Tag Archives: Education
P.A. Catholic Schools celebrate grad numbers
The Prince Albert Catholic School Division is celebrating continued impressive graduation numbers at cole St. Mary. Across various categories their rate for completion of grade 12 was well above the p...
Sep 27, 2019 2019 saw an increase in graduation rates across the board for École St. Mary. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW staff)
Local high school hosts cultural day
Carlton Comprehensive High School is celebrating First Nation and Mtis culture.All day Friday the school was set to put on a number of events. The festivities kicked off in the morning with a powwow, ...
Sep 27, 2019 The festivities kicked off in the morning with a powwow and grand entry (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
New books for local schools
Libraries at two local schools are getting a boost from the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation Adopt a School Program. West Central Public School and Muskoday First Nation Community School have been "a...
Sep 25, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW staff
High-tech mobile classroom rolls into P.A.
A virtual reality "classroom-on-wheels" is visiting Prince Albert schools this week. Students from Grades 4 to 6 will board the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) SmartWheels bus and learn about the...
Sep 24, 2019 Local MADD volunteers Karen Anthony-Burns (left) and Darrens Deck (right) use VR goggles to simulate the experience of driving under the influence of cannabis (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
New space for young families coming to P.A.
A new hub for families with young children is coming to Prince Albert. The P.A. Family Resource Centre, set to open in the Gateway Mall in February, is one of several such centres being rolled out acr...
Sep 19, 2019 A picture shows the Regina Early Years Family Resource Centre. P.A. will be getting a similar centre in February. (Facebook/Regina Early Years Family Resource Centre)
Seeking a third life for the Nisbet Church and Blockhouse
The Prince Albert Historical Society is asking for the public's help in putting two iconic buildings back on the riverbank, close to their original home.The newly-launched fundraising project to recon...
Sep 18, 2019 The Nisbet Church and Blockhouse once stood in what is now the P.A. downtown in the late 1800s and were then relocated to Kinsmen Park before their sorry state forced their removal last year. (FIle photo/paNOW Staff)
P.A. teachers weigh in as negotiations continue
Prince Albert Teachers are making their opinions known as the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) negotiate a new collective agreement.Ted Zurakowski, president of th...
Sep 18, 2019 Education Minister Gordon Wyant recently announced the government has no interest in bargaining class sizes. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
School zone infractions showing no signs of braking
Prince Albert drivers may be in need of a refresher course, following some bad behaviour in school zones this month.From Sept. 3 to Sept .13, the Prince Albert Police Service issued a total of 115 tic...
Sep 18, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Excitement building for downtown development
Many people are happy about the new University of Saskatchewan Prince Albert campus getting closer to being a reality.City of Prince Albert Deputy Mayor Don Cody said a new campus and police station d...
Sep 16, 2019 The opening of the new U of S campus has a number of people excited (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Carlton students learn about workplace safety
Today has been proclaimed Youth Safety Education Day by the City of Prince Albert.As part of the occasion students at Carlton Comprehensive High School got to hear from a number of speakers who talked...
Sep 13, 2019 Jim Demeray, left, with Brad Compton of the Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board, the MC of the event after the talk. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
