. One of Carter’s major accomplishments since leaving office was his centre’s work in health care, and specifically the eradication of Guinea-worm disease. This is a parasitic infection caused by drinking contaminated water. The consequences of the , while not fatal, can incapacitate the sufferer and lead to permanent disability. The Carter Center committed to training over health care workers, invested in education programmes and provided water filters to protect people from swallowing the parasite. The results have been highly successful. According to the centre: “incidences of Guinea-worm disease have been reduced from an estimated 3.5 million in 1986 to , with the disease being eliminated in 17 countries”. Jimmy Carter’s commitment to human rights never went away and his concept of a human-rights focused foreign policy has become permanently encoded in the . The former president’s work brought him international acclaim, and illustrated why the nation’s leaders should reject short-sighted calculations that risk the US being complicit in . To remove this article -

Special report looks at area blighted by anti-social behaviour and a McDonald's restaurant where much of the trouble is claimed to be centred around Residents in a South Liverpool neighbourhood say they are being "terrorised" as gangs of youths "smash cars, burn bins and intimidate people". Just last week, the ECHO reported on a delivery driver, working in Belle Vale , who "didn't leave his house for a week" after experiencing violent racist abuse , while last month, it was also reported on how a police officer in the area was hospitalised after being hit by a firework . Anti-social behaviour in Belle Vale has been going on "for years," claim locals, and youths in the area "rule the roost". Office workers in the area are said to be so scared that they will go for lunch "in packs", while the mum of a teenager who was stabbed to death in the area believes "another tragedy is coming". When the ECHO visited Belle Vale this week, several people were quick to mention the area around McDonald's on Childwall Valley Road, where they claim much of the trouble is centred around. One woman said: "I was walking past the McDonald's one evening last week when fireworks were shot at me. I was terrified." A spokesperson for McDonald's said it is committed to making its restaurants "a safe and welcoming environment for everyone." The spokesperson also added: "We have a zero-tolerance policy for anti-social behaviour, and the safety and security of our employees and customers remains our highest priority." While residents pointed out the area around the fast-food branch as a "hotspot", it's clear that anti-social behaviour is also being committed in other parts of the town. Jackie, who has lived in Belle Vale all her life, said: “Kids were setting bins on fire in the Morrisons the other week. Bus stops and cars have been smashed up too." Another woman the ECHO spoke to called Deborah, added: “Bins are constantly being set on fire in the park. I’m absolutely sick of the kids here and sick of the area. They all need to be given ASBOs.” One man said: “There’s not much around here for kids to do; if there was, we might not have all of this. It’s not just the boys causing trouble either - the girls are just as bad. Some of them are only about 11.” In 2018, 16-year-old Daniel Gee-Jamieson was stabbed to death on The Nook, a park off Belle Vale Road . He bled out following a pre-arranged "straightener". The teenager was unarmed but was stabbed in the leg in front of dozens of onlookers . Prosecutors said 17-year-old Owen Cousins was losing a "fistfight", so he pulled out a lock knife and stabbed Daniel in his left thigh. Liverpool Crown Court heard Daniel shouted "I've been stabbed", before fleeing to Belle Vale Road, where he collapsed in a pool of blood. In 2019, a jury acquitted Cousins of murder but found him guilty of manslaughter, by a majority of 9 to 1, after a 10-day trial and 13 and a half hours of deliberation. He was jailed for 11 years but has since been released on licence after serving half of his standard determinate sentence. Daniel's mum Mandy Jamieson told the ECHO she believes it is only a matter of time before the area falls victim to another tragedy. She said: “It’s coming, isn’t it? It’s got to be. Last time, it was Daniel and Brandon Regan, and for another mother to go through what me and Julie Regan have been through is wrong. You don’t want to walk in my shoes, it’s like living a life sentence." Speaking about anti-social behaviour in Belle Vale, she said: “This has been going on for years. These kids are still ruling the roost and what annoys me more than anything is that the area saw what I went through and parents still aren’t checking their kids." Mandy believes the area around the McDonald's is 'rife' for trouble. She added: "These kids think that they’re untouchable and that they can get away with anything." She also claimed that youths have been "terrorising office workers" in the area. She said: “They’re smashing the office workers’ cars up. I’ve spoken to some of these workers and they can’t even go for their lunch because they get abused and threats shouted at them - they have to go out in a pack. "Who wants to go to work and put up with that? All they want to do is go to work peacefully and not worry about getting their cars smashed." “Whenever I’m doing talks and adults are there, I always say: ‘Parents, do you know where your children are? Do you know who they’re hanging around with and what they’re doing?’ And even more importantly, ‘if you check your children for weapons, you can save another child’s life’. But sometimes, it feels like I’m butting my head against the wall. It should not take a tragedy for them to open their eyes." Mandy thinks the cause of local trouble is boredom. She continued: “I’ve said from day one that these kids are bored and have nothing to do. And all we’re doing is building more and more houses but no community centres or anything like that - nothing for the kids to do. So they then accumulate in gangs and they develop a gang mentality. “We need to bring back youth services - I’ve been saying it for years. The government says they haven’t got the money but they have money for other things. Children are our future and unless we put time and money into our kids, this situation is going to get worse. The Government can fix this but they don’t." She added: “I do feel for the kids, even after what happened with Daniel, because they don’t know any different. Not all kids are bad but they follow suit wherever they go. They need to be shown the right path and realise that they don’t have to hang around with idiots who manipulate you, and get you to do what they can’t do themselves. “We need to stop all of this but parents aren't doing anything. It takes a village to raise a child and our community needs to start standing up to these kids and taking it back." Ruth Bennett is the councillor for Belle Vale ward. She says that anti-social behaviour is committed by a "very small minority" of young people, but she encourages people to report any instances of ASB in the area. She said: “Combating anti-social behaviour in Belle Vale is a priority for the council and the councillors. "We work all year round with our youth groups; Netherley Youth and Community Initiative, the Woodlands Community Centre, St Cyril's Children & Youth Project and the Valley Theatre. They provide really valuable activities for our young people. Around Mischief Night, they put on diversionary tactics as well, to prevent young people from being drawn into any more anti-social behaviour. “We also support a detached youth team from Netherley Youth and Community Initiative, to engage with young people who may be out at night and bring them to the youth organisations. “The scenes we saw on the night around the McDonald’s and the Naylorsfield estate were really disgraceful and we condemn those actions, but it is a very, very small minority of young people. We’re currently working with partners, police and community organisations to develop a specific response to those scenes that we saw around Mischief Night. “We’re also going to be working to listen to residents’ concerns and feed back to the police as well. We want to ask residents to log and report incidents of ASB and they can do that by reporting online to the police, or they can contact us as their councillors as well." She added: "[ASB] was very much an issue around Mischief Night and around Bonfire Night and it has been an issue for the area in the past, and that’s why we work all year round with those youth organisations and really value the work that they do. It has been a long time since we’ve seen scenes like recent events in Belle Vale. “The police are really aware of all the issues and we would ask people to report any instances of ASB so that we can have that knowledge and police can act on those specific events. We are working very closely with the police, McDonald's and the shopping centre to make sure that people are safe. There is also CCTV in that area, which police can use to identify any offenders." Local Policing Inspector Steve Reilly said: “It is vital that we take a partnership approach to problem-solving in areas such as Belle Vale and Netherley, who suffer from anti-social behaviour and other issues. “To that end, we’re working closely alongside McDonalds and Belle Vale Shopping Centre to resolve issues, and identify offenders who we will put before the courts. Longer term, we are meeting with the council and local councillors to put together an ASB partnership meeting, working with local stakeholders including schools, so that we can explore diversionary activities, and where necessary to target offenders. “On 30 October, an officer was injured on Childwall Valley Road when a firework was recklessly fired at him, causing injuries. This was a disgraceful incident and thankfully, the officer in question is now back in work, but this could have had devastating consequences. The incident remains under investigation and we are making enquiries with local schools to identify the offender. “On the night in question, I introduced a Dispersal Zone in the area. Such an order allowed us to disperse groups of youths from the area and prevent further incidents and is a valuable tactic when such issues arise. We’d also encourage parents and guardians to know where your children are at night, and to discourage them from gathering in large numbers on the streets, as this can cause intimidation and distress to people in the area. “We spend a lot of time out in the community with our partners. Earlier this week, our Local Policing Sergeant Sadie Talbot visited Netherley Youth and Community Initiative to see their new building, and to meet with partners in relation to ASB in the area (see photo). Such community centres provide great opportunities for people in the area, including trip, activities, courses, breakfasts and after school clubs, and we’ll keep publicising them as much as we can to ensure residents realise what is out there. There is sometimes a misconception that community centres are a thing of the past, and we want everyone to know what is available. “Our officers and staff are all members of the community themselves, so we understand the impact that incidents of anti-social behaviour cause. Information is vital in our work, so please report any incidents or concerns to us, so we can focus on the right areas. I’d also remind people to always call 999 if a crime is in progress. You can pass any information via our social media desk @MerPolCC on Twitter or Merseyside Police Contact Centre on Facebook . “I’d also encourage residents and business owners in the area to sign up to the Nextdoor app, which is a fantastic new way for our officers and PCSOs to communicate with the communities they serve, from crime alerts, prevention advice and events.” A McDonald's spokesperson said: "We are committed to making our restaurants a safe and welcoming environment for everyone. We have a zero-tolerance policy for anti-social behaviour, and the safety and security of our employees and customers remains our highest priority. The restaurant team is currently exploring different ways we can work with local services to address the wider issue of anti-social behaviour in the area."The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted schooling on a global scale, challenging teachers with a flood of unmanageable demands. These demands have persisted, resulting in an echo-pandemic of educator absences and attrition — educators leaving their jobs — that threatens the health of schools. We wrote about ways to support teachers during the pandemic based on our 2020 national survey of more than 1,300 Canadian teachers. Since then, we have followed more that 7,000 educators in their navigation and coping efforts during and after the pandemic. From these findings, we published more than 25 research articles , including 13 peer-reviewed articles, plus 12 articles for educators’ journals, reports to government and to the Canadian Mental Health Association, and one podcast. Since the pandemic, we’ve seen notable and important conversations about educators’ burnout and self-care in media and academic publications. An upside to this is increased awareness in the education sector around mental health needs and the importance of resources for both students and employees. A downside is these conversations reflect education systems that are out of balance in terms of resources and needs . In the United States, the National Center for Education Statistics reported a rise in teacher absenteeism after the pandemic . In Canada, research based on data collected from educators in Alberta, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador from September 2022 to August 2023 found “ a significant association between sick days and the prevalence and severity of high stress, low resilience, burnout, anxiety, and depression among educators .” This study, by psychiatry researcher Belinda Agyapong and colleagues, also noted “short-term sick leave can escalate into long-term absences without adequate support for teachers.” Rampant absenteeism has severe financial costs. In 2023, the cost of educator absences was $213 million in the Toronto District School Board alone . There are academic and social-emotional costs to students when their schooling is disrupted by educators’ frequent absences. Schools across Ontario face shortages of administrators, teachers, educational assistants and office staff on a daily basis. So, why is this happening? An important step in solving a problem is defining its nature. A framework called the job demands-resources model , developed by psychologists from the Netherlands, provides a useful lens for understanding why educators are missing so much time at work. It posits how personal and job characteristics foster employee well-being, suggesting workplaces can be understood as a teeter-totter with demands on one end and resources on the other. When employees have enough resources to meet demands, the system is in balance. Its workers function well, and the organization’s goals are more likely to be met. It is expected that resources in schools are supplied by employers, such as reasonable class sizes, adequate prep time and supports to meet complex student needs. It is important to note that resources are also supplied by employees, such as self-care practices and job skills. Educators, administrators in charge of available resources and provincial policymakers in charge of overall funding to education must work together to achieve and maintain the balance between demands and resources. So how have the demands experienced by educators changed since 2020? Our most recent research , a survey of 243 educators, showed 60 per cent of survey respondents have experienced large increases in students’ academic, social and behavioural needs. Survey data were collected in Manitoba during the first four months of 2024 at voluntary, school-based workshops provided by a national health organization. Alarmingly, over 30 per cent of respondents said they are rarely or never able to meet all these needs with their current resources. Within education systems across the country , the demands are of greater number and intensity than prior to the pandemic without adequate resources to keep up . Increased student needs are not being met within the current education system, and teachers’ workload and work-life balance are suffering . UNESCO’s predicted 2030 global teacher shortage of 44 million teachers provides an impetus to solve this issue quickly. Although there are calls for higher salaries for teachers in some countries, Canadian teachers are paid well and some have received recent salary increases . However, salary raises alone do not make a job sustainable. A lack of resources and supports to foster student success has resulted in significant dissatisfaction not only for teachers, but also for others across educator roles. In 2024, among the Manitoba educators we surveyed , 29 per cent of teachers, 25 per cent of principals, 33 per cent of clinicians and 20 per cent of educational assistants reported looking for new jobs in the past few months. The collective research indicates a system in crisis . So how can we remedy the situation to bring back not only the effectiveness of our educational settings but also the joy of schooling? Recognition of the current imbalance has resulted in some “bright lights” that show the way for other school systems to curb educator absences and attrition. Examples include: These initiatives suggest some governments and policymakers are aware of the imbalances and are working to address them. Importantly, attention to the needs of education sector employees beyond teachers like educational assistants, principals and clinicians (for example, psychologists) is necessary to re-establish balance. When educators are properly resourced to do their jobs and are allowed to see the results in positive learning and growth of their students, they will be more inclined to be at work. If, in time, the education system is adequately and proactively resourced to meet the demands, schools can become better places to work and learn. Reduced educator attrition and absences will be good indicators of a system regaining its balance. Laura Sokal has received funding from SSHRC and the Canadian Mental Health Association. Lesley Eblie Trudel has received funding from SSHRC and the Canadian Mental Health Association.

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