By Pearl Lorentzen, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeside Leader Students from Red Earth Creek, Loon River First Nation, Peerless Trout First Nation, and Chipewyan Lake have been evacuated because of wildfires. As of June 5, Swan Hills students had returned after an evacuation. Their school divisions are supporting them in different ways. Red Earth Red Earth Creek was evacuated to Peace River and is part of the Peace River School Division (PRSD). On May 29, PRSD sent a letter to Red Earth Creek school families. \u201cKnowing how incredibly stressful and disruptive these times can be, we want to extend a small measure of normalcy,\u201d says the letter, \u201cand support the continued learning of your children, by opening the doors of our Peace River schools to your families. This is entirely… <\/p>\n
By Pearl Lorentzen, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeside Leader Students from Red Earth Creek, Loon River First Nation, Peerless Trout First Nation, and Chipewyan Lake have been evacuated because of wildfires. As of June 5, Swan Hills students had returned after an evacuation. Their school divisions are supporting them in different ways. Red Earth Red Earth Creek was evacuated to Peace River and is part of the Peace River School Division (PRSD). On May 29, PRSD sent a letter to Red Earth Creek school families. \u201cKnowing how incredibly stressful and disruptive these times can be, we want to extend a small measure of normalcy,\u201d says the letter, \u201cand support the continued learning of your children, by opening the doors of our Peace River schools to your families. This is entirely... <\/p>\n