Ontario launching investigation into finances at Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
- Ontario's Education Minister announced measures for school board finances this week.
- These measures follow concerns over financial mismanagement and ongoing deficits at the boards.
- The province appointed a supervisor to one board and launched probes into three others.
- One board must repay costs for a trip to buy art, totaling around $190,000.
- The ministry expects boards to improve financial practices or face further provincial control.
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