Tag Archives: Education

Amber Stewart honoured with provincial Distinguished Service Award
Amber Stewart first became a social worker to advocate for the vulnerable and give them a voice. She continues to do that and more. The Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre (BASAC) executive dir...
May 30, 2022

Wilkie group asking for designs for town's new grasshopper sculpture
Just like Vegreville, Alta. has its huge pysanka, a Ukrainian-style Easter egg, or Glendon is known for its giant perogy on a fork, Wilkie wants to stand out from the crowd with its plans to erect a m...
May 24, 2022

Waterhen Lake FN new owners of Eco Lodge in Meadow Lake
Waterhen Lake First Nation announced it is venturing into the tourism industry in northwest Saskatchewan.The community just purchased the Water's Edge Eco Lodge near Greig Lake in Meadow Lake Provinci...
May 21, 2022

Construction primed for new K-12 school in Blaine Lake
Crews are about to kick-start work on a new school building in Blaine Lake.Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe joined students and staff of Blaine Lake Composite School, as well as Prairie Spirit School Di...
May 20, 2022

BEATS Comic-Con helps kids find their inner superhero
Spiderman was there, and so was Dr. Strange.It was all part of the BEATS (Building Expression and Awareness Through Theatre and Sound) Encounter Comic-Con Youth Expo at the Dekker Centre Wednesday, wi...
May 18, 2022

Sexual Violence Awareness Week proclaimed in Battlefords
The Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre flag was raised in the Battlefords Monday in honour of Sexual Violence Awareness Week.The focus this year is to highlight the many "unseen" actions women...
May 16, 2022

MMIP Awareness Project planned for June
Naomi MacAloney wants to share the stories behind the names of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP).That's why the Indigenous advocate from North Battleford started a project to gather inform...
May 13, 2022

U of S student from Battleford involved in Faba bean research
The Battlefords - Camrynn Simon hopes to bring more value-added food products to Saskatchewan tables in the future.That's why the University of Saskatchewan research student is working on a project to...
May 06, 2022

Expansion, renovations officially start at Lloyd Comp
The construction phase of the Border City's high school renovation and expansion is underway.Lloydminster Comprehensive High School's $28.8 million project kicks off with internal work on the campus, ...
May 06, 2022

NBCHS reunion to finally go ahead this summer
After a number of postponements due to the pandemic, the long awaited North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) reunion will finally be able to take place this summer. The event is planned fo...
May 05, 2022