Tag Archives: Education
High-tech mobile classroom rolls into P.A.
A virtual reality "classroom-on-wheels" is visiting Prince Albert schools this week. Students from Grades 4 to 6 will board the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) SmartWheels bus and learn about the...
Sep 24, 2019 Local MADD volunteers Karen Anthony-Burns (left) and Darrens Deck (right) use VR goggles to simulate the experience of driving under the influence of cannabis (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Two local schools getting help from Indigo's Love of Reading Foundation Adopt a School Program
A couple of local schools will be getting some help in their libraries thanks to the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation's Adopt a School Program.Lake Lenore School and Drake Elementary School will both...
Sep 20, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Town decides to remove one light pole in plans for safety reasons
Battleford lawmakers were stuck between a pole and a hard place when they had to make a decision about a complicated issue at council's last meeting.A family complained in a letter that one of the lig...
Sep 19, 2019 Town of Battleford Coun. Kevin Russell, left. Lawmakers mulled over the issue of removing one of the light poles on the foot path near the 35 Street lookout at its recent meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefords NOW Staff)
New space for young families coming to P.A.
A new hub for families with young children is coming to Prince Albert. The P.A. Family Resource Centre, set to open in the Gateway Mall in February, is one of several such centres being rolled out acr...
Sep 19, 2019 A picture shows the Regina Early Years Family Resource Centre. P.A. will be getting a similar centre in February. (Facebook/Regina Early Years Family Resource Centre)
JPII off to hot volleyball season start, hope to build on four gold performance
It didn't take long for the athletics to shine through with the new school year at John Paul II Collegiate (JPII). Four of the school's volleyball teams are coming off a gold medal last weekend, momen...
Sep 19, 2019 The JPII Junior A girls team, pictured here with their gold medals
last weekend. The team will hope to repeat the feat this weekend, as they head
across town for a tournament at NBCHS. (submitted photo/Bruce Yockey)
Prevent at-risk behaviour by having uncomfortable talks with youth: Guest speakers tell N.B. parents
Depression, suicide, HIV and drug use.These are some of the sensitive topics of conversation professionals want parents to have with their children to help keep them safe from harm before it's too lat...
Sep 19, 2019 Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre wellness director Jose Pruden speaks about how important it is for youth to have positive mental health during Tuesday's presentation. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Seeking a third life for the Nisbet Church and Blockhouse
The Prince Albert Historical Society is asking for the public's help in putting two iconic buildings back on the riverbank, close to their original home.The newly-launched fundraising project to recon...
Sep 18, 2019 The Nisbet Church and Blockhouse once stood in what is now the P.A. downtown in the late 1800s and were then relocated to Kinsmen Park before their sorry state forced their removal last year. (FIle photo/paNOW Staff)
P.A. teachers weigh in as negotiations continue
Prince Albert Teachers are making their opinions known as the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) negotiate a new collective agreement.Ted Zurakowski, president of th...
Sep 18, 2019 Education Minister Gordon Wyant recently announced the government has no interest in bargaining class sizes. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Chamber hears about Planet Youth to reduce substance abuse in youth
It takes a village to steer youth away from alcohol and towards a healthier lifestyle.That is part of the message for an initiative called Planet Youth that City of North Battleford/RCMP community saf...
Sep 18, 2019 Herb Sutton, a member of the management committee for Planet Youth, discusses the initiative at Battlefords Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
‘Creating dreams’: U of R president, staff tour northern communities to gather feedback
Be it childcare accommodation or teacher training and retention in the North, needs for northern Saskatchewan students are intricate and unique.This is why, for the last decade, senior staff and the U...
Sep 18, 2019 The University of Regina. (file photo/CJME News Staff)