Education

Some classes, bus routes cancelled Monday following weekend snowstorm

Schools across Northeast and Central Saskatchewan are closing their doors on Monday following this past weekend's snowstorm. School divisions began issuing notices of cancelled classes and bus routes ...

Nov 25, 2024

Every seed has a story that needs to be heard

Don't throw away your seeds, because they hold valuable ancient agricultural knowledge.It's one of the key messages from the 13 Moons Food and Seed Sovereignty learning circle project from SAGE - kant...

Nov 22, 2024

'They are not alone': Sask. RCMP address rising domestic violence with prevention and support programs

Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdictions have seen a 13 per cent increase in intimate partner and family violence over the past five years. Sergeant Kim Stewart hopes to raise awareness about available resourc...

Nov 19, 2024

NESD, Horizon School Board election results

The results from local school board elections have been released after Wednesday's vote. North East School Division: Subdivision 1 (Hudson Bay & Area): Kathrene Bank (incumbent): 381 votes (electe...

Nov 14, 2024

List of election candidates in the northeast

Election season is a busy time, and we at northeastNOW wanted to make sure you had a list of all of the candidates for both the civic and school board elections in the northeast. Note: (i) = incumbent...

Nov 08, 2024

Labour market needs drive SaskPoly student growth

A three percent growth in the number of students enrolled at the four SaskPolytechnic campuses in Saskatchewan is being driven by a demand for labour. With a total of 11,849 students, Dr. Larry Rosia,...

Nov 03, 2024

STF calls for newly re-elected government action on education funding shortfall

With the provincial election recently completed and the Saskatchewan Party's green flag once again swaying in the Legislative Building, the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) has expressed its re...

Oct 30, 2024

NESD issues update on students injured in school bus crash near Tisdale

As we await an RCMP update on Monday afternoon's school bus crash near Tisdale, the North East School Division Director of Education has issued a statement. "Yesterday a bus driver and 27 of our Tisda...

Oct 29, 2024

Union concerned about Melfort daycare

The union representing employees of the Melfort Daycare Cooperative wants the Ministry of Education to take action to ensure the daycare's doors stay open. The president of CUPE 5080, which represents...

Oct 16, 2024

Pair of Mustangs receive Hockey Sask Development Scholarships

Hockey Saskatchewan recently released a list of 23 hockey players who have been selected to receive Saskatchewan Development Model Scholarships (SDM) for the 2023-24 season.Selected players either par...

Oct 10, 2024