Sarah Mills: Teachers deserve gratitude as school year wraps up
There's a collective sigh coming from Saskatchewan's teachers as the school year ends. Sarah Mills says teachers are ask...
8:30 – According to Sunday’s provincial stats, a total of 94 individuals are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, including 82 inpatients and 12 patients in the ICUs. Of the 94 patients, 68 (72%) are not fully vaccinated, meaning 28% of those in hospital have received both doses. Microbiologist Joe Blondeau joins Gormley to discuss break-through infections, how frequent they are and what COVID-19 looks like after vaccination.
LIVE: Dr. Joseph Blondeau, Clinical Microbiologist and Head of Clinical Microbiology at RUH and U of S
9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
10:00 – Saskatchewan four largest school boards have released their return to school plans, requiring masks inside elementary schools along with additional safety precautions. Sask. School Boards Association President Shawn Davidson joins Gormley to discuss the planning and preparations school boards are doing in advance of the start of the school year in September. Davidson has more on what school boards are hearing from parents, teachers, and the provincial government, and what things will look like generally as students resume classes for the fall.
LIVE: Shawn Davidson, president of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association
11:00 – Where did Bob go? How about Bill, or Brenda, or Mary? Saskatoon writer William (Bill) Robertson penned a funny opinion piece in the Globe and Mail on the changing trends when it comes to naming children. Robertson said a coffee shop worker was surprised to learn he and his friend were “really named Bill and Bob,” and said it was “like something from a movie.” Robertson says people today want their kids to have unique names, but when he was growing up a unique name just meant misspellings were inevitable, and he joins Gormley to discuss the changing landscape of naming. Do you think unique names are a positive trend, or do you want your kids to have names people don’t struggle to spell or pronounce? Call 1-877-332-8255 and let us know!
LIVE: William (Bill) Robertson, freelance writer, reviewer, and broadcaster, StarPhoenix contributor since 1979
