Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to inform the Members of this Assembly that the official opening of Aurora College's new Yellowknife Campus takes place today.
This is an important step in the development of the campus. Before the new facility was built, students were taking classes in a number of buildings across Yellowknife, none of which were specifically designed to be instructional space. As of January, however, students from most programs have been taking classes at the new campus in Northern United Place.
This impressive facility features new classrooms and student housing, laboratory space, instructor and administration offices, computer labs with Internet access, library space and a convenient downtown location.
This project is the result of cooperation on the part of the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, the Department of Public Works and Services, the NWT Housing Corporation and Aurora College. I would like to thank the representatives of those agencies whose hard work brought this project to a successful conclusion.
I would also like to mention the northern companies and people who made the new campus building a reality. Architects Gino Pin and Wayne Guy designed the facility while construction was skillfully carried out by Clark Builders and PCL Constructors Northern Inc.
The new campus is an illustration of this government's commitment to ensuring northern students are able to carry out their studies in the best facilities we can provide. This bright, spacious and modern campus will serve the students of Aurora College for many years to come. Mahsi cho.
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