Tag Archives: Education
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
CMHA plans art show, walk for Mental Health Awareness Week
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Battlefords branch will celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week, running from May 1 to 7, with a number of local events. The organization will have an art ...
Apr 26, 2023
NESD keeping Arborfield School open, changing to K-6
Arborfield School will remain open but will no longer teach students in grades 7 to 12.The North East School Division's (NESD) Board of Education held its monthly meeting on Tuesday where they approve...
Apr 26, 2023
Tisdale Early Learning Family Resource Centre looking for location, partnerships for the future
This past month, Tisdale was announced as one of six communities across the province to receive funding for the development of an Early Years Family Resource Centre (EYFRC), which would bring Saskatch...
Apr 24, 2023
Science Centre hosts energy efficiency exhibit for Grade 7 students
Grade 7 students are getting out of the classroom to see one of their units brought to life in front of them at the Prince Albert Science Centre. Running through the weekend and continuing the morning...
Apr 24, 2023
Discredited Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond voluntarily returns another honorary degree
FREDERICTON - Former judge and law professor Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, whose claims of Indigenous ancestry have been discredited, has returned another honorary degree. A statement from Kim Fenwick, th...
Apr 21, 2023