Tag Archives: Education
Smaller Canadian cities rank high on environmental scorecard that has a few surprises
HALIFAX - A new environmental scorecard says Canada's biggest cities have lower scores than most small and medium-sized municipalities, but a closer look at the data reveals some surprises. The study,...
Nov 30, 2022
Bratvold announces retirement from Sask. Rivers School Division
The Director of Education for the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division has announced his retirement.Robert Bratvold, who has been the director since 2011, said July 31, 2023, will be his final d...
Nov 29, 2022
Marauders win silver at Provincials
The St. Mary Marauders went the distance this weekend at the 5A girls provincial volleyball championship, and up until the final game had shown no weakness. But it was ultimately Saskatoon's Holy Cros...
Nov 27, 2022
Horizon School Division trustee stepping down
A trustee with the Horizon School Division is stepping down. In a news release, the board announced that Edward Bitternose of the George Gordon First Nation has resigned, in order to focus more on his...
Nov 26, 2022
Ottawa commits $39.4M to support Indigenous languages in the North
DETTAH, N.W.T. - The federal government says it is investing $39.4 million to support Indigenous languages in the territories. The funding is to go to communities, organizations and governments to rec...
Nov 25, 2022
École Père Mercure students plan trade show fundraiser for trip to Quebec area
Kids at cole Pre Mercure (EPM), North Battleford's francophone school, plan to hold a trade show fundraiser to help with costs for their trip to the Quebec area.Called the EPM Winter Trade Show, the f...
Nov 25, 2022
'Witnesses to history': University makes 3D virtual replicas of residential schools
CALGARY - A new project from the University of Calgary is creating 3D digital records of some Alberta residential schools. The Taylor Family Digital Library, in consultation with Indigenous communitie...
Nov 24, 2022
Naicam and Rose Valley crowned provincial champions
The sounds of screeching shoes and cheers filled high school gyms across the province this past weekend for provincial volleyball championships.The 2A tournament was split between Gull Lake and Fairvi...
Nov 21, 2022
Students experience radio and journalism at Pattison Media
For the first time since before the pandemic, Pattison Media's North Battleford radio stations and news portal battlefordsNOW.com hosted students for a station tour. Six senior students from Lashburn ...
Nov 19, 2022
Living Sky School Division announces organizational plans; trustee Hiebert retires
Living Sky School Division discussed its organizational plans at its recent board meeting in North Battleford. It will be mainly status quo for board representation for the new school year. However, t...
Nov 18, 2022