Your boss just posted *what* online? This is bananas.
Bonjour from the North — three cities, one corridor, and the stories that don't make it south of Barrie.
Okay, so I’m having my coffee, scrolling through the news this morning, and I see this headline that makes me spill a little on my favourite Greyhounds hoodie. The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board, *our* Catholic board right here in the Sault, has apparently posted a job opening for a worker who made a video detailing how she wants a sitting American President to die. Like, *how* he should die. *Tabarnak.*
This isn't some anonymous comment online, non. This is a person whose job was with our local school board, and now the board has posted *her actual position*. The article says the worker's name is Cathy Kiley, and she was an educational assistant. Whether it’s a re-posting because she's gone or what, the optics of it are… *magnifique*. It’s wild, eh? In a city where we literally share a bridge with the States, where people cross every day for work, for shopping, for family, this kind of thing, it just hits different. You think about the folks at Algoma Steel, or over at the college, and everyone’s got opinions, sure, but this? This is next-level, my friends.
### What This Means for Sault Ste. Marie
* **Community Conversation:** This is going to be the talk of the town, from the coffee shops on Queen Street to the hockey rinks. People will be wondering what exactly happened and why. * **Cross-Border Relations:** With the International Bridge right there, something like this could easily become a topic of conversation across the river in Michigan, which is never good for neighborly relations. * **Trust in Institutions:** When something this bizarre happens with a public institution like a school board, it makes people question leadership and accountability, especially for our kids.
It’s one thing to have a political opinion, but to broadcast that kind of sentiment, especially while tied to an organization that educates our young people? That’s a whole other kettle of fish, as they say. It leaves you wondering what kind of process or policies are in place, or not in place, to handle situations like this. It makes you shake your head, really.
Marc-André Desjardins, MiTL Sports Desk, Sault Ste. Marie.
My buddies at *Le Réveil du Nord* break this down every morning – catch it live at mornings.live.