Value of Petrolia construction down 70 per cent
Feds and province give Lambton’s Health Sciences Centre the green light
June 24, 2015
Lambton College Board President Jim Burns thanks Cambridge MPP (L) Kathyrn McGarry for the province’s committment of $10 million for the new Centre for Health Sciences. MPP Pat Davidson and College President Judy Morris look on. The federal government has also committed $10 million. Lambton County council previously made a $5 million, multi-year donation to the project.
Lambton College will begin construction on its new Centre for Health Sciences in 2016 after the federal and provincial government committed $10 million each to the project.
Sarnia-Lambton MPP Pat Davidson and Cambridge MPP (L) Kathryn McGarry were at Lambton College Wednesday to make the announcement.
Earlier this year, Lambton County Councillors committed $5 million for the project when the feds and the province anted up.
The $30 million Centre will bring students faculty and researchers under one roof and include laboratories, meeting spaces and interactive learning studios for students in the health care fields including nursing, personal support workers and paramedics.
Lambton College launched a fundraising campaign to pay for the additional $5 million for the building. I will also raise cash for an equipment fund and a student wellness centre which will be built at the same time as the health sciences centre.
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Value of Petrolia construction down 70 per cent
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Heather Wright/The Independent 2025 has not been a good year for construction in Petrolia. The value of the construction underway so far this year has dropped 70 per cent and the number of new home building permits is down over 90 per cent from 2024. According to statistics provided by Lambton County’s Building Department there has been just one permit
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McCart honoured for softball dedication
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Two swimmers in Lambton in critical condition after two separate incidents
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Labour peace after Waterville workers okay deal
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Heather Wright/The Independent As the saying goes, the third time was the charm. Waterville TG workers, members of the UAW Local 251, accepted a three-year deal during a membership meeting Saturday. It was the third vote on a proposed contract since June. June 8, 85 per cent of UAW Local 251 workers at the auto parts plant turned down an
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