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ended annual registration fees for licence plates but right now drivers are still required to renew their plates on their birthday each year there's a call for action to help families facing uncertainty following the province's latest day-care funding delay before government says it will implement a new funding model for the national ten dollar a day programme next year. But many daycares say they're at risk of closing before then . >> Your ctvs beth macdonell sending children to ten dollar a day day-care has been a lifeline for many parents one hundred and fifty spaces in the torontosot vale area could vanish by the end of the year if more money doesn't materialise soon. >> Affordable day-care is essential for families like mine communities like this but more than that the entire economy of ontario sunnyside garden day-care is non-profit. In a letter to municipal provincial politicians, the day-care says while it did receive funds through its service manager which is the city to stay afloat, the money can't be used for operational costs and instead it was told it had too much staff and pay raises were too excessive. >> We can't deny that we are in a higher income neighbourhood but when the whole point of the ten day programme was to introduce universal child care and I don't think our experience is unique it's an experience that's being felt across the province including centres that are situated in neighbourhoods that provide care for lower income families. >> The toronto community for better child care says it's aware of more than 20 centres facing deficit budgets. The association of early childhood educators ontario says federal money in 2022 covered costs between parent fees with public dollars but doesn't account for the real cost of a child care programme including paying decent wages to early childhood educators and childcare staff. And it hasn't accounted for rising costs because of inflation increase wages those types of things. So it's become more difficult over the last two years as the revenue sort of stagnant. >> Advocates say the ontario government needs to release its funding formula so the sector can plan and have stability. >> The government has the funding formula ready but is not sharing with childcare providers until january 20 25. Why the delay scheer the funding formula knough an education ministry official says a funding formula is being finalised and will be announced this year and will be ready to be rolled out in 2025. In a statement, ctvs a spokesperson for the minister of education says national child care is the federal government's signature programme. We will keep cutting fees for parents but the federal government needs to step up with funding or this programme will fail across the country 92 percent of ontario's child care centres opted in to the ten dollar a day programme. Advocates and parents wanted to work th4th macdonell ctv news after months of work and input from students, thunder bay's first french public school has a permanent name. >> It's now called a public event in boared which roughly translates to northern when school. The celebration event was held this morning. Vasilios bellos was thunder bay's first french public school has its official name. >> I do not want the school on victoria avenue is now called a public devonport in boared which in english means northern winds. >> Public school. >> It first opened in september with the name reveal events on friday featuring students, their families and faculty having a small school. >> It's like having a large family principal okeese someone says the name and new logo featuring the sleeping giant was thanks in large part to discussions with their students . >> We talked about different things that are important to fednor be the water, the community a little bit of the history we talked about the vegetation and animals all around things that were important to them, activities that they did with their families and tried to include as much as possible one for the name for the logo and then future mascots as well. >> During the name reveal event there were a number of performances by the students showing off their talents that includes grade seven student nicholas danney opseu who talked about how everyone has grown closer during the first year the school has been open. >> Everyone knows each other. We all all know our names. Everything is just all together. The principal is really good. It's just a great, great feeling and community b to be in here. >> Twenty three students were enrolled here for the inaugural year at thunder bay's first french public school officials anticipate that number will continue to grow as more families become interested in

french education. Varshos bellows tbps news. >> Meanwhile, a call francos period4 has been celebrating its forty fifth anniversary a special dinner was held for alumni, parents and employees on sunday and yesterday an after school carnival was held to bring past present and future students together for an event that captured the full vibrancy of the francophone community. The carnival was bustling with activities, games and the smell of popcorn and poutine although a school has changed locations and names several times over the course of its development, it has roots as the first french school in thunder bay. Currently the school has more than three hundred students from kindergarten to grade six . The faculty is a testament to the impact that the school has had and around 13 staff are also alumni. This includes principal marie-claude dag outsot who or who understands that fun is a key element to keep french culture strong within education. >> We do a lot of fun things so I think that's also one of the things that stick with them. You know we have our traditional christmas dinner. We have our paku on a day on the twenty best of september we have our winter carnival. We have we bring artists to our school to to get them to enjoy music and french singing. >> And so I think because we do so much of the cultural aspect ,you know, it sticks with them . They just love their school and they are always happy to come back for 45 years. >> You look around all these families all these kids for 45 years they've chosen francophone education and they've trusted us with their children year after year and this is what keeps the language and the culture of life. >> So that is great cause for celebration. The school has also planned a special performance from famous francophone musician brian pierre for students and staff on may thirty first. >> Sounds like it'll be a fun time for sure. All right. Let's turn our attention to the weather now fiona. Not a lot of not a lot of fun had this morning. It was a chilly one . You warned us about it and it came to fruition. >> I try to be positive about the weather no matter what, but the only thing I'm positive of is that it was cold. This is definitely not what we expect to see at this time of year nine celsius we should be hitting twenty twenty one and the like mostly cloudy skies. >> We had a low four and winds were from the east so off the lake it felt cool 18 to 40 kilometres per hour under mostly cloudy skies now across the region this afternoon you can see the rain building in bubbling in and inching its way towards thunder bay already starting to be felt to the west and with it cool temperatures now fort francis started out seven celsius, warmed up to thirteen. But as the rain moved in, temperatures have taken a bit of a hit. They're now at nine similar in dryden, kenora red lake at their high for the day under mostly cloudy skies. >> But the rain is litoral knocking on their door. It is just about to hit. >> We're in double digits and pickrell lake and loads of sunshine for greenstone and armstrong both at fifteen as is nipigon marathon currently seventeen. So quite an improvement over yesterday walwa at 18 twenty in sainte-marie under increasing clouds. >> Those are their highs for the day but you can tell that cool air is going to try to push its way in here in the city of thunder bay. >> We are going to drop down to a low of five tonight. So similar temperatures to last night but this evening we have potential thunderstorms and 10 to 15 starting that should end by tomorrow morning for the most part. >> So I still say the weekend is actually not going to be as bad as it could be but it is going to be a great start and I'll have more details on how that will all work out later on the news hour. >> Yeah, we've had some some graie and wet weather in may. Hopefully june brings things that what am I trying to say? >> Hopefully jeunes nightsot. >> Yes, yes. All right. Let's turn our attention to international news now. It's another sign of the international community's growing dissatisfaction with israel's offensive in gaza today the un's top court has ordered israel to stop its military operation in rockfor. But will it have any effect? We'll delve into that question and more on your friday news hour continues after the break. >> Is a mustve immediately halt its military offensive and any other action in the rafah governorate Ashley Homestore's 10-Day Sale means you can shop for great deals on just what you want right now!

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