Tag Archives: Education
School support workers worried they aren’t being protected
Schools have had to change all kinds of things for the pandemic - from recess times to semester schedules to band practice.But some support workers in the schools say they're not protected. Jackie Chr...
Feb 08, 2021
Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club shows resilience in staying together amidst pandemic
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. – There has been continued strong interest in the Battlefords area 4-H club despite the ongoing pandemic. Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club currently has 32 members, mainly f...
Feb 05, 2021
University students unions warn of cautious approach to future online learning
Autumn LaRose-Smith never imagined being the student union president in a time when the University of Saskatchewan campus remains largely empty due to COVID-19 restrictions.After months of Zoom meetin...
Jan 29, 2021
Canadian Safety Train Express offering online railway education for students
The Cudworth, based Canadian Safety Train Express (CSTE) will continue to provide railway safety education to the public but are moving those efforts online.The COVID-19 pandemic has put a pause on in...
Jan 26, 2021
Trudeau, Moe send video messages remembering fifth anniversary of La Loche school shooting
Friday marks the fifth anniversary of the La Loche school shooting, which resulted in four deaths and injuries to seven others. In honour of the date, Northern Lights School Division released a video ...
Jan 21, 2021
NESD calls by-election for Star City, Naicam subdivision
Saskatchewan's municipal and school board elections on Nov. 9, 2020 didn't resolve everything for the North East School Division's (NESD) representatives.Only seven of the eight school trustee spots w...
Jan 21, 2021
Birch Hills senior set to play college ball
Regardless of what happens this year as a result of COVID, Levi Rask at least has the certainty his basketball career will not end when he graduates this June from Birch Hills school. The 17-year-old ...
Jan 11, 2021
STF looking for earlier vaccinations for Sask. teachers
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) is hoping teachers will soon be able to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.Health-care workers, residents and staff at long-term and personal care homes, and com...
Jan 07, 2021
CUPE hopes to see more support for education workers
CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) is concerned about protecting education support workers against possible exposure to COVID-19, and would like to see a provincial mandate put forward.Rob West...
Jan 07, 2021
FSIN encourages school divisions to adopt ribbon skirt day
The organization that represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan is calling on all school boards and divisions across the country to participate in a Ribbon Skirt Day challenge, as a means to help br...
Jan 07, 2021