Tag Archives: Education

'Unsung Heros:' school staff recognized amid pandemic
It's staff appreciation week at schools across Saskatchewan and the annual event has taken on an added significance amid the pandemic.Mark Cantin, principal at St. John Community School, told paNOW th...
Feb 11, 2021

NLSD offers contact tracing support in return for COVID case count data
The Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) is willing to assist with COVID-19 tracing if the Saskatchewan Health Authority returns to providing daily case count numbers to communities. A letter signed...
Feb 11, 2021

COVID cases in Living Sky School Division
The Living Sky School Division (LSSD) has confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 at four different schools in the local district.Those schools include Spiritwood High School (Feb. 2), North Battleford C...
Feb 09, 2021

Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre creates new 'soft space' interview room to aid victims
The Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre (BASAC) hopes to make it a little less stressful for victims of violence by providing a safe space to give their statements to police. The organization m...
Feb 08, 2021

School support workers worried they aren’t being protected
Schools have had to change all kinds of things for the pandemic - from recess times to semester schedules to band practice.But some support workers in the schools say they're not protected. Jackie Chr...
Feb 08, 2021

North Battleford high school music teacher's song climbing chart in Canadian Indie Country Countdown
A North Battleford high school music teacher's original song is currently climbing the chart in the Canadian Indie Country Countdown.Jackie Kroczynski's piece, called Night at the Opry, made it to No....
Feb 05, 2021

Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club shows resilience in staying together amidst pandemic
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. – There has been continued strong interest in the Battlefords area 4-H club despite the ongoing pandemic. Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club currently has 32 members, mainly f...
Feb 05, 2021

Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club shows resilience in staying together amidst pandemic
There has been continued strong interest in the Battlefords area 4-H club despite the ongoing pandemic.Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club currently has 32 members, mainly from North Battleford, Battleford,...
Feb 05, 2021

Positive case of COVID-19 identified at St. John Community School
The Prince Albert Catholic School division has announced an individual from St. John Community School in Prince Albert has tested positive for COVID-19.According to a media release, the Saskatchewan H...
Feb 05, 2021

B.C. strengthens mask rules for middle, high school students and K-12 staff
VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister said safety protocols must evolve alongside the COVID-19 pandemic as she announced an expansion of mask requirements in schools. Jennifer Whiteside sai...
Feb 04, 2021