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 Alleah Boisvert Sustainability, innovation and determination have been key in keeping one new Edmonton business afloat going into the new year with a focus on community and local produce. The founders of City & Soul Wellness Collective were committed to...
By Nicole Murphy A group of people have been volunteering outside the Strathcona Farmers Market almost every Saturday for 20 years peacefully bringing attention to the modern day concentration camps happening in China. “All the media in China is controlled by the...
By Zachary Flynn NAIT is choosing to maintain its early January start to the winter semester, despite moves by the provincial government and the University of Alberta to move back start dates by one week. “We are confident our health and safety protocols, which are...
By Tora Matys Despite recent restrictions forcing Grindstone Theatre to temporarily close their doors, the theatre refuses to let the curtain fall. The theatre is hosting their first online Christmas special. Starting at 8 p.m. December 25, Grindstone Theatre will be...
By Alleah Boisvert The importance of shopping locally has increased for Edmontonians as COVID-19 continues. While big-box stores have gotten lucky enough to break even and sometimes even profit off the pandemic, some smaller local businesses are struggling to keep up....
One north Edmonton shop owner is forced to watch his game store sit empty due to new mandatory health restrictions put in place by the Alberta Government in November. “I’d rather have the lockdown happen now than have a month of [these restrictions], and then be...
By Jared Gomes In order to combat COVID many tracing apps have been released to track the spread, including Canada's federal app Covid Alert. Alberta has opted out of using that application and instead chooses to use ABTraceTogether. The Alberta-focused app has...
By Nicholas Hotte After graduating from the graphic communications program at NAIT in 2018, Shawna Bannerman started a jewellery business. She had been creating jewellery since she was 11 years old, and decided to finally follow her passion and do what she loves as a...
