These eastern Ontario schools are closed today for strikes

The basics:

• No school Tuesday for all eastern Ontario English Catholic students.
• No school Tuesday for Renfrew County Englishpublic students.
• No school Tuesday for English public high school students in Hastings and Prince Edward County.

A number of eastern Ontario schools are closed today as strikes by education workers continue.

Members of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA) are takingpart in aone-day strike, meaning all eastern Ontario English Catholics schools are closed.

Teachers and education workers represented by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF) are strikingin select school boards, including the Hastings andPrince Edward District School Board and some in Trenton.

Finally, members of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO)in Renfrew County are striking.

Boards that are not mentioned, such as the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and Limestone District School Board, are not affected.

No more one-day strikes have been announced in our region.

The City of Ottawa is again offering day camps at recreation centres across the city on Tuesday.

See below for the full list of school boards affected by Tuesday's strikes:

Ottawa Catholic School Board

All Ottawa Catholic School Board schools are closed.

Before and after-school programs are also cancelled, but toddler and preschool programs and EarlyOn Centres for kids age sixare running as normal.

Exams willstill start on Thursday as scheduled.

Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario

All CDSBEO schools areclosed.

Parents with children that attend child care or before- and after-school care programs in CDSBEO facilities should contact their individual provider for details on whetherthey are still operatingduring the strike.

• Ontario's English Catholic teachers announce 1-day strike for Jan. 21

Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board

All ALCDSB schools are closed.

Renfrew County Catholic District School Board (RCCDSB)

All RCCDSB schools are closed.

Parents with children that attend child careand daycare atEarlyON Centres should contact their individual provider for more information about whether or not they are open.

Renfrew County District School Board (RCDSB)

All RCDSB schools are closed.

Daycares and before- and after-school providers in schools are open.

Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board (HPEDSB)

All HPEDSB secondary school classes are cancelled.Grade 9 to 12 students should not go to school.

Elementary schools are open as usual. Students in Grades 7 and 8 who attend classes at a high school are also expected to go to school.

Daycare and before- and after-school programs are operating at select sites. Parents and guardians should contact their provider to find out whether or not their site is open.

• OSSTF announces another 1-day school strike on Jan. 15

Conseil des coles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario

cole secondaire publique Marc-Garneau and cole lmentaire publique Cit-Jeunesse, both in Trenton, are closed due to strikingOSSTFworkers.

All other CEPEO schools and education centres will remain open.

Before- and after-school programs and the CEPEO education centreare also closed.

Conseil des coles catholiques du Centre-Est

cole lmentaire catholique L'Envol is closed due to strikingOSSTFworkers.

All otherCECCEschools are not affected by the strike.

Daycare programs at the schoolare also closed.