Tag Archives: Education
Maze talks education challenges at NDP convention
The head of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) made a stop in Prince Albert to talk about education.Patrick Maze, the STF's president spoke to the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party convention ...
Nov 01, 2019 Patrick Maze, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation spoke at the Saskatchewan NDP convention Friday. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
New program targets youth employment
On Tuesday afternoon, Natasha Steinhauer was one of half a dozen young people learning advanced Microsoft Word skills inside the computer lab at the P.A. Community Service Centre. She hopes the traini...
Nov 01, 2019 Natasha Steinhauer is one of 15 students in the Youth Futures program at the P.A. Community Service Centre (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
New lights at problem crossing
Flashing yellow beacons have been installed at the crosswalk at Sixth Ave. E. outside Carlton High School. The city hopes the new lights, which came with a $30,000 price tag, will improve safety at th...
Oct 30, 2019 Flashing yellow lights at the crosswalk in front of Carlton High are now operational. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW staff)
Opposition leader looks for input on education
Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili is in Prince Albert looking to hear from people about education.The provincial opposition leader, along with the party's education critic Carla Beck, are set to host...
Oct 28, 2019 NDP Leader Ryan Meili and P.A. Northcote MLA Nicole Rancourt are set to hear from residents about education Monday in Prince Albert. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
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)
