By Ryan Young
Saskatchewan school divisions will be receiving nearly $29-million to support schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The provincial government says 53 applications have been approved for the 3rd round of funding that will help school divisions, independent schools, and historical high schools with costs associated with sanitation and PPE, substitute teachers, and supports for students.
In preparation for the fall, the province notes school divisions will receive $20.7-million for supporting student mental health, interventions for Grade 1 students who did not attend Kindergarten in the 2020-21 academic year; interventions to support Grade 1 to 3 students who are behind in their reading levels; and support staff to reach out and engage with students and families that did not attend or had low attendance in 2020-21.
By Ryan Young
Mar 11, 2021 6:47 PM
The NDP is accusing the Moe government of being ill-prepared for the outbreak of COVID-19 in the province.
The accusations come after NDP officials say they obtained documents proving former Minister of Health Jim Reiter lied about the province having a plan.
NDP Health Critic Vicki Mowat says the incident took place exactly one year ago.
“On March 10
th of last year, we asked Minister Reiter about his plan to address COVID-19. He said that he had a plan, and he accused us of fearmongering,” said Mowat. “He released his plan the next day, one year ago today, to show us just how prepared he was, but the documents we’ve received show that was lie.”
By Craig Wallebeck
Mar 12, 2021 10:32 AM
Another adjournment in the case of a man committed to stand trial, on charges stemming from a June 2017 drug and weapons bust on the George Gordon’s First Nation. 29-year-old Cody Gordon faces one count of Trafficking a Controlled Substance, and his next appearance in Regina Court of Queen’s Bench, is set for March 26th. In June of 2017, Mounties raided a home on the reserve, seizing a loaded rifle, knives, over seven-hundred rounds of ammunition, and a small amount of crystal meth. In January of 2018, his co-accused, 27-year-old Hubert McNab, admitted to Unsafe Storage of a Firearm, and received one year of probation.