On October 18, thousands gathered on Jasper Ave. to protest against climate change along with Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. The march began at Jasper Ave. and 108 St. and ended on the steps of the Alberta Legislature Building where Thunberg spoke about the...
By David Madawo If you’ve ever had a chance to listen or see Ntwali perform, you’d know that not only is he a skilled collaborator but a master at freestyling as well. In fact, Ntwali has freestyled on a number of features and singles, including live performances and...
By Morgan Noseworthy Growing up, Myke Peters didn’t have dreams of being a tattoo artist. He just wanted to be an artist–specifically a cartoonist. But as he grew up, he realized that with the advent of the internet and print media dying, that comic strips just...
By Elijah O’Donnell Alternative Greens is “Edmonton’s Original Ma & Pa Cannabis Store.” You may have seen them set up right on the corner of 97th and the Yellowhead, a location that Owner and CEO Trevor Miller, NAIT alumni and former NAIT instructor, says has...
By Elijah O’Donnell Edible cannabis products will soon hit the Canadian market. Full legalization is planned for Oct 21 and sales are set to start mid-December. The edibles are launching alongside cannabis extracts, commonly known as “shatter” or “dabs”. Cannabis...
By Eryn Pinksen Alberta Health Services is conducting a review of the province’s supervised consumption services. Edmonton currently has four safe-injection sites, after the Royal Alexandra Hospital recently opened a site in April. The review began in September and a...
By Orrin Farries VegFest, the plant-based community festival put on by the Vegans and Vegetarians of Alberta (VVoA), was a blossoming affair for the spirit of compassionate living. Hosted at RE/MAX Field, radiant sunshine and soft breezes lent themselves to a...
By Erica Cawagas Rogue Wave Coffee, just 5 minutes from NAIT, has a unique approach to introducing new people to specialty coffee. Similar to a brewery, they proudly display their roastery so their customers can see exactly how the beans are roasted. They also hold...
By Elijah O’Donnell Nu Engineers, a nu-jazz style band that formed last April in Edmonton, has a unique sound that stands out among a crowd. Kaleb Belcourt is on guitar, along with Izaac Middleton and Eamon Vandenburg switching from drums to bass synth throughout the...
By Emily Devereux When Tamires Para started her Master of Fine Arts in painting, she was interested in studying how female bodies are under-represented in media. Her main passion is illustration and concept art, and before continuing her studies she was working in the...
