Tag Archives: Education
What'sHappeningNOW June 9, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with reporter Michael Joel-Hansen about signage springing up for graduates.
Jun 09, 2020
Grad signs spring up around city
Graduation signage, like the blooms of spring, has started popping up around Prince Albert given the lack of a normal and formal public honouring this year due to the COVID-19 restrictions.Both McDona...
Jun 08, 2020
Local representatives weigh in on schools reopening this fall
The group that represents Prince Albert and area teachers is weighing in on the potential resumption of classes this fall.This comes on the heels of Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe hinting the province...
Jun 05, 2020
STF hopes teacher health and safety taken into consideration when school reopening plans are announced
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation is following on the heels of the provincial NDP, calling for a safe and cautious return to schools eventually.While STF President Patrick Maze didn't mention the ...
Jun 05, 2020
NDP calls for plan for safe reopening of schools including hiring additional teachers and EAs
As the current school year winds down and graduation plans wrap up, the province's opposition is calling on the government to commit to hiring additional teachers and educational assistants (EAs) for ...
Jun 04, 2020
Students wrap up special class online
A Prince Albert teacher is continuing with his outdoor education class online.Jordan Holmen, who teaches the class at Riverside Public School explained he and other teachers along with a representativ...
Jun 02, 2020
Local teacher hopes space launch can inspire students
Maybe you can remember where you were when the Apollo 11 mission blasted off in the summer of 1969, or when the first Space Shuttle cleared the tower at Cape Canaveral twelve years later? And perhaps ...
May 30, 2020
Province announces capital projects for post-secondary schools
Three of Saskatchewan's post-secondary institutions are getting upgrades through construction projects.The Government of Saskatchewan announced Wednesday the projects will occur at the University of R...
May 27, 2020
Local school division looking to cut energy costs
Prince Albert Catholic Schools are getting some help to go green.The division has been given $269,000 from the Climate Action Incentive Fund. The initiative is providing money to school divisions acro...
May 26, 2020
Council considers using digital billboard to recognize graduates
Prince Albert high school graduates could have the opportunity to see their names up in lights on the city's famed digital billboard. At Monday night's executive committee meeting, city councillors we...
May 26, 2020
