Tag Archives: Education
In Canadian libraries, the era of late fees may be headed to history books
HALIFAX - The era of the stern Canadian librarian peering at a patron's record of late items and announcing the amount owed appears to be headed for the history books. All of&...
Aug 07, 2020
Face masks and survey: LLRIB preps for back to school
Amidst the political debate in Saskatchewan over whether face masks should be mandatory at schools and if the government's back to school plan should be more specific and expansive, the Lac La Ronge I...
Aug 07, 2020
Nearly 10,000 sign online petition asking for a better back-to-school plan
Every few seconds, the dial on a Change.org petition turns, adding more signatures of support asking the Saskatchewan government to reconsider its Safe Schools Plan.So far, there are nearly 10,000 sig...
Aug 07, 2020
Sask. Rivers schools will innovate amid COVID protocols: Bratvold
The director of education for the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division said they are ready to welcome students back Sept. 1 and have measures in place to allay fears around the COVID-19 pandemic...
Aug 06, 2020
Mask Up for Education rally planned for Friday across province
Community rallies are taking place outside MLA offices across Saskatchewan Friday as part of the Mask up for Education campaign which highlights concerns about the province's plan to reopen schools am...
Aug 06, 2020
A timeline of the controversy around WE, the Liberals and a student program
OTTAWA - A timeline of events regarding the Canada Student Service Grant program, based on public documents, events and statements from cabinet ministers, government officials, and WE Charity: March 6...
Aug 06, 2020
Local school divisions have plans in place, following province's guidelines
School divisions across the province have each established their own back to school plans to follow the province's guidelines outlined in the Saskatchewan Safe Schools plan to address COVID-19 precaut...
Aug 05, 2020
Northwest School Division lines up back-to-school plan with province
Northwest School Division (NWSD) #203 back to school plan has been released after the provincial government announced details for schools resuming class on Sept. 1. In March due to COVID-19, the gover...
Aug 05, 2020
P.A. Catholic School Division doing everything possible ahead of new term
A local administrator is confident everything is being done to prepare for the start of the new school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic and thinks it's important preparations are being handled at the l...
Aug 05, 2020
No surprises for NESD in provincial return to school plan
On Tuesday, Aug. 5, the Government of Saskatchewan unveiled its Safe Return to School Plan, and now school divisions have more clarity as to what school will look like come September.The North East Sc...
Aug 05, 2020