Tag Archives: Education
Former Prince Albert student speaks at massive rally in support of teachers
The Saskatchewan Teacher's Federation were expecting a good show of support at their weekend rally at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. What they got was a crowd of 3,500 people, and one of the s...
May 03, 2023
Citing school safety concerns, Meath Park parents start petition
Editor's note: This story was updated Wednesday at 2:37p.m., to reflect a statement from RCMP. Frustrated by what they describe as a lack of answers and communication from school administration, a gro...
May 03, 2023
N.B.'s Dr. Prystupa recognized with national award
A North Battleford family physician has been announced as one of the recipients of the 2022 Resident Doctors of Canada (RDoC) Awards. Dr. Aaron Prystupa is one of five Canadians being recognized for t...
May 03, 2023
Parliamentary Internship Programme in flux, as academics seek House involvement
OTTAWA - A program that for five decades has had young Canadians shadow MPs from across the political spectrum is facing an uncertain future because the model that has kept it running grates against m...
May 03, 2023
Motivational speaker encourages youth to empty their backpacks
A motivational speaker from Ontario says social media can be used for good but without proper boundaries can also lead to unhealthy comparisons and bullying.Sam Demma's cross-country "Empty your Backp...
May 02, 2023
Prince Albert hairstyling students hone their craft overseas
Martie McLeod describes her recent experience overseas as "eye-opening."McLeod was one of a number of students from the hairstyling diploma program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Prince Albert campus, ...
May 01, 2023
City plans Household Hazardous Waste Day drop off Saturday
North Battleford residents will finally be able to get rid of their leftover furniture cleaner, caulking and aerosol cans.The city plans to hold its Household Hazardous Waste Day (HHWD) drop off at th...
Apr 28, 2023
Parents in Arborfield still plan to push for K-12 school
Many parents in Arborfield are unhappy with the decision to stop offering grades 7-12 at the Arborfield School.The North East School Division made the decision this week, because of declining enrolmen...
Apr 28, 2023
City introduces newly designed website
The City of North Battleford has completely redesigned its website to make it more user friendly and easier to navigate. City communications administrator Dustin MacDonald presented the new website at...
Apr 27, 2023
'You couldn't get away from it': 1953 Coronation was major topic at Canadian schools
Ahead of Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1953, Kenneth Munro's Grade 2 class studied the history of the monarchy, staged a play about the Royal Family and all 700 students at his northern Ontario scho...
Apr 27, 2023