Tag Archives: Education
Remembering the exploits of a ship named Waskesiu
This article draws much of its information from a Facebook post written by historian Mark Gaillard.It was 75 years ago this week the HMCS Waskesiu became the first Canadian frigate to sink a German U-...
Mar 02, 2019 River Class Frigate HMCS Waskesiu K330 , circa 1944. (Library and Archives Canada MIKAN 4950913) : Glenn Hicks
NB celebrates Francophonie Week
Local members of the Francophone community were in a festive mood outside city hall Friday for the official start of Francophonie Week in North Battleford. cole Pre Mercure students, and Centre franco...
Mar 01, 2019 École Père Mercure students and supporters gather outside city hall Friday to raise the Fransaskois flag to mark Francophonie Week in North Battleford. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown
Library circulation down slightly but e-resources, programming strong
The North Battleford library has seen some impact in its numbers as a result of downtown construction last summer, but overall, it has performed well in 2018, based on the board's latest report.Librar...
Mar 01, 2019 North Battleford library’s 2018 year-end numbers saw a slight impact from last summer’s construction work downtown but overall had a good year. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown
Beating bullying, teaching conflict resolution
Prince Albert's Red Wing School saw more than 50 students, from various schools throughout the city, attend a Healthy Youth Relationship and Beyond the Hurt Symposium on Thursday.The event, which was ...
Feb 28, 2019 Kelsi Prince, program associate for violence and abuse prevention with the Canadian Red Cross, teaches students about anti-bullying and conflict resolution techniques during a Beyond the Hurt symposium held at Prince Albert's Red Wing School on Feb. 28. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff) : Brady Bateman
Melfort to host MMIWG conference
Melfort is set to be host to an emotional, important day on March 8.The Marguerite Riel Centre will play host to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls conference at the Kerry Vickar Cent...
Feb 28, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Focus on distracted drivers in March
The traffic safety spotlight in March is on distracted driving.SGI said in a news release that 87 people lost their vehicle for a week because of cell phone tickets last year, the most SGI has seen si...
Feb 28, 2019 SGI is highlighting the dangers of distracted driving. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW)
Sixth Ave. crosswalk back in safety spotlight
Not for the first time safety issues are in the spotlight regarding the crosswalk on Sixth Ave. E. across from Carlton High School.While Prince Albert Police are urging motorists and pedestrians to us...
Feb 27, 2019 The crosswalk on Sixth Ave. E. across from Carlton High School is a safety concern with a city councillor saying there have been several incidents of students having been hit this year. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff) : Brady Bateman
North West College plans public meeting to discuss future growth
North West College is looking at the possibility of increasing its Battlefords campus to meet the growing needs of the campus.It will hold a community consultation March 6 to discuss the issue. Presid...
Feb 27, 2019 North West College Battlefords campus is planning a community engagement event March 6 at the Dekker Centre to gather public feedback. : Angela Brown
Fighting bullying while proudly pink
Pink Shirt Day activities are taking place at schools throughout Prince Albert this week, with the message of combating bullying.Now a global initiative, Pink Shirt Day began in Nova Scotia in 2007, w...
Feb 27, 2019 Students at Prince Albert's École Vickers school proudly show off their pink attire as part of Pink Shirt Day Wednesday, which is held annually to combat bullying. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff) : Brady Bateman
Local researcher using art-based approach to address youth drinking rate
Based on a recent study, that revealed the drinking rate amongst high school students in the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division was 20 per cent higher than the national average, a local researcher ha...
Feb 26, 2019 Geoffrey Maina. (submitted photo/ Geoffrey Maina)