[TAS]

Cartmell is new associate VP of major capital projects at NAIT and will be overseeing construction of this building.

Mayoral runner-up, former councillor Tim Cartmell starts new job at NAIT

'It's going to change north central Edmonton monumentally, and that's really exciting'

ca.news.yahoo.com

 

[MacLac]

Have official blue prints been released yet?

 

[Airboy]

Have official blue prints been released yet?

NO working toward IFCs I believe.

 

[chrisvazquez7]

PCL signs onsite now. They must be getting close to mobilizing!

 

[TAS]

PCL signs onsite now. They must be getting close to mobilizing!

So is the location of this massive new 640,000-square-foot facility that will allow NAIT to train more than 15,000 students annually.(about 5,000 apprentices) be near the northern Blatchford lrt station that's currently closed?

And I wonder if that's when this station will open - when the centre opens in 2029?.

 

[MacLac]

Half way in between the 2 stations……

 

[MacLac]

PCL signs onsite now. They must be getting close to mobilizing!

Photo Op groundbreaking for Mid July…….so it gives them time to scrape the surface….clean up all the debris from the last smash down and get the silver shovels ready

 

[CplKlinger]

Alberta government moves ahead on $384M advance skills centre at NAIT

The Alberta government is spending $384 million to build an advanced skills centre at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[MacLac]

“……$779M….” Dam girl!

https://www.nait.ca/discover/advanced-skills-centre

Where’s the other $400M coming from? Fund raising? Carney bucks?

 

[TAS]

“……$779M….” Dam girl!

https://www.nait.ca/discover/advanced-skills-centre

Where’s the other $400M coming from? Fund raising? Carney bucks?

It's my understanding with previous announcements that $560million is coming from province in total and NAIT will contribute around $196 million. There's a bit to make up there from somewhere.

 

[Glenco]

Site preparation starts this year construction next year.

 

[MacLac]

My bad- “Budget 2026” is providing $384M, not to say that “Budget 2027” and so on and so forth won’t provide the remaining monies……..

Budget 2026: Building Alberta’s skilled workforce

Budget 2026 is investing $384 million to create 5,500 more apprenticeship training spaces at NAIT and strengthen Alberta’s skilled workforce.

www.alberta.ca

 

[Greenspace]

^Smith also made an announcement this morning of said money, $384m.

 

[Jaws]

Good for NAIT, but every time I hear of hundreds of millions being put towards a project that isn’t a new Edmonton hospital it gives me pause.

 

[Greenspace]

We can do both, given educational buildings like this is important to the future of our economy.