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NAIT campus will expand into Blatchford land

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...

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Edmonton band set to play 24-hour fundraiser

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...

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Edmonton Responds to the Opioid Crisis

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...

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NAIT Blatchford plan still on

NAIT Blatchford plan still on

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...

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49,000-worker shortage seen

49,000-worker shortage seen

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...

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Legal pot and the campus

Legal pot and the campus

Canadian post-secondary schools, including NAIT, are looking to blaze the trail in determining best practices for cannabis on campuses once it is legalized later this year. The process of crafting campus regulations in response to new legislation began last semester....

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