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Nait students design off-grid solar-power wireless internet system for use in remote and rural communities and regions

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.comA Lethbridge College student is part of a former team of NAIT students that has won the Capstone Project of

Can trim A former Salt Spring Island resident says his upbringing on the Gulf Islands played a role in winning an Alberta engineering technology prize for a project exploring affordable internet access for remote communities.

Manual work that gets you dirty is an under-rated mental tonic and every time I step away from my desk to work outside, it makes me feel better

. Photo by Breanne Lywood Whether you’re a fully-fledged rural homesteader, a sustainability-minded urbanite, or simply a curious consumer, you’ve probably heard bad things about how animals are raised on commercial farms. These things take many forms: a dramatic headline, a farm exposé video, or maybe a comment at a dinner party. What many criticisms of animal production have in common is that they fail to paint the full picture and, more importantly, they fail to offer real solutions. ...

Courtesy of Brian Michael Schuler Cody Hoellerman (left) of Brookline pours grains into a pot while Lee Sifford of Dormont stirs the brew. Courtesy of Brian Michael Schuler Lee Sifford of Dormont stirs the brew in a kettle.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. A group of friends have created a lot of beer behind one of their homes. That location inspired a business. Back Alley Brewing Co. is planned to open in...