Northern College outlines how it will allocate $2M in provincial funding

The Indigenous lounge at Northern College’s Timmins campus is on the list for an upgrade, part of $2.2 million from the province that will see the college's Indigenous lounges either updated or installed.

The veterinary sciences learning facilities at the Haileybury campus will also be expanded.

Northern College officials said several areas will receive some upgrades thanks to nearly $2.2 million in funding from the provincial government. (Lydia Chubak/CTV News Northern Ontario)

"This represents a portion of what we spend annually on our infrastructure, which is approximately $8 million a year," said Dean Lessard, senior vice-president, academic at Northern College.

"We're very fortunate to have received it and certainly the benefit to our students and the learning environment that we're trying to create here at the college."

Northern College has also been working to enlarge its footprint and recently opened a downtown location. A portion of the $2 million has also gone to renovating a space in the Micheal JJ Doody Centre of Excellence on Spruce Street South.

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Northern College officials said several areas will receive some upgrades thanks to nearly $2.2 million in funding from the provincial government. (Lydia Chubak/CTV News Northern Ontario)

"There are actually three program areas that are going into that building and the last or final one will be our training and career development, which will take place in the early part of October," said Lessard.

The province has provided more than $170 million through its Facilities Renewal Program in 2023 and 2024 to help colleges and universities with maintenance, repairs and upgrades.