Steven Wilson

The Throne Speech to start the legislative session was delivered in the Saskatchewan Legislature Wednesday afternoon by Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty. The session comes just days after an emergency session called to pass amendments to the province’s Education Act wrapped up.  

The Throne Speech to start the legislative session was delivered in the Saskatchewan Legislature Wednesday afternoon by Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty. The session comes just days after an emergency session called to pass amendments to the province’s Education Act wrapped up.  

With hunting season underway in Saskatchewan, a study is also underway looking at what happens after the hunt.  

Lynsey Bent is a Master’s student in the Biological Sciences Program at the University of Saskatchewan and is currently looking at the scavenger community in the province. For part of the research, she is reaching out to the province’s large hunting community for some help.  

The number of students enrolled in classes in the South East Cornerstone Public School Division is up for the current school year, compared to last year. The numbers were released during the SECPSD board meeting on October 11th.  

The enrolment went up by 128 students, bringing the total number to 8,305.  

While the Director of Education, Keith Keating, is pleased to see the enrolment going up, it does bring some challenges.  

Mild weather appears it could soon be coming to an abrupt end.  

Brennan Allen is a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. He said they are fairly confident there will be a significant pattern change right across the prairies, including west central Saskatchewan.  

The image is being shared all over social media in the southeast. A forecast model showing southeast Saskatchewan could see upwards of 10 inches, or 25 centimetres, of snow on the ground by next Friday as a Colorado low comes through the region.  

One of the highlights from the board meeting for the South East Cornerstone Public School Division last week was the detailing of the graduation rates in the province. The on-time graduation rate and the overall graduation rate for the division were much higher than the provincial average.  

Relatively speaking, October has been very warm in the southeast. This mild weather, however, could soon be coming to an end.  

Brennan Allen is a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. He said they are fairly confident there will be a significant pattern change right across the prairies, including southeast Saskatchewan.  

The president of the South East Cornerstone Teachers’ Association presented her annual report to the board of the South East Cornerstone School Division. The SECTA has a role focused on advocacy and engagement for its membership, which includes roughly 550 teachers in 35 schools in the division.  

The provincial government introduced what it is calling the Parents’ Bill of Rights in the Legislature on Thursday. The bill is an amendment to the Education Act and outlines specific rights parents will have regarding their children’s education.