Province Announces Funding For CBU Centre For Discovery And Innovation

by Bobby NockMarch 28, 2022March 28, 2022

The province is contributing $35 million toward construction of a Centre for Discovery and Innovation at Cape Breton University.

CBU announced plans for the 80-million dollar facility in 2020.

But the project is contingent on funding from both the province and Ottawa.

The province also announced today CBU will get $14 million for deferred maintenance and $5 million for planning for a strategic health initiative.

The initiative will research and explore new ways to recruit, train, and keep healthcare workers in the province.

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Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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