NAIT NewsWatch – November 1, 2024
November 5, 2024 - NAIT NewsWatch returns this week, and we cover stories on international student policy changes, a new gambling course at the University of Alberta, Edmonton’s festivals struggling to keep up wit
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NAIT NewsWatch – November 26, 2021
In this week’s episode of NAIT NewsWatch, we tell you about the shortage in supplies from BC. We also talk about the rally that Edmontonians participated in to show support for the Wet’suwet’un.
Furniture bank provides free essentials to people leaving homelessness
FIND Edmonton is a thrift store in Landsdowne with a twist. “We’re ending homelessness,” said Janine Tremblay, Marketing and Donations Coordinator at FIND. FIND partners with Housing First organizations in Edmonton by providing furniture for free to people coming out of homelessness. Housing First, or HF, is the philosophy that before a person experiencing homelessness […]
Shumka offers senior classes again next year
Shumka is offering two classes to adults next year. Seniors Can Shumka and Shumka’s Silver Swans and both courses start January 10, 2021, and run for eight weeks. Seniors Can Shumka is recommended for ages 55 and up. Tasha Orysiuk, Shumka’s Creative Director, is the instructor for both classes. “Seniors Can Shumka, it is a […]
Sustainable shopping grows in an attempt to slow down fast fashion
With fast fashion becoming more of a prominent problem in the eyes of environmental enthusiasts, alternative ways of shopping, like thrifting, have become a way to consume material more sustainably. Fast fashion is responsible for 20 per cent of the world’s use of wastewater and has the second-largest carbon footprint worldwide. Buds Duds Apparel, a […]
Alberta’s first Esports association smashes expectations in its first year
The Alberta Esports Association released the impact report from their first year, and the organization’s founders are thrilled with the results. Founded at the beginning of the pandemic in July 2020, AESA is Canada’s first provincial Esports association. The organization secured sponsorships with numerous businesses throughout the first year, including Red Bull Canada, Telus, and […]