Edmonton Fire Rescue Services and the Edmonton Firefighters’ Burn Treatment Society (EFBTS) hosted Burn Awareness Week from February 2 to 8. The goal was to show Edmontonians the dangers of extreme temperatures- both hot and cold. Frostbite was a major talking point throughout the week. “Any thermal injury, chemical injury, will have an effect on […]

Unemployment rates in Alberta have gone down since 2017, but the rates of youth unemployment have not seen as much of a change. For youth between the ages of 18 and 25, the unemployment rate is at 13.1 per cent almost double the overall provincial rate of 7.3 per cent. In Canada, unemployment is at […]

NAIT’s Student Counselling Services is reintroducing Group Wellness Workshops. Tanya Spencer, one of NAIT’s student counsellors, says there’s a high demand for these workshops. “The problem with a one-to-one session model is that they have a very limited capacity,” said Spencer. In the last year, Spencer and her team met with roughly 1100 students about […]

This week on NAIT NewsWatch: We take a look at the reasons behind the rising unemployment rate for Alberta youth. Plus some students speak out about concerns about accessibility at NAIT for students with disabilities. And the latest on the Ooks and their winning ways.

Oilers reporter and NAIT grad Tony Brar returned to NAIT this week to motivate and inspire students. When Brar graduated from NAIT’s business program in 2016 he thought he would probably become an accountant. But after numerous chats with one of his instructors, Wes Sallenback, he realized he had a different dream. He wanted to […]