Tag Archives: Education
Local student Hailey Rose named recipient of Terry Fox Humanitarian Award
North Battleford's Hailey Rose has been named a recipient of the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Program for 2021. The program provides university scholarships to students who exemplify the humanitarian ...
Jul 08, 2021
Prince Albert schools to benefit from Early Learning Intensive Support investment
Children within the two Prince Albert school divisions who require intensive early learning support will have more resources available to them this upcoming school year.The Government of Saskatchewan ...
Jul 08, 2021
Battlefords Minor Hockey announces 2021 Scholarship Award recipients
The Battlefords Minor Hockey Association (BMHA) Board of Directors have announced their scholarship winners for 2021. Locals Matthew Van Stone and Brandon Holhoyi of John Paul II Collegiate will each ...
Jul 05, 2021
Prince Albert accountant fined $15,000 ending long process involving local firm
A Prince Albert accountant has been fined $15,000 and ordered to undergo 30 hours of professional development, otherwise she could be expelled from the profession. The move brings an end to an ordeal ...
Jul 05, 2021
B.C. nations say 182 unmarked graves found in cemetery near former residential school
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Two First Nations say a search using ground-penetrating radar has found the remains of 182 people in unmarked graves at a site close to a former residential school in the southern In...
Jun 30, 2021
Melfort Grads celebrated with drive-by parade
The Melfort Fire Department kicked off the drive-by parade for Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiates 2021 graduating class.Fire trucks, followed by Melfort Ambulance, and police drove by the grad...
Jun 30, 2021
Residential school survivors pushed for decades to demolish building in northern B.C.
Survivors of a residential school in northern British Columbia have given the community strength and courage to keep pushing in a decades-long fight to demolish the building, says the deputy chief of ...
Jun 30, 2021
Carpenter High School graduating class celebrates graduation with in-person ceremony
Friends and family gathered outside of Carpenter High School for one of the most significant events in many young peoples' lives in the community. For the first time in nearly a year, the school held ...
Jun 29, 2021
Local educator Hawboldt recognized for dedication to school, community athletics
Battlefords local, Tom Hawboldt has been recognized for his commitment and dedication to school and community sport, with a Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA) Service Award. Hawbol...
Jun 29, 2021
Royal B.C. Museum chairman apologizes after report finds racism, offensive exhibits
VICTORIA - The chairman of Royal British Columbia Museum is apologizing to an Indigenous whistleblower after a report cited acts of racism and discrimination at the attraction in Victoria. "We want th...
Jun 29, 2021