Education

'Those relationships with teachers are so vital': Meath Park parents give transfer policy failing grade

A petition that raises issue with teachers and staff being transferred out of Meath Park school, has received nearly 50 signatures in less than two weeks.The petition calls on the Saskatchewan Rivers ...

Sep 03, 2021

New report reveals widespread children’s rights violations during pandemic

Every year people's mental health becomes more important increasing the amount of supports online, in the community, and in schools.While the conversation about mental health is growing, and as more a...

Sep 01, 2021

Melfort Library celebrates successful summer reading program

A total of 4,210 books were read by 230 kids in the summer reading program at the Melfort Public Library.A wind-up party that, included a story, prizes from local businesses, and a game of BINGO, was ...

Aug 31, 2021

Students and staff mask use 'strongly recommended' in NESD

Masking is being strongly recommended when school begins later this week in the North East School Division (NESD).The province wide masking mandate for indoor public places was lifted on July 11 but n...

Aug 30, 2021

Workers call for province-wide plan, mandatory masking as school year approaches

School resumes in Saskatchewan this week, but there hasn't yet been a comprehensive set of rules around COVID-19 protocols from the provincial government. So far, they've mostly left such rules in the...

Aug 30, 2021

Active cases reach 1,753 across province, including 832 in northern zones

The provincial government reported another 258 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 124 of which are in the Northern Saskatchewan zones.This brings the total to 53,262 reported cases; 1,753 cases considere...

Aug 27, 2021

Sask Polytechnic and U-Sask draw line in sand on vaccination

Universities across the country are starting to unveil their plans for the school year ahead, and most of them include some form of vaccine requirement. This will be true for both the University of Sa...

Aug 25, 2021

Back-to-school season bringing extra anxiety in 2021

The return to the classroom can be stressful for kids and parents even at the best of times, and the last year and a half has added more stresses to the mix due to the pandemic.With a new school year ...

Aug 25, 2021

No mask or vaccination mandates for schools as health ministry updates COVID-19 plan

The provincial health ministry has released a statement with some updated guidelines for school divisions on future vaccination plans, contact tracing and self-isolating measures.For the last several ...

Aug 20, 2021

NDP calling for clear back-to-school plan, province considering allowing 11-year-olds vaccinations

In two weeks, thousands of kids will be streaming into schools once again, but with public health orders and the Delta variant now dominant the NDP is sounding the alarm."As a parent, I think that I s...

Aug 19, 2021