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...
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...
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...
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...
Two safe injection sites are now open in Edmonton as part of a response to Alberta’s opioid crisis. The Boyle Street Community Services location opened in March, and the first hospital-based site in North America opened at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in April. In...
Downtown, in a quiet space on the main floor of the Kelley Building, three pieces of drywall hold up a rather significant art installation. This year, a group of first and second year Landscape Architectural Technology students at NAIT decided on this unassuming art...
Chris Ruston sits across from me in the NAITSA office, his right hand holding a Tim Horton’s cup, his left in his pocket. He fidgets slightly, rubbing his fingers along his jeans, tapping his toes on the carpet. “Five years ago, I had decided this is what I want to...
Student housing for NAIT on Blatchford land is “still going to happen,” says NAIT President and CEO Glenn Feltham. Originally reported in 2013, NAIT has had its sights on acquiring and developing a portion of the adjacent former airport land for a few years. Feltham...
International student fees appear to be staying the same for the next school year despite NAIT’s deficit of $6.1 million last year. In a recent interview, President and CEO Glenn Feltham said he “doesn’t believe international tuition is going up,” when asked about the...
An employment shortage of 49,000 workers is expected when older Albertans retire in the next 10-15 years, according to Alberta’s Labour Market Highlights for 2017. Nowhere is this gap being felt more than in oil and gas, where there appears to be a shortfall greater...
