Education

BASAC to host free screening of film The Bystander Moment

The Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre (BASAC) will host a free screening of the documentary The Bystander Moment this month.The film aims to raise awareness of the problem of violence against...

Feb 07, 2020 The Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre is hosting a free screening of the film The Bystander Moment. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Fishing Lake First Nation officially opens new school

After decades of portable trailers being used as a school on the Fishing Lake First Nation, there's now a permanent structure.On Monday, Feb. 3, a grand opening was held for Chief Sabatiwasis School. ...

Feb 05, 2020 The new school at Fishing Lake replaced a handful of portables used at the school for decades. (Fishing Lake School/Facebook)

Division optimistic for provincial budget

The Prince Albert Catholic School Division is hopeful about the upcoming provincial budget.Education Director Lorel Trumier said due to provincial budget cuts over the last few years P.A. Catholic Sch...

Feb 05, 2020 Lorel Trumier, left is optimistic ahead of the coming provincial budget. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Public school division hoping for more provincial dollars

The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division is expecting the coming provincial budget to be a better one for education compared to last year with a provincial election on the horizon. "We're antici...

Feb 04, 2020 Representatives from the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division are set to meet with provincial counterparts this week. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

School board explores Cree kindergarten

Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division is designing a Cree language program and looking for community input. The school board is hoping to start a bilingual Cree kindergarten class at one school t...

Feb 04, 2020 Kindergarten learning materials in Cree. (submitted photo/Victor Thunderchild)

Mistawasis school among local art grant recipients

A high school 45 minutes west of P.A. is getting $10,000 to fund a collaborative art project. Mistawasis Nhiyawak High School was one of several local grant recipients announced by the Saskatchewan Ar...

Feb 03, 2020 A Medicine Wheel mural created by Mistawasis students and artist Kris Moffatt last year. (submitted photo/Denise Desjardins)

STF preparing itself for possible strike vote: President

The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation is calling for a sanctions vote - which could result in educators walking off the job - after conciliation talks between the STF and the province proved unsuccess...

Feb 01, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

'Read out of your comfort zone': Melfort Library begins 'Blind Date With a Book'

For the month of February, the Melfort Public Library is giving their readers a bit of a surprise.'Blind Date With a Book' started on Friday, Jan. 31 and will run until Feb. 29. Readers come to the li...

Feb 01, 2020 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Partnership between school division, college offers welding program

A partnership designed to give students in Humboldt an introduction to welding is now celebrating its 10th year.Carlton Trail College and Horizon School Division have teamed up to offer Humboldt Colle...

Jan 31, 2020 (submitted photo/Carlton Trail College)

Women's conference promotes goal setting and self-care

A vice-principal from Saskatoon told a crowd of nearly 200 women too many children are not making into university because they lack fundamental skills.Melanie Cook, who works at Oskayak High School, a...

Jan 31, 2020 Vice-Principal Melanie Cook discusses the importance of early literacy skills. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)