By Eryn Pinksen NAIT is no longer a zone for Lime scooters. Scooters are not permitted on private property as defined by the e-scooter bylaw with the City of Edmonton and NAIT has been removed from Lime’s interactive map. Protective Services Manager, Darrin Kirk,...
NAIT named a top Alberta employer
By: Joe Lipovski For the eighth year in a row, NAIT ranks among the top 75 Alberta employers. The judges took many factors into consideration when selecting NAIT for the top 75, with one of them being the free use of athletic facilities. “I am so proud that NAIT has...
Former Ook goes pro
The NAIT Ooks are watching as one of their men’s soccer players leaves the nest and signs with FC Edmonton. David Doe led the Ooks and the ACAC in points in the 2018 season with 13 goals and nine assists in 10 games.
NAIT campus will expand into Blatchford land
By: Eryn Pinksen NAIT has acquired 32.79 acres of the Blatchford development plan after a finalized agreement with the City of Edmonton. The long-term plan is to bring the satellite campuses to the main campus, except for Spruce Grove, and to build a NAIT student...
Edmonton band set to play 24-hour fundraiser
Calling all country fans, Edmonton-based country band The Dungarees are back again this Saturday with their 24-Hour-gig-a-thon fundraiser. The Dungarees are a five piece country band who have been playing together for almost a decade, and say they blend the timeless...
(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...
Edmonton Responds to the Opioid Crisis
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...
Mental health the inspiration for NAIT students advocacy project
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...