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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NAITSA rolls out financial advice program
NAIT’s Students’ Association is offering assistance to students struggling with their finances. They have unveiled an online financial advisory program that offers students monetary advice, counselling and education. “We’re trying to decrease as much stress as we can for students,” Haley Pickard of the NAIT Students’ Association explains, “because worrying about your money is not […]
Murriel Mapa turned a pandemic hobby into an embroidery business
Lockdown was the beginning of Murriel Mapa’s new passion and small business. An embroidery artist, Mapa says, “a friend of mine has sent me an axis kit with everything I need for an embroidery hoop. And it came with everything: it came with thread, came with hoop, material, and everything. There was a pattern already […]
NAIT grad living his dream as a content creator
When Steve van Diest got his first rejection letter from NAIT, his drive to succeed grew even stronger. He would end up being turned away from NAIT’s radio and television program (RATV) twice before getting in on his third attempt. After his second rejection letter, van Diest moved to Toronto to take an accelerated course […]
Alberta announces grants for religious organizations
Religious organizations in Alberta are receiving financial help from the provincial government. The province announced they will be investing $1-million in the new Faith-based and Cultural Facility Grant; a program to help local faith groups struggling financially due to COVID-19. “The Faith-based and Cultural Facility Grant will help ensure these organizations can continue to give back […]
NAIT NewsWatch-November 06, 2020
Alberta has its sights set on the American elections. Online shopping has increased since the pandemic, and Canada Post is preparing to meet the demands as Christmas draws nearer. Plus, the Groat Road bridge fully reopens after two years of reconstruction. All of that and more on NAIT NewsWatch.