Tag Archives: Education

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

'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