University of Calgary benefits from Ottawa’s post-secondary investments
Posted Sep 9, 2016 9:27 pm.
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A big boost for the University of Calgary as the federal government announced $78-million for campus infrastructure.
According to their news release, it’ll be combined with an $82-million injection from the institution supporting renovation and construction projects over the next two years.
It’ll go towards eight separate projects at the university.
Two will use a combined investment of nearly $34-million to improve environmental sustainability of research and innovation-related infrastructure and new research spaces.
There will also be environmental enhancements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 9,000 tonnes.
It’s all part of a larger fund that gives universities and colleges in Alberta more than $500-million.
“This once-in-a-generation investment by the Government of Canada is a historic down payment on the government’s vision to position Canada as a global centre for innovation. That means making Canada a world leader in turning ideas into solutions, science into technologies, skills into-middle-class jobs and start-up companies into global successes,” said Minister of Innovation Navdeep Bains.
No word yet on when work will begin.
