Tag Archives: Education
COVID vaccine approved for young children: parents and school officials react
Amanda Morin has three children between the ages of five and nine years old, and despite Friday's announcement from Health Canada that the Pfizer vaccine has been approved for children between the age...
Nov 19, 2021
Paper Excellence announces scholarship for Sask. Polytech students
The company set to reopen the Prince Albert pulp mill continues to invest in the community.Paper Excellence is donating $50,000 to Saskatchewan Polytechnic to create a student awards scholarship progr...
Nov 19, 2021
Education minister defends policy on extracurricular vaccinations
Saskatchewan's education minister is defending a policy that would allow unvaccinated teenagers to play sports with other students, vaccinated and unvaccinated alike.Earlier this week, in a letter sen...
Nov 19, 2021
SRPSD enrolment numbers surpass pre-pandemic levels
The Saskatchewan River's Public School Division (SRPSD) hasn't seen this many students enrolled in their schools since 2017.In highlights from their meeting Monday night, the Board of Education noted ...
Nov 10, 2021
Moose on the loose hoofs it into a Saskatoon school
It wasn't just students running to make the morning school bell.A moose ended up inside a Saskatoon school Thursday morning after crashing through a window at Sylvia Fedoruk School in Evergreen."A moo...
Nov 04, 2021
P.A. family fights to uphold in school mask exemption for autistic son
Issues surrounding a mask exemption have prevented a 10-year-old boy with autism from attending school this year.Rob McKnight said his son Cale's autism makes it difficult to wear a mask.When the mask...
Nov 03, 2021
Beardy's Okemasis receives green light for new Cree language program
A new Cree language program will launch next week at Beardy's Okemasis Cree Nation, thanks to recent grant approval from the federal government.A total of $140,000 is being put towards weekly sessions...
Oct 26, 2021
Mother's memory honoured with new playground equipment
The legacy of a Prince Albert woman, who fought hard to build a new playground at her son's school, has officially been solidified.A new piece of equipment was unveiled Friday at King George school, b...
Oct 15, 2021
Historical Society to host special event tonight for Prince Albert educators
For the first time, the Prince Albert Historical Society is hosting teacher night at the museum on River Street this evening.The event is for teachers to learn more about the historical information an...
Oct 14, 2021
Two new student trustees represent Sask Rivers School Division board
At their regular board meeting on Oct. 4, the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division, (SRSD) named two new student trustees for the upcoming school year.Prince Albert Collegiate Institute student, Tia-Le...
Oct 12, 2021
