NOVA SCOTIA—The Nova Scotia government is investing $105 million for deferred maintenance and the construction of a new building at universities across the province.
The one-time operating funding includes $65 million in deferred maintenance investments at St. Francis Xavier University, Acadia University, Université Sainte-Anne and Cape Breton University (CBU). This will allow universities to address a significant backlog of infrastructure upgrades and improvements including electrical upgrades, roof replacements and accessibility and mechanical upgrades, states a release.
About $35 million of the funding will go towards the construction of a Centre for Discovery and Innovation at CBU which will house state-of-the-art research and instructional facilities as well as feature the latest in green technology and digital infrastructure. An approximately $5 million investment will be used to execute planning for a strategic health initiative at CBU.
“Ensuring our post-secondary institutions remain competitive and have the space and infrastructure needed to welcome and train the future workforce is essential for our economic future,” said Brian Wong, Nova Scotia’s minister of advanced education in a statement. “These universities are the heart of our rural communities, and these investments will not only improve the student experience, they will enhance access to healthcare training, and create innovative spaces that will house some of the best research facilities and most talented people committed to finding solutions.”
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