Tag Archives: Education

Me To We Club gifts Lawrence School students with Better Together T-shirts
More students are now on-board with the Better Together campaign following help offered by some generous youth from North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS).The NBCHS Me to We club members r...
May 21, 2019 Lawrence Elementary School students have been gifted with Better Together T-shirts. This group is sporting their "ketchup and mustard" image shirts. (submitted photo/Lynn Greening)
Battlefords RCMP lay 207 charges within National Impaired Driving Week campaign
It was a busy week for the Battlefords RCMP. The detachment participated in the National Impaired Driving Week enforcement campaign, and in two-stop checks conducted at peak times they stopped over 50...
May 21, 2019
NLSD cuts teacher positions in several northern communities
There will be less teachers in Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) classrooms next fall as a drop in the number of students leads to a reduction in staff.That's according to Director of Education J...
May 15, 2019 A total of 8.5 teaching positions are affected by the cuts. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
'It matters what we do:' Men take a stroll for Walk A Mile in Her Shoes
"It was really tough," RCMP Const. Casper Read said, breathing a sigh of relief as he sat down to take off his red high heels after participating in Walk A Mile In Her Shoes.Organized by the Battlefor...
May 15, 2019 RCMP Const. Casper Read steps carefully in his high heeled pumps with others taking part in the Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event in North Battleford, Wednesday. .(Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City of Melfort, Brunswick School benefitting from Traffic Safety Fund Grant
The City of Melfort was one of the beneficiaries of the recent announcement from the Saskatchewan Government.The announcement came from the Provincial Traffic Safety Fund as almost $500,000 was awarde...
May 14, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
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)