Education

St. Brieux school returning to in-person learning for all grades after staff members contract COVID

Students in Grades 7 to 12 at St. Brieux school will be going back to in-person learning.Classes have been virtual for the past two days, April 5th and April 6th, as more than 10 staff members were in...

Apr 06, 2022

Agriculture in the Classroom offering farm tours

CANADA-WIDE - Youth have a chance to learn more about the business of farming during Agriculture Literacy Month in March, and now also into April since the program has been extended. As part of the ex...

Angela Brown Mar 16, 2022

Province gives $140,000 to schools for Truth and Reconciliation education

The Government of Saskatchewan is giving approximately $140,000 in grants to schools in the province for Truth and Reconciliation education.A total of 27 schools will receive up to $5,000 to work with...

Mar 10, 2022

Faculty at U of S College of Nursing votes no-confidence in executive

Last Friday, the College of Nursing of the University of Saskatchewan, presented a motion of no-confidence in the executive team, claiming the college has been critically underfunded and the quality o...

Mar 08, 2022

Melfort Public Library brings storytime

Families in Melfort can soon enjoy in-person storytime at the Melfort library.As COVID-19 restrictions are removed across the province, the Melfort Public Library is hoping to spread joy with a family...

Feb 21, 2022

Testing for unvaccinated, masking to remain in place for U of S students and staff

The University of Saskatchewan has come out with some new rules for students, staff and visitors as a response to changing provincial health orders.According to Patti McDougall, with the university's ...

Feb 11, 2022

Doell commits to career after Mustangs

The Melfort Mustangs have announced that 2001-born forward Nolan Doell has committed to the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings for post-secondary hockey.Doell is a veteran of over 100 Junior A games between t...

Feb 10, 2022

Mixed reaction from Saskatchewan teachers over health orders ending

Come March 1, schools in Saskatchewan will start looking a lot more like they did two years ago, with students and staff no longer required by provincial mandate to wear masks indoors.All of Saskatche...

Feb 09, 2022

Saskatchewan Medical Association physician warns the detrimental effects of lifting mandates too soon

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and changes to the vaccine mandate, some physicians are feeling the strain. Dr. Eben Strydom, president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) and a Melfort p...

Feb 08, 2022

STF president criticizes new rules around COVID isolation

Saskatchewan's new rules on COVID-19 isolation are drawing criticism from the teachers' union.Starting Friday, close contacts will not need to isolate. Also, the isolation period for anyone unvaccinat...

Jan 27, 2022