Tag Archives: Education

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

'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