Tag Archives: Education
Local First Nations gather to heal and empower the future
The First Nations communities in Saskatchewan have united in annual gatherings to heal from the past and embrace the future. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and Mosquito Grizzly ...
Aug 19, 2024
Banning phones in school not a one-size-fits-all solution: U of S professor
Like most school superintendents across the province, Garette Tebay is waiting for more directive from the provincial government when it comes to the recently announced ban on cell phone use across K-...
Aug 16, 2024
Teachers, province arbitration set for December
Four days in December have been set aside for a contract arbitration hearing between the Saskatchewan Teacher's Federation and the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee. The hearing will run from De...
Aug 08, 2024
School board association says cellphone ban not a high priority
While the president of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association agrees that distraction-free classrooms are important, Jaimie Smith-Windsor said the new school cellphone ban was not "high on the pri...
Aug 08, 2024
Location announcement of new École Valois building coming soon
A location hasn't been announced yet, but it will be soon, the head of the parent association at cole Valois school heard at Tuesday's city council meeting. Roger Boucher spoke to Prince Albert city c...
Aug 06, 2024
Provincial government limiting cellphone usage in classrooms
With the start of the next school year about a month away, and parents out buying supplies, the provincial government is making changes with respect to when cellphones can be used.Starting in the 2024...
Aug 06, 2024
New pilot program seeks to train northerners in aviation
The Ya'thi Nn Land and Resource Office (YNLR) is proud to announce the launch of the Dziret'i (Tsi-er-eh-tai) Pilot Training Program, a new initiative aimed at empowering Indigenous residents and wome...
Aug 01, 2024
Northlands College to offer Master of Business Administration program
Northlands College and Cape Breton University (CBU) have signed an agreement to deliver the Master of Business Administration in Community Economic Development (MBA in CED) program at La Ronge's North...
Jul 31, 2024
STF picks nominee for arbitration panel
A nominee was chosen for the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation's binding arbitration panel. The arbitration panel will hear submissions on class complexity and wages. The dates for binding arbitration...
Jul 23, 2024
Fourth and final year of walk by survivors of Duck Lake residential school underway
There are only about 75 kilometres between Duck Lake and Wahpeton Dakota First Nation, but it's a much longer journey for Scott Bird on the path of reconciliation. "My whole family was part of the [In...
Jul 07, 2024
