NAIT NewsWatch – November 29, 2024
December 3, 2024 - For this week’s NAIT NewsWatch, we take a look at how businesses are dealing with Canadians spending less on Christmas shopping, the Ooks women’s hockey team is heading to Europe over Chri
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City unveils downtown fountain upgrades
The city says people will be able to skate outside City Hall this winter. Officials have been testing out the 420 water jets on the renovated fountain, before prepping it for skating. This update is part of the renewal plan for the City Hall Plaza. The 25-year-old fountain was due for upgrading. As well, the […]
NAIT NewsWatch – October 11, 2019
This week on NAIT NewsWatch we talk to a couple of Edmontonians building tiny houses for the homeless, plus look at how the upcoming provincial budget could affect students, and we introduce you to NAIT’s newest CEO.
Edmonton testing new adaptive traffic lights near Rogers Place
The city is testing new technology to help move downtown commuters faster. Adaptive traffic signals have been installed at all controlled intersections on 101 St., between 103A Ave. and 111 Ave., as part of a three-month pilot program. Edmonton is the first city in Canada to test this technology. The hope is fewer drivers will […]
NAIT Engineering students compete in drawbridge building
NAIT’s Construction Engineering Technology program held its annual Drawbridge Building Competition this weekend. Seven teams from engineering programs at NAIT gathered in Whitemud Park for the competition across the creek. Five teams came from Construction Engineering Technology, one from Civil Engineering and one from Engineering Design Technology. The competition involved the teams of 15 crossing […]
Edmonton cafe offers a vegan twist on the traditional Thanksgiving
Edmonton’s own Table Top Cafe has a new spin on Canada’s favourite excuse to eat pumpkin pie. Turkeys, roast ham and cornucopias are seasonal treats that are commonplace on Canadian tables at Thanksgiving, but Table Top is doing things a little differently with a vegan Thanksgiving menu. Table Top is a board game cafe in […]