Assiniboine College will receive $2.2M from the Government of Canada as part of an investment into six new Brandon-based projects through PrairiesCan. The college will use the funding to help support mechatronics adoption and develop skilled labour growth in Manitoba’s agricultural sector. The funds will also support education in mechatronics through the renovation of an existing facility, which will house Assiniboine’s new Mechatronics Engineering Technology program. “When PrairiesCan came on board to help with some of the capital, it really made a difference,” Assiniboine College President Mark Frison told CBC. “It allowed us to accelerate the program, and to build in those things that take it beyond a regular educational program.”
