Education

Students, staff share excitement as new school year begins

As Grade 11 student, Ava Beausoleil, sat in the common area at North Battleford Comprehensive High School, she couldn't help but smile, being surrounded by friends once again on the first day of schoo...

Sep 01, 2021

New report reveals widespread children’s rights violations during pandemic

Every year people's mental health becomes more important increasing the amount of supports online, in the community, and in schools.While the conversation about mental health is growing, and as more a...

Sep 01, 2021

Living Sky students must comply with masking protocols as required for school start-up

Students will need to be compliant to masking protocols for everyone's safety as they return to schools in the Living Sky School Division.Director of Education Brenda Vickers and Board Chair Ronna Pet...

Aug 31, 2021

Study on impact from development on Jackfish and Murray Lakes to help guide future decision making

Close to 90 area residents attended a public engagement and information meeting at the Cochin Community Hall on Saturday to discuss a study related to how development impacts Jackfish and Murray Lakes...

Aug 30, 2021

Workers call for province-wide plan, mandatory masking as school year approaches

School resumes in Saskatchewan this week, but there hasn't yet been a comprehensive set of rules around COVID-19 protocols from the provincial government. So far, they've mostly left such rules in the...

Aug 30, 2021

Mask protocols to be in place for Living Sky, Light of Christ school divisions for back to school plans

Students in two of the local school divisions will head back to class following COVID-19 precautions, as part of Living Sky School Division's and Light of Christ Catholic School Division's plans, anno...

Aug 27, 2021

Active cases reach 1,753 across province, including 832 in northern zones

The provincial government reported another 258 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 124 of which are in the Northern Saskatchewan zones.This brings the total to 53,262 reported cases; 1,753 cases considere...

Aug 27, 2021

Sask Polytechnic and U-Sask draw line in sand on vaccination

Universities across the country are starting to unveil their plans for the school year ahead, and most of them include some form of vaccine requirement. This will be true for both the University of Sa...

Aug 25, 2021

Back-to-school season bringing extra anxiety in 2021

The return to the classroom can be stressful for kids and parents even at the best of times, and the last year and a half has added more stresses to the mix due to the pandemic.With a new school year ...

Aug 25, 2021

Pride Week wraps up with Diversity Vigil and annual parade

Battlefords Pride members are pleased with the success of this year's local Pride celebrations.The week-long event concluded Sunday with music and fun activities near the Chapel Gallery.The organizati...

Aug 23, 2021