About 200 students in Northern Saskatchewan will have free access to Credenda Virtual High School each semester thanks to a $2 million donation.
Cameco made the donation Friday at Credenda’s new facility on South Industrial Drive in Prince Albert, where they run online high school courses for students across Saskatchewan, usually in remote communities where access to education is limited.
The bursaries will pay the $500 per course fee to attend Credenda for First Nations and Metis students living in Northern Saskatchewan who are taking math and science courses.
“It’s hard to get qualified math and science teachers in the north with the isolation,” said Credenda director Vince Hill.
On Cameco’s part, their goal is to see more northern students graduate with strong math and science skills in the hopes that some of them will take up jobs at their mines.
Their goal is to have two thirds of their workforce in the Athabasca basin be residents of Northern Saskatchewan, and right now they’re just above half.
“At any single moment in time we’re looking for a lot of people,” said Jerry Grandey, CEO of Cameco.
For more information, see Saturday’s edition of the Daily Herald.
