Tag Archives: Education

Variant in schools means it's time for all students in B.C. to wear masks: union
SURREY, B.C. - The head of the teachers' union in British Columbia is urging public health officials to expand guidelines on masks to include elementary students after seven schools reported cases inv...
Feb 22, 2021

Living Sky School Division meets with MLAs for update on successes, financial needs
Living Sky School Division met online with some of the area MLAs for the district recently, to give them an update on the division's accomplishments as well as a number of its financial needs in the m...
Feb 22, 2021

Majestic bison emerges in artist's snow sculpture project
A magnificent bison sculpture has emerged outside the Allen Sapp Gallery this weekend from what started as just a heaping pile of snow seven days ago.Saskatoon-based artist Patricia Leguen put some of...
Feb 21, 2021

Saskatchewan soaks up inspiration from Mars landing
NASA has successfully placed the world's - and the known universe's - most expensive six-wheeled vehicle on Mars, after a nerve-wracking entry, descent and landing of the Perseverance Rover on Thursda...
Feb 18, 2021

'Incredible': Canadian scientist eager to begin work after NASA Mars probe lands
EDMONTON - For seven long minutes, as NASA's latest Mars probe hurtled in radio silence through the red planet's atmosphere to its surface, Chris Herd held his breath. The University of Alberta planet...
Feb 18, 2021

COVID case closes classroom at Debden Public School
UPDATE: SRPSD gave an update to the situation at Debden Public School Thursday, Feb.18. It said Public Health's investigation determined that the students in the affected classrooms do NOT need to sel...
Feb 17, 2021

University unions, students and faculty summon Ottawa for more education funding
MONTREAL - Ottawa needs to address the funding and access problems regarding post-secondary education that have been aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a coalition of university faculty...
Feb 16, 2021

Cottage owners at Anglin Lake concerned about further property tax hikes
A cottage owner in the Anglin Lake area is questioning why dozens of property owners like himself are being forced to pay a $1,000 more in taxes than their counterparts in the Christopher Lake and Emm...
Feb 13, 2021

Former Humboldt mayor receives Municipalities of Sask. service award
Former Humboldt mayor and retired school principal Malcolm Eaton received the Scoop Lewry Award during the 2021 Municipalities of Saskatchewan convention this past week.The award celebrates excellent ...
Feb 12, 2021

Industry partnership taps Lethbridge College researchers for agriculture data project
LETHBRIDGE, AB.– When Calgary companies Jadler Industries and Random Acronym were looking to test out new technology for monitoring soil moisture in agriculture, there was only one place to go: ...
Feb 11, 2021