Education

Students encourage drivers make safe choices during Impaired Driving Awareness Week

John Paul II Collegiate students took to the streets Tuesday to remind people not to drink and drive.Several members from the Students Against Drinking and Driving (SADD) group held a bright banner ou...

Mar 10, 2020 John Paul II Collegiate students in the Students Against Drinking and Driving group join Mayor Ryan Bater to launch Impaired Driving Awareness Week in North Battleford Tuesday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

North East School Division outlines effects of teachers' sanctions

The North East School Division made some adjustments in light of Monday's announcement by the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF).The organization announced teachers would begin withholding servic...

Mar 10, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

P.A. Catholic schools taking precautions against Coronavirus

There are no reported cases of novel Coronavirus in this province but the Prince Albert Catholic School Division is taking steps to protect students and staff.Director of Education Lorel Trumier updat...

Mar 10, 2020 (File photo) Director of Education Lorel Trumier,right, updated the board of education Monday evening.(Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Living Sky and Light of Christ cancelling extracurriculars due to teacher sanctions

Families with children attending schools in area school divisions will need to consider making new arrangements for the time being if they participate in any extra curricular activities.The Saskatchew...

Mar 09, 2020 Living Sky and Light of Christ school divisions are planning for teacher sanctions that will start Thursday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Time to take a stand: local teacher on start to sanctions

Parents don't want their kids getting less at school, but teachers need to take a stand. Those are the thoughts of a teacher in Prince Albert with job action set to start on Thursday as there are no c...

Mar 09, 2020 It is difficult for individual teachers to speak out on the ongoing impasse with government, but P.A.'s Troy Parenteau has commented in his capacity as a local NDP candidate for the upcoming provincial election. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Carlton High School artist set for historic first in P.A.

For some, the thought of their kids punching holes in and painting and drawing all over their bedroom walls might raise their blood pressure. But a Carlton Comprehensive Public High School student is ...

Mar 07, 2020

Carlton High School artist set for historic first in P.A.

For some, the thought of their kids punching holes in and painting and drawing all over their bedroom walls might raise their blood pressure. But a Carlton Comprehensive Public High School student is ...

Mar 07, 2020 Carlton High's Maria Hirsi will become the first Indigenous high school female to get the John V. Hicks gallery all to herself. (Submitted/Maria Hirsi)

P.A. school division preps for possible teacher job action

As the provincial government and Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) remain at loggerheads, the spectre of teacher job action has again come to the fore.The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Divis...

Mar 06, 2020 Patrick Maze, Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president. Mar. 5, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

Teachers unimpressed with province’s proposal on classroom composition

The second meeting between the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) in about a week had the teachers' representatives leaving less than impressed.The two sides are try...

Mar 06, 2020 Patrick Maze, Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president. Mar. 5, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

Teachers unimpressed with province’s proposal on classroom composition

The second meeting between the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) in about a week had the teachers' representatives leaving less than impressed.The two sides are try...

Mar 06, 2020