Unifor employees at the Co-op Refinery will be locked out of work starting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The lockout notice was issued by the company after 800 union employees issued a 48 our strike notice on Tuesday, to ensure operations can still run during the strike. During question period, NDP Leader Ryan Meili asked how […]
Grades 1-3 classrooms at Imperial Community School now have better access to books thanks to a partnership donation. United Way Regina and SaskPower teamed up to make a $40,000 donation to the school to fund four classroom libraries. . @SaskPower is donating classroom libraries to grade 1-3 classrooms at Imperial Community School. Students thanked the utility […]
A charge has been laid against a 16-year-old boy suspected of making an online threat against Holy Cross High School which allegedly included a map of the school, the date of the planned attack and a number of those who would be killed. Staff Sergeant Grant Obst says police became aware of it at about […]
The Ministry of Justice and Attorney General is partnering with the Law Society of Saskatchewan to develop a sexual violence education program. The program will be made available to judges, lawyers and other justice system professionals with the goal of ensuring best practices are used when working with sexual violence complainants. “We have heard consistent […]
The province has unveiled a new education plan for the next 10 years. “After a year-long engagement process that involved contributions from thousands of Saskatchewan residents including students, parents, teachers, education stakeholders, Indigenous leaders and the business community, we’re very pleased to roll out the priorities they have identified for Saskatchewan classrooms over the next […]
An eight-member committee designed to discuss the class size and composition in Saskatchewan elementary and high schools is scheduled to sit down next week for its first meeting. The committee will be chaired by Deputy Education Minister Rob Currie. Of the eight, six are former teachers, but none are members of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation. […]
Talks between the Regina Public School Board and CUPE Local 3766, who represents educational support workers, have broken down and CUPE has filed an impasse. The union says it has been bargaining for over two years, with bargaining stalling at the table despite a 95 percent strike mandate from the local. “We presented a fair deal to […]
A few days after the release of the Saskatchewan Party’s growth plan for the upcoming decade, the Sask. NDP find there are some flaws in the strategy when it comes to population growth. Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon feels the government hasn’t properly thought out how they will address current issues with growing numbers in schools […]
Education Minister Gordon Wyant said he is not considering classroom sizes and composition as an item for discussions at the education contract bargaining table. This comes after the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) announced they have requested a conciliation board to assist the sides at reaching a provincial bargaining agreement. Following question period on Thursday at the legislature, Education Critic Carla Beck suggested […]
Saying they have seen no progress in key issues like class size/composition and salaries, the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation has declared an impasse in contract negotiations with the province. In a statement issued Thursday morning, STF president Patrick Maze says “Teachers have told us addressing the significant and complex challenges in classrooms is as important as […]
