Tag Archives: Education
Gronlid School will close its doors after 2021-22 school year
The current school year will be the last for the Gronlid School north of Melfort.Enrolment is sitting at 18 students from grades one to seven, but the school fell below the threshold of enrolment to s...
Oct 22, 2021
Quebec Premier François Legault commits to adding 37,000 daycare spots by 2025
Quebec Premier Franois Legault committed to adding 37,000 more subsidized daycare spots in the province by 2025, promising that any family that needs a place will be able to get one. Legault's governm...
Oct 21, 2021
Green Lake principal promoted to NLSD superintendent
Jordan Kolbeck is settling into his new role as a superintendent of education for Northern Lights School Division (NLSD). Kolbeck spent 13 years as a principal at St. Pascal Community School in Green ...
Oct 19, 2021
Local businesses step up to fix Liberty Swing
Families with members facing mobility challenges will again be able to use The Liberty Swing in North Battleford now that it has been repaired, after being damaged by vandals earlier in September. Bat...
Oct 15, 2021
Mother's memory honoured with new playground equipment
The legacy of a Prince Albert woman, who fought hard to build a new playground at her son's school, has officially been solidified.A new piece of equipment was unveiled Friday at King George school, b...
Oct 15, 2021
B.C. school once slated to be built on cemetery offers reconciliation hope: advocate
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The relocation of the construction of a secondary school in New Westminster, B.C., once planned to be built over a cemetery not used in a century, is an example of reconciliati...
Oct 14, 2021
Historical Society to host special event tonight for Prince Albert educators
For the first time, the Prince Albert Historical Society is hosting teacher night at the museum on River Street this evening.The event is for teachers to learn more about the historical information an...
Oct 14, 2021
Quebec to hike pay of daycare workers despite ongoing contract negotiations
QUEBEC - The Quebec government says it will immediately hike the pay of daycare workers, despite ongoing contract negotiations that have led to strikes across the province. Families Minister Mathieu L...
Oct 14, 2021
What to do when children become close contacts with COVID
Positive COVID-19 cases have popped up across all three Melfort elementary schools and across daycares over the past few weeks.This is leaving some parents with school-aged children with questions as ...
Oct 13, 2021
Living Sky and Light of Christ staff soon required to show proof of vaccination or negative test result
Living Sky School Division and Light of Christ Catholic School Division will soon require all staff to provide proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test result. The two school divisions ...
Oct 12, 2021