Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques. (Image: www.canada.ca)
Kids at a local middle school will never have to wonder why the sky is blue but space is black because an astronaut explained it to them.
The Junior Astronauts program designs activities for youth in grades six to nine in science and technology, fitness and nutrition, and communications and teamwork to interest them in a future in science, technology, engineering and math.
Saint-Jacques is an engineer, astrophysicist and family doctor. On December 3, 2018, he flew to the International Space Station and spent 204 days in space, the longest Canadian mission to date.
Saint-Jacques told his audience to take care of themselves, especially when it comes to physical and mental health. He said they might feel young and like they will be healthy forever but they still need to take care of what they eat, much they sleep, and to exercise at least a little bit.
A Kennebecasis Regional Police Force cruiser. (Staff photo) Updated at 7:29 p.m. Monday
Kennebecasis regional police say reports of a person with a gun prompted a heavy police presence at a Quispamsis school on Monday.
Insp. Anika Becker said officers were called to Chris Saunders Memorial Elementary School around 1:15 p.m. for a report of a suspicious person with a firearm in the area.
Becker said the school was locked down as officers scoured the area looking for the individual.
About an hour later, police determined there was no actual threat and that the report was “unsubstantiated.”
The lockdown was lifted and students were allowed to leave for the day.
A Kennebecasis Regional Police Force cruiser. (Staff photo) Updated at 7:29 p.m. Monday
Kennebecasis regional police say reports of a person with a gun prompted a heavy police presence at a Quispamsis school on Monday.
Insp. Anika Becker said officers were called to Chris Saunders Memorial Elementary School around 1:15 p.m. for a report of a suspicious person with a firearm in the area.
Becker said the school was locked down as officers scoured the area looking for the individual.
About an hour later, police determined there was no actual threat and that the report was “unsubstantiated.”
The lockdown was lifted and students were allowed to leave for the day.
Zoë Watson, the superintendent of the Anglophone South School District. (Image: Tamara Steele)
The Anglophone South School District has seen a spike in student absences since Zone 2 moved to the Red phase this week.
Numbers provided by the school district show around 15 per cent of students were absent Monday and Tuesday.
That figure jumped to 23 per cent on Wednesday the first day in the Red phase and 27 per cent on Thursday.
Zoë Watson, the superintendent of the school district, said she was not surprised by the increase.
“We had noted that same jump in absenteeism back in November when our area went to the Orange phase for the first time,” Watson said in an interview Thursday.
Posted: Jan 19, 2021 9:45 AM AT | Last Updated: January 20
Premier Blaine Higgs and Dr. Jennifer Russell urged residents to continue to follow Public Health measures as the province moves to the yellow phase, warning the variants are still a threat. (Submitted by the Government of New Brunswick)