Education

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

SIIT relocates, invests in the Battlefords

An investment in the future of not only the students, but the City of North Battleford.The grand re-opening of the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) North Battleford Career Centre t...

Feb 08, 2019

Cold weather prevents morning bus runs

School buses in local school divisions have been idle for many mornings recently due to the cold weather.The North East School Division is reminding parents and others about their severe weather polic...

Feb 07, 2019

Wanuskewin Park seeks global status with new CEO

A woman with a background in Aboriginal education, human resources and the retention of Indigenous talent will lead the growth of one of Saskatchewan's most prestigious national sites and also hopes t...

Feb 06, 2019