‘Game-changer’: funding for new K-12 school on Piikani Nation announced

More than 600 students on the Piikani Nation will soon have a new space to learn after the federal government announced funding Thursday morning. “When we can have a capital project of this magnitude it's going to effect not only children that are school-aged and will be attending the school when it's open, but for generations to come,” said Chief Troy Knowlton. The kindergarten-to-Grade-12 school will accommodate students living on the nation and will be built on the track of the cu