Tag Archives: Education
Update: assumed stolen ducks found safe and sound
There is some good news related to a reported duck heist in Prince Albert.According to City Councilor Don Cody, who helps coordinate the annual duck launch at Memorial Gardens, the ducks are safe and ...
Jun 04, 2019 Students from local schools released ducks into the Memorial Gardens pond. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Sask. Polytech to offer free Indigenous Studies course
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is hoping to create a deeper understanding of Indigenous nations through a free online course.The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) will focus on culture and history, particul...
Jun 04, 2019 Saskatchewan Polytechnic is offering a free online Indigenous studies course. (file photo/Rawpixelimages | Dreamstime.com)
P.A. high school students work to create alcohol free spaces
A school project developed at Wesmor Community High School in Prince Albert is educating people about the dangers associated with alcohol abuse, and providing a safe place for people to turn to who ne...
Jun 04, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
NW College offers free haircut day; students shine in competitions
It was a feel-good day for all at North West College's (NWC) hairstylist program Monday.Battlefords Concern for Youth partnered with the college to host a free haircut day for kids. The NWC hairstylis...
Jun 03, 2019 One of the many who received free haircuts Monday at North West College Tangles Hair Salon in North Battleford. NWC and Concern For Youth partnered on the initiative. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Students explore an education in photojournalism
paNOW recently partnered with Prince Albert Collegiate Institute to host two lectures, aimed at teaching students the basics of the journalism, and photojournalism industries.Instructor Mike Mogg reac...
Jun 02, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Laura Burnouf looking to revitalize Michif language during retirement
With a career spanning more than 30 years, Laura Burnouf wants to do work to revitalize the Michif language after her recent retirement from Northlands College. "It's not really a retirement for me," ...
May 31, 2019 Laura Burnouf retired from Northlands College this spring. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Nipawin wearing EBS shirts to support mental health awareness
Residents or visitors in the Town of Nipawin today may see a few matching T-shirts.May 31 is the day the Empower Believe Strengthen (EBS) Mental Health Initiative Program encourages Nipawin residents ...
May 31, 2019 Susan Nickel and Josie FitzPatrick (second and far right) wearing EBS shirts to support mental health awareness in Nipawin. (submitted photo/Josie FitzPatrick)
Book bonanza for local school
A Prince Albert school was bursting with new books Thursday after securing an unexpectedly generous grant.St. Michael Community School received $40,000 from Indigo Books' Love of Reading Foundation af...
May 31, 2019 Teacher Lori-Anne Stiglitz, Principal Darren McDougall, Vice-Principal Sandra Morissey and staff help distribute the initial delivery of books from the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation Thursday. (submitted photo/P.A.Roman Catholic School Division)
Carlton Class of 1979 gives back
Former students from Carlton Comprehensive Public High School are supporting their old school and community.Earlier this month for their 40th reunion, the school's graduating class of 1979 put on a so...
May 31, 2019 Carlton Comprehensive High School principal Jeff Court, left, and vice principal Dave Lokinger, right, with Debbie Diehl who presented a donation on behalf of alumni. (submitted photo/Patty Dragseth)
Book on dwarfism honoured with award in independent publishers' competition
Linda Nelson was born with achondroplasia, a genetic bone disorder that causes disproportionate dwarfism.Her memoir, recounting the challenges she has faced growing up with dwarfism, recently won an a...
May 30, 2019 Battleford author Linda Nelson received an award for her memoir That is Not Me: A Journey of Perception. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)