Tag Archives: Education
Muskoday school aims to promote literacy
Muskoday First Nation Community School will be hosting a Family Literacy Night tomorrow, May 15, which will feature food and fun events for all in attendance.The school has been hosting literacy night...
May 14, 2019 A variety of prizes will be made available to those in attendance of the Family Literacy Night being held by Muskoday First Nation Community School on May 15. (submitted photo/Muskoday First Nation Community School)
SGI funding additional safety measures in P.A. school zones
Additional safety measures are coming to several local school zones after the city was approved for $50,000 in funding through SGI.The funding will be put toward raised crosswalks and electronic speed...
May 13, 2019 More raised crosswalks, such as this one near École Vickers, should soon be coming to P.A., after the city received $50,000 in funding. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)
Documentary on Lyme Disease coming to N.B.
Those interested in learning more about ticks and Lyme Disease will want to visit the North Battleford Library Wednesday for a presentation by the Saskatchewan Lyme Disease, Vector Borne and Zoonotic ...
May 13, 2019 Ticks and Lyme disease will be the focus of the documentary Under Our Skin that will be shown at the North Battleford Library, Wednesday. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
N.B. proclaims Sexual Assault Awareness Week with flag-raising ceremony
Sexual Assault Awareness Week was officially proclaimed in North Battleford with a flag raising ceremony outside city hall Monday morning.Mayor Ryan Bater and the Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault C...
May 13, 2019 Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre (BASAC) representatives with North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater, right, gather outside city hall for a flag- raising ceremony Monday for Sexual Assault Awareness Week. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Kids get first-hand learning session in farm safety at ag society event
A tractor, a backhoe, an ATV, railroad signs, a grain display and more than 400 kids filled the Agriplex Friday for the annual farm safety day education event hosted by the Battlefords Agricultural So...
May 12, 2019 Students learn about staying safe on the farm at a special event hosted
by the Battlefords Agricultural Society Friday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW
Staff)
Plans for new daycare spaces at St. Catherine Catholic School taking shape
Plans for a new daycare centre at one of Prince Albert's local schools are taking shape.Prince Albert city council recently approved a discretionary use application for a new daycare centre at St. Cat...
May 09, 2019 St. Catherine Catholic School. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)
Art awards showcase student talent
Student artists were awarded at the eleventh annual Sask. Rivers Art Award Show on Wednesday in Prince Albert.Nearly 500 pieces of art were submitted throughout the year from students across the schoo...
May 09, 2019 Maka Paw, left, Gaia Smart, centre, and Jayde Hinson show off their winning art work at the eleventh annual Sask. Rivers Art Awards Show. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
University of Saskatchewan reaches out to local alumni
The University of Saskatchewan hosted local alumni at the Forest Centre Wednesday night.The event was billed as giving former students the opportunity to hear about university's plans going forward.Th...
May 09, 2019 University of Saskatchewan President Peter Stoicheff, right with Mayor Greg Dionne (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Local legion recognizes students
Two students at cole Vickers School are being recognized by the Royal Canadian Legion for their literary and artistic work.Wednesday afternoon at a school assembly, Camryn Cooling received a pair of c...
May 08, 2019 The students were presented with their awards at an assembly Wednesday afternoon. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Animal abuse often sign of domestic violence: Social worker
Northern Animal Rescue (NAR) invited Saskatchewan SPCA animal safekeeping coordinator Leanne Sillers to La Ronge this week to educate residents on a concept known as The Link."Most times domestic viol...
May 07, 2019 Leanne Sillers works with the Saskatchewan SPCA and is also a social worker. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)