By Kallandra Weatherbee With COVID-19 restrictions still in place for Valentine’s Day 2021 and most people stuck at home, Valentine's Day may look a bit different this year. Here are some easy date ideas to do this year at home. Make dinner together. Cook your...
By Adel Ahmed The Moth Café, a popular plant-based restaurant in downtown Edmonton, is hoping they still have a successful Valentine’s Day this year, taking note of the provincial dining restrictions. Valentine’s Day is the time of year for chocolates, roses, and...
By Nada Henein NAIT’s fall 2020 semester marked a historic four months that saw a fully-online semester within the JR Shaw School of Business and a two-thirds reduction of total on-campus traffic. For the winter 2021 semester, NAIT as a whole has reduced the number of...
By Stephanie Swensrude A referendum on the U-Pass will take place from February 5 to 11. The referendum needs two-thirds of students to vote “yes” to pass, and if passed, it will go into effect in September 2021. NAITSA has negotiated a new five-year contract with the...
By Janine Blaise A new set of soft skills have become key in the remote work-from-home world. Employees not only need solid technical skills and a good internet connection, but they are required to arrive at work with a set of richly-developed soft skills. Anton...
By Ayanna Fata The Great North Concrete Toboggan Race (GNCTR) began in 1974 by D. H. Simmonds, President of The American Concrete Institution. It has since become a student-run multidisciplinary challenge that includes university students from across Canada, the...
By Zeah Spiegel Amy Mancor, NAIT alumni who completed the baking program 10 years ago and has been living her dream job working as a pastry chef at Farrow Sandwiches. Farrow is an Edmonton based shop that offers a wide variety of sandwiches, baked goods, and coffee....
By Kallandra Weatherbee As of Jan. 18 the Alberta government will be easing public health rules around funerals, outdoor gatherings and personal services. For the first time in a month personal services such as hair salons and tattoo parlors will be able to re-open by...
By Kallandra Weatherbee NAIT's Fitness Equipment Loan Out program allows NAIT staff and students free access to gym equipment in their own homes. With gym and fitness centres being closed NAIT's fitness team has put together gym equipment bundles for at home workouts....
By Kallandra Weatherbee When winter hits and the days get shorter, it can bring about what’s known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Dealing with SAD during a pandemic that limits social interactions has many people dealing with increased tension and anxiety. As...
