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$125-million collaborative post-secondary campus coming to Langford

Horgan called the project B次元官网网址榓n unprecedented collaborationB次元官网网址 between multiple schools
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Premier John Horgan looks on as the rendering of the new post-secondary campus in Langford is unveiled at the announcement on Aug. 3. (Bailey Moreton/B次元官网网址 Staff)

A new collaborative post-secondary campus is coming to Langford.

Premier John Horgan was in Langford to make the announcement that the lot at 798 Goldstream Ave. would become home to a joint campus for Royal Roads University, the University of Victoria, Camosun College and the Justice Institute of British Columbia B次元官网网址 which Horgan called B次元官网网址渁n unprecedented collaboration.B次元官网网址

It will also include space for programming for the Sooke School District.

Horgan said the project, set to be completed in 2024 with a capacity of 1,200 students, would help address long-term barriers for students on the West Shore, which has seen lower post-secondary attendance rates.

B次元官网网址淲e have very high (high school) graduation rates, among the highest Indigenous graduation rates in the province. But it starts to fall off when young people start to think about a three-hour commute, there and back, to the University of Victoria. Fortunately, there are multiple Camosun campuses B次元官网网址 but still, itB次元官网网址檚 a challenge to get from here to where you need to get the skills that you need,B次元官网网址 Horgan said during the event.

Horgan added having a West Shore campus would improve traffic as well as address issues like the labour shortages impacting a number of industries.

SciaB次元官网网址檔ew (Beecher Bay) First Nation Chief Russ Chipps said heB次元官网网址檚 been working with SD62 for a long time and that collaboration has helped boost Indigenous graduation rates and he was happy youth from his nation could stay closer to home and still have post-secondary opportunities.

B次元官网网址淲hen I was going to school it was very hard, it wasnB次元官网网址檛 easy. But I see now our students are looked after very well. The best place we could have is close to our heart, the best place we could look after our children is close to our heart and thatB次元官网网址檚 here in Langford B次元官网网址 The people in this community look after us and treat each other like human beings. ItB次元官网网址檚 the poster child for reconciliation, itB次元官网网址檚 the poster child for inclusivity.B次元官网网址

The property at the corner of Goldstream Avenue and Peatt Road was occupied by the Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church but was bought by Royal Roads University in March.

It was rezoned as a community town centre in 2018, allowing for mixed-use development.

The project is being funded by the provincial government ($77.8 million for the construction of the building) and RRU ($18.5 million for the land purchase plus an additional $500,000 for capital costs). Additional capital contributions include $1 million from UVic and $200,000 from Camosun College. Langford is also contributing $26 million towards amenity improvements, $1.5 million over 10 years to support an innovation studio and $375,000 to go towards a scholarship fund for Langford residents.

B次元官网网址淚n my 30 years as mayor, this is the single most significant project in Langford history B次元官网网址 $125 million investment in education, and I am proud to be part of it,B次元官网网址 said Mayor Stew Young.

READ MORE: Mayor confident Langford will see university campus after Royal Roads University land purchase



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