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Governments of Canada and Ontario Announce Knowledge Infrastructure Program Projects Under Way at Centennial College
Toronto, Ontario
October 23, 2009

Governments of Canada and Ontario announce Knowledge Infrastructure Program projects under way at Centennial College

The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry; the Honourable Margarett Best, Ontario Minister of Health Promotion and Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough–Guildwood; and Ann Buller, Centennial College President and CEO, celebrate the groundbreaking for the new Library and Academic Facility at the Progress Campus. The project received federal and provincial funding totalling $35 million through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program and Ontario's 2009 Budget.

Left to Right: Mr. Vishal Member, President, Centennial College Student Association Inc.; the Honourable Brad Duguid, Ontario Deputy Government House Leader, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Scarborough Centre; Mr. Bas Balkissoon, MPP for Scarborough–Rouge River; Mr. Don Schmitt, Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc.; the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry; Ms. Ann Buller, Centennial College President and CEO; the Honourable Margarett Best, Ontario Minister of Health Promotion and MPP for Scarborough–Guildwood; Dr. James Norrie, Centennial College Board of Governors; and Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti, MPP for Scarborough Southwest.

Source: Shannon Boodram, Centennial College

For more information: Knowledge Infrastructure Program