The four co-terminus boards (Conseil scolaire catholique Franco-Nord, Conseil scolaire public due Nord-Est de l’Ontario, Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board and Near North District School Board) and the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit have been working collaboratively and diligently to introduce extra-curriculars as quickly as possible while keeping staff and students safe.

We know the decision of spectators not being permitted at practices or games has not been favourable in the community. As the protocol for inter-school extra-curricular activities is fluid and can be modified as needed and when required, a decision has been made to allow media to cover and/or broadcast school board events in our community, so the events may be shared with students’ families and friends, as well as the broader public. We are pleased to announce this comes into effect immediately.

Extra-curricular Media Protocol   

• Media will be permitted at school extra-curricular events both indoors and outdoors, to provide the opportunity to broadcast events and results to the community.
• The co-terminus boards have developed a media pass that must be displayed to gain entry to an event.
• To obtain a pass, members of the media must show proof of being fully vaccinated.
• Media contacts must register prior to the event.
• Upon arrival to the game/event, member of the media verifies self-screening and signs in visitor log (as per usual process). 

 
We are diligently working on viable solutions to enable the attendance of spectators, which will follow all required provincial health and safety processes, including maintaining spectator logs for contact tracing, as a next phase of our extra-curricular protocol. Please watch for further news.

We thank you for your understanding and patience.

For more information, please contact:

Jacqueline Levesque, Communications & Marketing Officer, Conseil scolaire catholique Franco-Nord, [email protected]

Guylaine Scherer, Communications Director, Conseil scolaire public du Nord-Est de l’Ontario, [email protected]

Victoria Johnson, Executive Assistant to the Director of Education, Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board, [email protected]

Deb Bartlett, Communications Officer, Near North District School Board, [email protected]