Education

Province invests in tuition-free early childhood educator training to address daycare demand

A child care provider from the Battlefords is hoping a government incentive to provide tuition-free early childhood educator (ECE) training will help alleviate a shortage of workers and daycare spaces...

Aug 29, 2024

Tourism Saskatchewan partners with online education to support students learning about industry

Tourism Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) have reached a new agreement to support Grade 10-12 students learning about the province's tourism industry through online...

Aug 28, 2024

More than 100 Cold War fallout shelters mapped in Saskatchewan by military historian

They are hidden pieces of history scattered throughout Saskatchewan.Fallout shelters, also known as Fallout Reporting Posts (FRPs) were built during the Cold War to thwart the effects of a nuclear att...

Aug 27, 2024

New power engineering programs in Saskatchewan

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) has partnered with SaskPower to offer online fourth and fifth-class Power Engineering courses to high ...

Aug 26, 2024

Moosomin First Nation celebrates opening of new K-12 school

It's been years in the making and now the ribbon has been cut on a new school for Kindergarten to Grade 12 students on Moosomin First Nation, about 30 kilometres north of North Battleford.Chief Cheryl...

Aug 20, 2024

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

Battlefords launches first Indigenous Awareness Training Program

The Battlefords & District Chamber of Commerce (BDCC) is launching the first Indigenous Awareness Training Program in North Battleford. The program will take place on Sept. 27, in alignment with t...

Aug 15, 2024

North Battleford Library and BATC collaborate to modernize theatre room

North Battleford Library recently renovated its theatre room in partnership with the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC). This is a step towards modernizing a space that has long served the city.T...

Aug 12, 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