Archive for April, 2009

Earth Day @ NAIT

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

EcoNAIT helped the NAIT community celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd! If you came by the South Lobby between 11 and 3 you may have noticed a few things going on. There was: – A big cage that was being used to collect scrap paper; – EcoNAIT members who were giving out information on recycling, [...]

Earth Day

Friday, April 17th, 2009

April 22nd will mark the 39th Anniversary of Earth Day! Earth Day ‘is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment.’ (Earth Day, Wikipedia). There will be a few activities underway here at NAIT to help celebrate. EcoNAIT will be in the NAIT South Lobby from 11am

Ask and you shall receive!

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Guest post by Sheryl Hansen, NAIT Wellness Consultant Wouldn’t it be great if there were bikes strategically placed around campus, for staff to jump on to travel to, say, Distribution Centre orKingsway Professional Centre? This came up recently in our Recreation department meeting, and poof, a bike landed in my office the next week. Free. [...]

Green Yard Clean Up

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

With Spring apparently already here, and the snow melting I am sure that many people have been thinking about the upcoming yard work. Consider the environment when doing your clean up and try out these tips. 1) Compost all your yard waste! 2) Plant Native Plants – They are low maintenance because they are meant [...]