Education

NESD to change electoral boundaries, reduce number of trustees to eight

Only eight seats will be available on the North East School Division's (NESD) Board of Education ahead of the next election.During its meeting on Feb. 26, the NESD Board of Education voted to permanen...

Lisa Brady Feb 27, 2020 A map shows the electoral districts the eight NESD Board of Education members will represent (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).

‘Classroom complexity’ a complex issue in negotiations

Saskatchewan's classrooms look a lot different now than they did years ago - and the change goes far beyond technology.Gone are the days of chalkboards and typewriters, which have been replaced by sma...

Feb 27, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

NESD getting contingency plans ready in event of teachers' federation job action

The North East School Division (NESD) addressed the current state of contract negotiations between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) and the provincial government.On Monday, Feb. 24, the fed...

Lisa Brady Feb 26, 2020 North East School Division office. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

School bus in Highway 3 crash but no injuries

Traffic on Highway 3 near Birch Hills was being rerouted late Wednesday afternoon after a two-vehicle collision involving a school bus and truck.According to a media release from RCMP, just before 4 p...

Feb 26, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Teachers’ union, province have ‘productive’ discussion

Parents with kids in school can likely breathe a sigh of relief, at least for this week.Patrick Maze, the president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF), said his meeting Tuesday with Educat...

Feb 26, 2020 (File photo/CJME News Staff)

SGI encouraging drivers to turn on their lights

Turn on your lights.A caller into the northeastNOW newsroom Tuesday morning said she almost struck two vehicles during some snowy weather because their lights were not on.Saskatchewan Government Insur...

Feb 25, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

'The first black doctor on the Prairies': a look at Dr. Shadd during Black History Month in Canada

February is Black History Month in Canada, and one of the most fascinating local historical figures is Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd.The Melfort and District Museum has a large collection of information ab...

Feb 24, 2020 (submitted photo/Melfort and District Museum)

Transport Canada to launch school bus seatbelt pilots in Sudbury, Ont., and B.C.

OTTAWA - Some kids who take the bus to school in British Columbia and Sudbury, Ont., can expect to buckle up as part of a new seatbelt pilot project announced by the federal government on Friday.Trans...

Feb 15, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Conciliation report urges teachers, government to meet on classroom issues

Teachers and the government are not on the same page in terms of writing classroom size and composition into a contract, but both sides agree on the urgency of meeting to address those issues beyond t...

Feb 13, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Snowmobile journey in northern Sask. aims to raise PTSD awareness

A snowmobile trek across northern Saskatchewan next week will focus on raising awareness of the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).Erik Foster of Colonsay and his 15-year-old son, Kaine...

Feb 12, 2020 Erik Foster of Colonsay will set out on a snowmobile journey across northern Saskatchewan next week to spread awareness of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.(Submitted photo/Erik Foster)