Tag Archives: Education
NESD releases 2021/2022 school calander, students to start before long weekend
The calendar for the 2021/2022 school year in the North East School Division (NESD) has been released.It's a pretty normal scheduled for the year, but director of education Don Rempel said they have m...
Mar 17, 2021
Olds College partners with Cervus Equipment on Smart Farm operations
RED DEER, Alta. – Olds College and Cervus Equipment have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate in the operation of the college's Smart Farm. The five-year agreement will see ...
Mar 17, 2021
Pre-Cam reopens after air tests for asbestos come back negative
La Ronge's Pre-Cam Community School reopened Monday after it suddenly closed last week because of possible asbestos contamination concerns.That's according to Northern Lights School Division superinte...
Mar 16, 2021
'She was one of a kind:' Friend of Alberta teen killed in school says she loved art
EDMONTON - A friend of a 17-year-old student who died after being attacked at her school says the girl had a heart of gold and is dearly missed by her friends. Dylan Thomas Pountney, 19, has been char...
Mar 16, 2021
Erin O'Toole says a Conservative government wouldn't cut foreign aid
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole reversed his predecessor's position on foreign aid spending Tuesday, saying that if elected, a Conservative government wouldn't cut that budget. But he said h...
Mar 16, 2021
Girl dead, young man in custody after attack in classroom at Edmonton-area school
LEDUC, Alta. - A 17-year-old female student is dead and a fellow student is in police custody after a violent assault at a school just south of Edmonton. The attack happened Monday morning in a classr...
Mar 15, 2021
Kielburger brothers, MPs battle over WE operations, deal to run federal program
OTTAWA - Craig and Marc Kielburger accused a parliamentary committee of engaging in a political trial Monday as its members grilled the brothers over WE Charity's operations, including its since-cance...
Mar 15, 2021
'Patchwork quilt' approach to COVID-19 vaccine rollout frustrates worker groups
CALGARY - The rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations across the country is frustrating several groups of workers who identify as front-line employees and want to be bumped up in the queue. The National Advi...
Mar 14, 2021
Battlefords Ag Society still hoping to hold fair this year if restrictions lift
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - While the Battlefords Agricultural Society has had to cancel the Agri-Mex Farm, Trade and Home Show again this spring due to the pandemic, it is still hopeful to have some ev...
Mar 12, 2021
Battlefords Ag Society still hoping to hold fair this year if restrictions lift
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - While the Battlefords Agricultural Society has had to cancel the Agri-Mex Farm, Trade and Home Show again this spring due to the pandemic, it is still hopeful to have some ev...
Mar 12, 2021