Battlefords News-Optimist

On the same day that students returned to school Tuesday throughout Saskatchewan, the province has announced details of new funding going to classrooms towards their safe return.

The Government of Saskatchewan is rebuilding 50 kilometres (km) of Highway 24 between Spiritwood and Chitek Lake. This project is part of the government’s $7.

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The resilience of human beings refers to a person’s strength, toughness, adaptability and hardiness. Resilience has become a buzzword in education, sport, and the youth world.

The new Conservative opposition leader Erin O’Toole has tapped Rosemarie Falk to be in his shadow cabinet. Falk, the MP for Battlefords-Lloydminster, has been named the Conservative shadow minister for seniors.

CFIB’s latest Small Business Recovery Dashboard results show that in Saskatchewan, 76 per cent of small businesses are fully open (up 17 per cent since June), 43 per cent are fully staffed (up 7 per cent since June), 27 per cent are making normal sal

Students are returning to classrooms all over Saskatchewan this September after school closures took place March 20 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

As Saskatchewan continues to re-open and students return to the classroom in September, the “new normal” is going to look different. It may not include full competition in the vast majority of sports, both inside and outside of school.

About a third of the average number of wildfires burned in northern Saskatchewan this year, despite earlier predictions of a high-risk season.

There are 11 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 7, bringing the total to 1,662 reported cases. Of the 1,662 reported cases, 58 are considered active.