Fanshawe College to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony

Fanshawe College, London Campus will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for our new Centre for Applied Transportation Technologies. The construction launch is a significant event for the College and the City of London. The project received federal and provincial funding totalling over $31 million through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program and Ontario's 2009 Budget.

The new 148,000 square-foot centre will be created from a repurposed building adjacent to the college's London Campus. The state-of-the-art facility will have 16 classrooms, 13 labs and seven shops equipped to simulate real world scenarios in trades and technologies that support the transportation industry. The centre will accommodate 1,500 full-time students and will feature a range of environmental construction techniques including a green roof system over shop areas and solar hot water heating.

Funding for this project is being provided by the Government of Canada's Knowledge Infrastructure Program and through the Ontario Government's 2009 Budget.

Date: Friday, November 20, 2009
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: 1764 Oxford Street East (west of 3M)

Among officials attending will be Mr. Ed Holder, MP, London West; Mr. Khalil Ramal, MPP, London-Fanshawe and Dr. Howard Rundle, President, Fanshawe College.

For further information, please contact:

Leanne Perreault
Manager, Corporate Communications
Fanshawe College
Tel: 519.452.4430 ext. 2950

or

Karrie Burke
Communications Officer
Fanshawe College
Tel: 519.452.4493