Alberta’s Progressive Conservative government has pledged $55.6 million to upgrade Lethbridge College’s trades and technology facilities.
The April 10 announcement by advanced education minister Greg Weadick will depend on the PCs winning re-election April 23.
If the project proceeds, facilities for agriculture equipment technician, heavy equipment technician, automotive service technician and welder courses will be expanded and upgraded, as will facilities for trades involving solar, geothermal and wind energy.
The trades instruction area at Lethbridge College comprises buildings built between 1962 and 1977. Improvements to those facilities have long been a goal for college president Tracy Edwards.
“The trades building has simply outlived its expected lifespan,” Edwards said.
She said the college is a leader in trades education, and the promised funding would allow it to accommodate the growing demand for trades training.
If the funding pledge proceeds, renovations and new facility construction could start by next year.
