It was back to school Tuesday for more than just students. More than 200 school crossing guards — 233 to be exact — are at their posts on Ottawa streets, wearing their safety vests, stop signs ...

Tecumseh town council is phasing out the school crossing guard program, but individual locations won't be left without guards until an assessment is done and council has a chance to make a decision.

Sarnia started directly employing guards at school crossings after costs to contract the service unexpectedly shot up at the end of the 2023 school year. With lower costs per guard — $14,500 per ...

Typically, crossing guard shifts are divided into a morning period, lunch and dismissal, aligning with the school day. The labour shift has seen a younger cohort of guards interacting with their ...

The City’s crossing guard program helps school children from kindergarten to fifth grade cross the road. The program is available to all public and private elementary schools in Mississauga. As part ...

The city took over the crossing guard program from London police more than a decade ago and uses a provincial guideline to decide where school crossing guards are required, Franke said. She said she ...

Lynn Symons, who has been a crossing guard for 19 years, helps a St. Pius Catholic Elementary School student cross Lacasse Boulevard in Tecumseh on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.

School crossing guards work in all weather, rain or shine, to keep children safe and now kids across Ontario have a chance to say thank you through art. The Ontario Traffic Council School Crossing ...