Tag Archives: Education
What'sHappeningNOW Feb. 27, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Reporter Michael Joel-Hansen about student produced meat available for purchase at Saskatchewan Polytechnic.
Feb 27, 2020
‘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did years ago - and the change goes far beyond technology.Gone are the days of chalkboards and typewriters, which have been replaced by sma...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)
Local school recognizes anti-bullying day
Pink Shirt Day is being marked across Saskatchewan.Students at John Diefenbaker Public School attended a special assembly Wednesday afternoon where they heard from speakers and watched anti-bullying v...
Feb 26, 2020 The gym at John Diefenbaker was a sea of pink Wednesday afternoon. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW 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)
Local school division optimistic after initial teacher-government talks
A senior local school administrator is encouraged by the positive outcome of initial discussions between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF), Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA), and...
Feb 26, 2020 Will the rest of the school year be impacted by teacher job action? Initial talks away from the bargaining table appear to have gone well. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Student produced meat now available for purchase
The public now has the chance to buy meat made by students at Saskatchewan Polytechnic in Prince Albert.The school campus is now home to a retail meat shop, which will offer a variety of products, ran...
Feb 26, 2020 Saskatchewan Polytechnic in Prince Albert now has a store to sell meat produced by students. (Submitted photo/Don Cyr)
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)
P.A. high school set to host regional competition
cole St. Mary High School is set to host athletes from all over the province this coming weekend.The Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association Regional High School Wrestling Tournament will begin ...
Feb 25, 2020 École St. Mary High School will be hosting wrestlers from all over the province this weekend. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Teachers sanctions vote historic: P.A. local union president
The president of the Prince Albert and Area Teachers' Association is calling the overwhelming vote for sanctions an historic moment.Ted Zurakowski was speaking to the 90 per cent of Saskatchewan Teach...
Feb 24, 2020 Ted Zurakowski, the president of the P.A. and Area Teachers' Association, calls the 90 per cent job sanctions vote historic. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
