Day: 29 October 2018
Minimum Wage Increase Has a Downside

Minimum Wage Increase Has a Downside

By Joe Lipovski The Nest has eliminated two positions and decreased hours of operation to compensate for the provincial increase of minimum wage to $15. The Nest general manager, Michelle Dirksen, says that by December the restaurant will need to re-evaluate and, if...

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Apprentices Need Opportunities

Apprentices Need Opportunities

By Zachary Flynn In less than 10 years, there will be an estimated need for 14,000 welders in Canada, yet NAIT’s welding program has decreased their intake significantly over the past few years. Spots in NAIT’s welding program have been reduced to less than a third of...

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