Tag Archives: Education
Students and community stage "peaceful protest," after allegations school janitor told not to speak Cree
Over 100 people, representing a number of communities from across the region, travelled to the small hamlet of Timber Bay on Montreal Lake on Wednesday, to show their support for a woman who was alleg...
Oct 24, 2019 (Submitted photo)
"We made history here today": new northern education authority celebrates launch
A first of its kind education authority in Canada was officially launched on Wednesday in downtown Prince Albert.The creation of the Athabasca Denesuline Education Authority has represented two years ...
Oct 23, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Alberta education minister releases new guidelines for school seclusion rooms
EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says seclusion rooms in schools will not be banned, but only used as a last resort when a student poses significant and imminent danger to themselves or others....
Oct 23, 2019
Job fair brings students to exhibition centre
Over 2,000 students from the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division came through the doors of the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre Wednesday.The Opening Doors to Tomorrow Career and Job Fair gives ...
Oct 23, 2019 Students from across the area were at the P.A. Exhibition Centre Wednesday (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Student vote mirrors behaviour of parents
Had Monday's election been decided by the country's elementary and high school students instead of adult voters, the results wouldn't have varied much from last night's results.Student Vote Week, made...
Oct 22, 2019 (submitted photo/studentvote.ca)
Police Deputy Chief honoured for service and commitment
As a near three-decade veteran of the Police Albert Police Service (PAPS), Deputy Chief Jason Stonechild has seen enough to know certain issues are just not getting any better. That has in no way dimi...
Oct 22, 2019 Prince Albert Deputy Police Chief Jason Stonechild holds the Eagle Feather gifted to him by the P.A. Grand Council's Women's Commission. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
P.A. woman to receive award for leadership
A Prince Albert woman is being recognized with an award for leadership from the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.Janis Olesko is a former teacher with 27 years experience in the P.A. area, and a long-time ...
Oct 18, 2019 (Submitted photo/Janis Olesko)
P.A. area students join first-ever provincial youth council
Two young women from the P.A. area have been named to the first ever provincial youth council. The council, composed of 12 senior high school students from different Saskatchewan school divisions, wil...
Oct 15, 2019 Newly appointed local youth council representatives. From left, Elizabeth Pala, St. Louis Public School and Sandra Leblanc, École Valois (submitted/Sask. Ministry of Education)
Sexual education focal point of healthy living conference
The Prince Albert Indian Mtis Friendship Centre held a "Healthy Living Healthy Lifestyle," conference on Saturday to help educate children.Youth from 11 to 19 years of age learned about sexual educati...
Oct 13, 2019 Donna Lerat speaks to children about sexual education and healthy relationships. (Submitted photo/Georgette Arcand)
P.A. area students to take big trip
Some students from Wesmor Public High School in Prince Albert are set to travel to Winnipeg for a special event.Fourteen students from the school will be attending WE Day in the city. The event, which...
Oct 09, 2019 Colette Daelick told students about the trip Wednesday morning (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
