Education

Business to develop in former Hudson Bay school

The former Stewart Hawke School in Hudson Bay will soon be vacant no more.The building has been empty since Hudson Bay Community School was built in 2015, and the town had submitted a request for prop...

Feb 14, 2019

Local soccer coach honoured with provincial nomination

A local coach for Battlefords FC was nominated for a major honour in the province. Kat Huxley has coached since she was 18, and is involved in the development of players on and off the field for Battl...

Feb 13, 2019

Health care workers to be trained for future needs at Mistawasis

The Mistawasis First Nation and Saskatchewan Polytechnic have signed an agreement that will bring the polytechnic's Continuing Care Assistant (CCA) program to the community's Iron Buffalo Centre.Mista...

Feb 12, 2019

NESD focused on Carrot River, Melfort, Nipawin for funding application

The North East School Division (NESD) Board of Education adjusted its top three major capital projects ahead of the 2020-21 application deadline.Each school division submits a list of its top three ma...

Feb 12, 2019

P.A. marks Canadian Agriculture Day

The Prince Albert Winter Festival is underway. The event officially got this weekend and will be continuing with a variety of events.Part of the festivities includes building three snow sculptures nea...

Feb 12, 2019

Musician invited back to Stanley Mission as pilot project ends

Students and community members of Stanley Mission were so impressed by the musical teachings of Eliza Doyle they invited her to come back. Doyle, who spent the last six weeks living in Stanley Mission...

Feb 11, 2019

Young boy struck by vehicle

A close call Saturday morning in a quiet east side Prince Albert neighbourhood, may serve as a good reminder for drivers across the city to slow down.Around 10:40 a.m., a four-year-old boy was struck ...

Feb 11, 2019

Man arrested and charged at Frank Dunn pool

A man was arrested at the Frank J. Dunn Swimming Pool Sunday afternoon and charged with what P.A. Police are calling "sexual-based offences."Police said there was no physical contact with the victims ...

Feb 11, 2019

Melfort Fire Department ready for fire safety trailer tours

Storing a fire trailer in their hall has given the Melfort Fire Department an opportunity to provide hands-on fire safety education.The trailer is made specifically for fire safety lessons. The featur...

Feb 11, 2019

Local student receives prestigious $100,000 scholarship

A local student from John Paul II Collegiate received a prestigious honour this month. Emily Simon took part in the finalist selection process in Toronto for the LORAN (Long-Range Aid to Navigation) S...

Feb 11, 2019