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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Foster home decorates for the holidays in a special way
Christmas decorations are getting progressively intricate as the years go by. Regular string lights are being replaced by colour changing LEDs and blow-up yard ornaments are being replaced with dot projectors- all in an attempt to become the most eye-catching house on the street. A home in Beaumont has been exactly that since 2012. The […]
NAIT counselling helps students cope with holiday struggles
With the holiday break around the corner, staff and students are counting down the days until the time off begins. But for some students, the days away from school can be more difficult than working through the grind of school work. “We have a lot of students here who really want to come to school […]
Albertans prepare for auto insurance hike
The provincial government has lifted an insurance cap on auto insurance, meaning that it will become harder for road users to keep their cars on the road. The N.D.P. introduced the cap in Aug. 2017 to stop insurance companies from overcharging consumers. However, it caused many problems for the industry, one of which being financial […]
MakeItShow returns to Edmonton Expo Centre
Siblings Jenna and Chandler Herbut, started the MakeItShow market back in 2011. Since then, the market has evolved into a family of over 180 “makies.” From handmade clothing, to unique bath bombs, all the way to customizable dog bandanas – there’s something different at every booth! “It feels good to support someone’s dream. Because, everyone […]
NAIT game-day staffer celebrates 18 seasons with the Ooks
At an institution like NAIT where students cycle through programs every two, three or four years, the NAIT Athletics game-day crew sees a similar turnover. One staff member, however, has been running the score clock at NAIT’s basketball games for nearly two decades. “I love being around people and watching basketball and all the different […]