Education

Pinehouse Lake wins all five banners at Northern Lights Junior Games

Students from Pinehouse Lake swept the competition this week at the Northern Lights 2020 Junior Games. The team took home all five banners from the event, which brought together approximately 300 Grad...

Feb 14, 2020 The Games were held at Churchill Community High School during the week. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Dorintosh School bus options discussed

Northwest School Division will provide bus transportation to Dorintosh School students outside the village for the 2020-2021 school year. The school is slated to close due to low enrolment, in June. D...

Feb 13, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Conciliation report urges teachers, government to meet on classroom issues

Teachers and the government are not on the same page in terms of writing classroom size and composition into a contract, but both sides agree on the urgency of meeting to address those issues beyond t...

Feb 13, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Snowmobile journey in northern Sask. aims to raise PTSD awareness

A snowmobile trek across northern Saskatchewan next week will focus on raising awareness of the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).Erik Foster of Colonsay and his 15-year-old son, Kaine...

Feb 12, 2020 Erik Foster of Colonsay will set out on a snowmobile journey across northern Saskatchewan next week to spread awareness of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.(Submitted photo/Erik Foster)

Social support, employable attributes brought up during Cumberland College’s community engagement session

Groundwork for the Parkland College-Cumberland College Coalition's five-year strategic plan is underway.Following the first day in Porcupine Plain, the coalition saw municipal and provincial politicia...

Feb 12, 2020 The Parkland College-Cumberland College Coalition seeks input from attendees to its community engagement session.(Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Carlton partnering with Alberta academy to offer students new opportunity

Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division has teamed up with an Alberta-based organization to offer a new program for high school students.Starting next school year in the fall Carlton Comprehensive ...

Feb 11, 2020 Carlton Comprehensive High School is set to offer a new program in the fall of 2020. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Province's teachers vote on next steps in impasse with government

Saskatchewan's teachers are voting today and tomorrow on next steps regarding their dispute with the province over class size,composition and working conditions.The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (S...

Feb 10, 2020 STF president Patrick Maze is hoping to get a strong mandate from his membership. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

'It builds pride': CCHS hosting Northern Lights 2020 Junior Games

Building a sense of community is an important part of the Northern Lights 2020 Junior Games happening this week at Churchill Community High School. Approximately 300 students representing nearly every...

Feb 10, 2020 Practice for fine arts took place Monday. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Cumberland and Parkland Colleges seeking public input on five-year plan

Talks are set to begin for the Parkland College-Cumberland College Coalition's five-year strategic plan.The coalition that was established on July 1, 2019, has created an Indigenous initiatives commit...

Feb 10, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).

U of S students draft plans for P.A. riverbank revitalization

A group of University of Saskatchewan students is brainstorming ideas and drafting designs for Prince Albert's downtown riverbank. The results of the semester long project will be presented to city co...

Feb 07, 2020 (Instagram/plan446.studio)