Tag Archives: Education
'Baby Bookworms' aims to get babies' vocabulary started
One of Melfort Public Library's traditional events is back for another year.Baby Bookworms is a 30 minute program, which lasts for six weeks on Mondays during the spring and autumn months.The goal for...
Mar 05, 2019 Parents and caregivers bring their infants to the Melfort Public Library for Baby Bookworms, a program which aims to build babies' communication skills (Facebook/Melfort Public Library).
Remembering the exploits of a ship named Waskesiu
This article draws much of its information from a Facebook post written by historian Mark Gaillard.It was 75 years ago this week the HMCS Waskesiu became the first Canadian frigate to sink a German U-...
Mar 02, 2019 River Class Frigate HMCS Waskesiu K330 , circa 1944. (Library and Archives Canada MIKAN 4950913) : Glenn Hicks
Melfort to host MMIWG conference
Melfort is set to be host to an emotional, important day on March 8.The Marguerite Riel Centre will play host to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls conference at the Kerry Vickar Cent...
Feb 28, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Focus on distracted drivers in March
The traffic safety spotlight in March is on distracted driving.SGI said in a news release that 87 people lost their vehicle for a week because of cell phone tickets last year, the most SGI has seen si...
Feb 28, 2019 SGI is highlighting the dangers of distracted driving. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW)
'Enjoying the moment': Fish 4 Life Hunter Bay fly-in trip making lifelong memories
It was an experience like no other for Grade 6 students at Gordon Denny Community School as they had the honour of participating in this year's Fish 4 Life fly-in trip to Hunter Bay. The first group o...
Feb 19, 2019
NESD changes school bus cancellation policy during severe weather
Parents shouldn't expect a bus to pick up their children in the morning if the extreme cold weather is too severe.The North East School Division (NESD) made a change to its administrative procedure's ...
Feb 14, 2019
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
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
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