NAIT celebrated Aboriginal Culture Day and a name change to its Aboriginal Centre with a day of traditional events and ceremonies. Previously named the Encana Aboriginal Centre, the Nîsôhkamâtotân Centre displayed the community spirit that their new name represents as...
High-Tech Helping Hand
After losing his hand in a workplace accident, a NAIT instructor has become the first person in Alberta to get a bionic hand replacement completely paid for by the Workers Compensation Board. Brett Fleming, an Electrical instructor at NAIT was working for a power...
Determination a calling card
Katherine McDougall has had success at every step of her life but she’s continued to work hard on and off the basketball court. She was a key member of a very strong A.E. Peacock Toilers high school team in Moose Jaw, Sask., playing in the 2017 Daytona Homes...
PIC Building Nearly Set To Go
The latest addition to the NAIT campus, the Productivity and Innovation Centre (PIC) is set to open this fall. The 190,000-square-foot building will house an applied research centre, innovation and manufacturing spaces, testing labs, simulation equipment and various...
Baking Program Rises
NAIT has expanded its one-year Baking Certificate program to a two-year Baking and Pastry Arts Diploma Program. Chair of Baking, Alan Dumonceaux, explains that upgrading the Baking Certificate program to a diploma has been the goal for several years. “There’s many...
Your Executives 2018-19
Your new NAIT Students’ Association executive took office last May, after an election earlier in the spring. The four are beginning the new year and have a number of priorities in mind to help enrich the student experience at NAIT. The executives are comprised of the...
Local Boxer Featured in Upcoming Documentary
When you think of a professional boxer, a young, Métis mother of two teenagers might not be what comes to mind. Sheena T. Kaine was raised in Fishing Lake, Alberta, a Métis settlement near Elk Point. Growing up, she was surrounded by sports; playing hockey, and...
(SATIRE) Flat-Earth Conference Goes to Edmonton’s ‘End of the World’ For Proof
Flat-Earthers from across (not around) the globe, have traveled to Edmonton for Thursday’s flat-Earth conference. “Flat-Earthers” are a collective that believe that the spherical-Earth known and proven by science, is flat. To demonstrate their theory, a speaker from...
Indigenous Youth Sports Take Step in Right Direction
The development of Indigenous athletes has historically been in a fashion that suited the “mainstream” Canadian sports systems. The Indian Act and Residential Schools had placed importance on Euro-Canadian sports such as basketball, baseball, and hockey over...
Fostering the next generation of Edmonton musicians
Summer Fun Fest is a free event bringing students to the stage to showcase their musical talents on June 21, 2018. Innovations Music created this event as an opportunity for young musicians to experience performing live and showcase their talent. Organizers...