NAIT NewsWatch – March 28, 2025
March 31, 2025 - Tonight on NAIT NewsWatch, a look at declining student voter turnout at the polls as preparations begin for the next federal election, NAIT gets provincial funding for a new skills centre, and Tesla f
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Two NAIT graduates are running a VR game company
Two graduates of NAIT are the owner of the virtual reality game company, Game OVR. Stephanie Roberge and Eric Roberge are both graduates of NAIT’s electrician program, and they had been working as electricians for over ten years. Stephanie said that it has been tough to continue working as an electrician due to a lack of opportunities […]
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 […]