Rural school closures the focus yesterday during Question Period at Queen's Park.
While parents protested outside the legislature, inside the opposition demanded the Wynne Liberals move to keep schools in rural communities open, despite their low student populations.
The Premier responding ultimately the decision lies with local school boards.
And today, rural residents will watch to see how a pending school closure plays out in the small town of Markdale.
Markdale is the home of Chapman's Ice Cream.
The head of the company will meet with school board officials today to discuss a plan that would see Chapman's buy the town's only elementary school and lease it back to the board in an effort to keep it open.