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March 2017

March 30, 2017

Spring has sprung

Spring has sprung here in Edmonton and the usual signs of the new season are all around. The biggest sign of the melting snow being the potholes all around Edmonton. When water leaks into the soil below the asphalt the road weakens which can create potholes overnight. Edmonton has seen a decrease in the amount […]

March 30, 2017

NAIT chosen as one of Alberta’s top employers

This year marks the sixth year in a row that NAIT has been recognized as an exceptional place to work. The annual Alberta’s Top Employers competition recognizes Alberta’s 70 best workplaces and NAIT has made the list every year since 2012.  The competition judges employers on a multitude of categories including: training and skill development, […]

March 30, 2017

A friendly hello at the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta is encouraging students to say “hello” with the unveiling of its new friendship bridge. The Yellow is for Hello campaign is meant to encourage students to talk about their mental health. The campaign was started by Sam Fiorella after he lost his son to mental illness.  In the aftermath of his […]

March 29, 2017

2nd Edition – March 23rd, 2017

In this episode, the Alberta PC party pick a new leader, the NAIT women’s basketball team hosts nationals and a celebration for International Francophone day. Over at Ernest’s Chef Ben Weeks shows off how to make a no bake peanut butter fudge. All this and more on 2nd Edition news!

March 27, 2017

NAIT NewsWatch – March 18, 2017

On this edition of NAIT NewsWatch: As the federal government plans to legalize marijuana, Edmonton City Council is discussing what legal cannabis could mean for Edmonton. Plus the province announces a tuition freeze for the third year in a row, and Edmonton is eight years into its ten-year plan to end homelessness in our city […]

March 27, 2017

NAIT students toss pies on Pi Day

Normally math isn’t too celebrated in our everyday normal lives but on Tuesday, NAIT students made an exception as they celebrated Pi day in an unusual way. Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 as the date lines up to be 3.14 and gets people talking about the mathematical equation! Here at NAIT, students celebrated […]

March 23, 2017

Breathe for the future

BREATHE is the new strategy for connecting Edmonton’s neighbourhoods. The plan is to incorporate ecology, celebration and wellness to build infrastructure to support and benefit the 2 million people expected to be living in greater Edmonton by 2050.   Ecology will focus on a multifaceted approach to maintaining and supporting natural greenscape that will require […]

March 23, 2017

2nd Edition – March 16, 2017

In this episode of 2nd Edition, our team brings you a number of stories about empowering women after International Women’s Day. Plus an exciting week for sports at NAIT as women’s nationals are held on campus, and we head to Ernest’s to create delicious vegetarian tacos. All this and more on 2nd Edition News!