Premier Wynne announces $2.9m for Algonquin College’s 50th
Posted on Tuesday, April 18th, 2017
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne speaks to Algonquin College students regarding the $2.9 million that Algonquin College will be receiving. (Algonquin College)
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne today announced that Algonquin College will receive $2.9 million as part of the province’s $50-million investment in Ontario’s 24 community colleges.
The College plans to use the funds to support the construction of a new Indigenous Commons
and “Collaboratory,” which will complement the Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning Centre, and Institute for Indigenous Entrepreneurship announced last fall. An expandable, circular, gathering space, the area will be used for lectures, galas, and celebrations, and will provide an area for community members to interact and experience applications of Indigenous knowledge.
“As we talk more about our new Centre, it’s so important here that we carry out our work in the spirit of the Indigenous
people,” said Cheryl Jensen, President of Algonquin College.
The Premier was able to tour the Ottawa campus, visit an Applied Research Lab, and see the site of the new Indigenous Commons.
Also in attendance were Ministers Bob Chiarelli, Yasir Naqvi, Marie-France Lalonde, MPP Nathalie Des
Rosiers, and MPP John Fraser, who later joined the Premier and President Jensen in a Town Hall-style meeting with students from numerous disciplines.
“I want to commend Algonquin for the work that you do,” said Premier Wynne, discussing her tour of the College’s Centre for Construction Excellence. “Thank you for showing me the work that is literally cutting edge — technology that is going to transform the way construction is done in the province.”
The funds are part of the Province’s one-time investment marking the 50th anniversary of the college system, aiming “to prepare students with the right skills and knowledge for the technology-driven jobs of tomorrow.”
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