Tag Archives: Education
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)
Northlands College officially opens Elie Fleury Cultural Centre
Honoured and humbled are the words Elie Fleury used to describe the feeling of having a space at Northlands College dedicated to him and his years of service in education. "I never dreamt in my life t...
Feb 21, 2020 A ribbon ceremony occurred to officially open the centre. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Atoskewin Success Gathering a time for sharing stories, inspiring others
Cheryl Gopher says her road to success has been a long one. Gopher was one of a number of people who shared their inspiring stories during the Atoskewin Success Gathering in North Battleford this week...
Feb 19, 2020 Cheryl Gopher, a hairstylist apprentice, shares her journey with visitors during the Atoskewin Success Gathering Wednesday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Jonas Samson students will spend a winter night in a quinzee
Students from Jonas Samson Middle School will spend a weekend in frigid temperatures sleeping in a quinzee. Sleeping in the snow shelter is all part of a learning experience the Outdoor-Ed Club strive...
Feb 19, 2020 (submitted photo/Jim Snodgrass)
Duo hopes to bring Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to P.A.
A pair of Prince Albert residents are looking to start a local chapter of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.The 25-year-old program has made the country music star a champion of early childhood liter...
Feb 19, 2020 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Aboriginal Storytelling with Leah Dorion
It is Aboriginal Storytelling Month in Saskatchewan.The Saskatchewan Writers Guild and the Mann Art Gallery hosted Mtis artist and writer Leah Dorion to share her gift on Saturday.Dorion, who was rais...
Feb 16, 2020 Leah Dorion reads her children's book at the Mann Art Gallery on Satuday. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Transport Canada to launch school bus seatbelt pilots in Sudbury, Ont., and B.C.
OTTAWA - Some kids who take the bus to school in British Columbia and Sudbury, Ont., can expect to buckle up as part of a new seatbelt pilot project announced by the federal government on Friday.Trans...
Feb 15, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
City considers Rivier Academy site for Francophone school
Prince Albert's French speaking community may soon have a new school. Members of the P.A. French Canadian Society said they are continuing to work on finding a replacement for their current school bui...
Feb 14, 2020 The site of the former Rivier Academy is being considered for a planned Francophone school in P.A. (file photo/paNOW Staff)