Education

Health advocate offers advice on reducing work-from-home stress during pandemic

Raise a virtual hand if you're 'Zoomed' out, burned out and your work-life balance looks more like a jumbo jigsaw with all the pieces astray from working from home during the pandemic.A local health a...

Mar 29, 2021

Unity High School fire clean-up work underway

Living Sky School Division discussed its plans for the clean up work at Unity Composite High School, following a small fire earlier this month.The school announced on its Facebook page there was a fir...

Mar 29, 2021

Equine Assisted Learning program offered to Mosquito School youth

Mosquito School youth had an opportunity to learn more about caring for animals and themselves at the same time through an Equine Assisted Learning program offered this week.The event was part of Cult...

Mar 26, 2021

Local school divisions await more information on province's COVID-19 rapid test plans

Two North Battleford area school divisions are waiting longer to find out more about the province's plans related to Rapid Antigen Testing for COVID-19 before making any decisions for their schools.Th...

Mar 26, 2021

Area leaders disturbed to see posters promoting racism in North Battleford community

Local area leaders are concerned about White Lives Matter posters appearing on streets in the North Battleford community recently.Little Pine First Nation Chief Wayne Semaganis was alarmed when he saw...

Mar 23, 2021

School granted opportunity to start community garden project

McKitrick Community School students will soon have an opportunity to learn first-hand how to grow fresh produce.North Battleford city council approved a proposal at its meeting Monday to allow the sch...

Mar 23, 2021

Rapid COVID testing heading to Sask. schools

The Government of Saskatchewan says K-12 schools across the province are currently being shipped 100,000 rapid test kits which could start being put to use later this week. The Health ministry says it...

Mar 22, 2021

Battlefords Ag Society still hoping to hold fair this year if restrictions lift

While the Battlefords Agricultural Society has had to cancel the Agri-Mex Farm, Trade and Home Show again this spring due to the pandemic, it is still hopeful to have some events later this year when ...

Mar 12, 2021

Sask. schools get another $29M in COVID contingency funding

The Saskatchewan government is putting another $29 million into the province's schools as they deal with COVID-19.In a media release Thursday, the government said the funds will help school divisions ...

Mar 11, 2021

Local mayors to take part in Great Big Crunch online event

The City of North Battleford and the Town of Battleford have both proclaimed March 11 as the annual Great Big Crunch-Healthy School Food Day.North Battleford mayor David Gillan and Battleford mayor Am...

Mar 10, 2021