Tag Archives: Education
School bus in Highway 3 crash but no injuries
Traffic on Highway 3 near Birch Hills was being rerouted late Wednesday afternoon after a two-vehicle collision involving a school bus and truck.According to a media release from RCMP, just before 4 p...
Feb 26, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Boys and Girls Clubs show support for Pink Shirt Day with message of kindness
KIds attending the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Battlefords Wednesday each made a personal commitment not to tolerate bullies to recognize Pink Shirt Day.Executive Director Nicole Combres said the club...
Feb 26, 2020 The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Battlefords program staff celebrate Pink Shirt Day Wednesday. (Submitted photo/ Nicole Combres)
Local school division optimistic after initial teacher-government talks
A senior local school administrator is encouraged by the positive outcome of initial discussions between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF), Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA), and...
Feb 26, 2020 Will the rest of the school year be impacted by teacher job action? Initial talks away from the bargaining table appear to have gone well. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Student produced meat now available for purchase
The public now has the chance to buy meat made by students at Saskatchewan Polytechnic in Prince Albert.The school campus is now home to a retail meat shop, which will offer a variety of products, ran...
Feb 26, 2020 Saskatchewan Polytechnic in Prince Albert now has a store to sell meat produced by students. (Submitted photo/Don Cyr)
Teachers’ union, province have ‘productive’ discussion
Parents with kids in school can likely breathe a sigh of relief, at least for this week.Patrick Maze, the president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF), said his meeting Tuesday with Educat...
Feb 26, 2020 (File photo/CJME News Staff)
SGI encouraging drivers to turn on their lights
Turn on your lights.A caller into the northeastNOW newsroom Tuesday morning said she almost struck two vehicles during some snowy weather because their lights were not on.Saskatchewan Government Insur...
Feb 25, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
P.A. high school set to host regional competition
cole St. Mary High School is set to host athletes from all over the province this coming weekend.The Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association Regional High School Wrestling Tournament will begin ...
Feb 25, 2020 École St. Mary High School will be hosting wrestlers from all over the province this weekend. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Teachers sanctions vote historic: P.A. local union president
The president of the Prince Albert and Area Teachers' Association is calling the overwhelming vote for sanctions an historic moment.Ted Zurakowski was speaking to the 90 per cent of Saskatchewan Teach...
Feb 24, 2020 Ted Zurakowski, the president of the P.A. and Area Teachers' Association, calls the 90 per cent job sanctions vote historic. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Living Sky School Division hopes new provincial budget better meets its needs
Living Sky School Division hopes the new provincial budget offers more for education when it is released next month."We're asking to have a budget that is sufficient to meet the needs that we have," D...
Feb 24, 2020 Living Sky School Division is hopeful the new provincial budget offers more funding for education when it is released this spring. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
'The first black doctor on the Prairies': a look at Dr. Shadd during Black History Month in Canada
February is Black History Month in Canada, and one of the most fascinating local historical figures is Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd.The Melfort and District Museum has a large collection of information ab...
Feb 24, 2020 (submitted photo/Melfort and District Museum)