Tag Archives: Education
Maymont students thank Richardson Foundation for playground support
Thanks for the crawling tunnel. Thanks for the playground climbing wall.Maymont Central School Grades 1 to 3 students expressed their gratitude for all kinds of playground equipment when the school re...
Apr 15, 2019 Maymont Central School students say a big thank you to Richardson Foundation Inc. for supporting the school's playground and sports field upgrade project. Students visited North Battleford Monday to use the swimming pool and show Richardson Foundation their appreciation. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Students turn courtroom into classroom for Law Day exercise
SpongeBob SquarePants was in hot water Friday when he appeared in North Battleford provincial court to challenge a shoplifting charge.The character, played by a student, was part of a class exercise f...
Apr 13, 2019 Judge Lorna Dyck, right, assists student judge Janel Night at a student mock court Friday to recognize Law Day. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battlefords cadet honoured with prestigious award
It was a proud day for Riley Heyden, Tuesday evening when the young cadet was honoured with a distinguished award for his achievements. The 16-year-old with the 2537 North Saskatchewan Regiment Royal ...
Apr 10, 2019 Riley Heyden, right, with the 2537 North Saskatchewan Regiment Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps. Battlefords Unit, receives the prestigious Major-General W.A. Howard Award from Marcel Dagenais, Secretary with the Army Cadet League of Saskatchewan, at the awards ceremony in Battleford, Tuesday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Inflationary pressures add to Living Sky School Division funding needs
Living Sky School Division is starting to plan for the next school year with more funding from the province overall, although it will still be facing challenges including pressures from inflation.Boar...
Apr 08, 2019 Living Sky School Division board chair Ronna Pethick, centre left, shown at a prior board meeting. The division is planning its budget for the next school year. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Community unites to stamp out racism
Battlefords area residents and advocates joined in solidarity Thursday for the annual March Out Racism walk to recognize the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.About 30 sup...
Mar 21, 2019 People took to the streets of North Battleford for the third annual March Out Racism walk on Thursday. (Angela Brown/battlefords NOW Staff)
Saskatchewan budget projects $34M surplus
The Saskatchewan government is projecting a surplus of $34.4 million in 2019-20, with increasing positive balances in the three fiscal years to follow. The province tabled its budget Wednesday afterno...
Mar 20, 2019 The 2019-20 Saskatchewan budget is balanced with a small surplus of $34 million. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Province, Catholic schools to appeal education funding
The province and the Christ the Teacher Catholic School Division will face the Good Spirit School Division (GSSD) in Saskatchewan's highest court on Tuesday and Wednesday.The case is an appeal of the ...
Mar 12, 2019 Saskatchewan Court of Appeal
Search and Rescue teams visit White City area for training
Ian McNeil's first mission as a search and rescue volunteer in La Loche 37 years ago was to find a missing friend he had met just one month earlier.That friend had gone canoeing on a hunting trip and ...
Mar 09, 2019 Search and Rescue volunteers from all across Saskatchewan came to the White City area on March 9 for a training exercise. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME) : Glenn Hicks
‘We are building the Northwest’: College gathers input as it eyes potential new campus
Come 2020, shovels could be in the ground for a new North West College (NWC) campus in the Battlefords.Board Chair Byron Merkosky said the organization wants to have a business case for a potential ne...
Mar 06, 2019 North West College has gathered public feedback as they eye a potential new campus in North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Tyler Marr
Rally for emergency responders planned for Thursday
Local residents travelling through the Blaine Lake area Thursday evening will want to look out for emergency responders taking part in the Light Up the Night Rally.The second annual event aims to rais...
Mar 06, 2019 The annual Light up the Night Rally will take place Thursday in Blaine Lake. (submitted photo/Karleigh Warkentin) : Angela Brown