PRINCE ALBERT Two new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in persons connected to public elementary schools, according to Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD). One person at École Vickers Public School and one from John Diefenbaker Public School have tested positive, the division says. The case at Ecole Vickers Public School was contacted in a non-household setting, according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA). The SHA says École Vickers Public School has an active outbreak and it continues to investigate the transmissions. All SRPSD students are on winter break and will return to remote learning on Jan. 4, 2021. In-person classroom instruction is scheduled to resume on Jan. 18.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has identified positive COVID-19 cases in one individual in each of the following schools: École Vickers Public School and John Diefenbaker Public School.
In a media release the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) said they were informed of these positive COVID-19 test results earlier Monday and communication has been shared with the classrooms/cohorts, the connected staff, as well as with the school communities.
Privacy concerns prevent sharing of further details of the cases in question.
All SRPSD schools are currently enjoying the winter break and will be returning to remote learning on Monday, January 4, 2021 as recommended by our local office of medical health. In-person classroom instruction is scheduled to resume on Monday, January 18 2021.
SASKATOON Several groups in Prince Albert have pitched in to ensure 85 families can cook nutritious meals as Christmas nears. On Wednesday, Prince Albert Outreach Program staff distributed hampers consisting of food for a few hearty meals. Safeway donated most of the food, such as ham and potatoes, the Prince Albert Police Association donated oranges and the Prince Albert Grand Council donated fresh vegetables. The P.A. Outreach Program also included “a special surprise,” according to elder Liz Settee. “I remember growing up, we would get our hampers from the Salvation Army,” she said. “I know what it’s like to appreciate the hampers and it just makes me feel so much better to be able to pass that on and do it for someone else.”
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