Last Thursday, Aurora College officials faced questions from a standing committee of Government of Northwest Territories MLAs about the decision to close the college’s 19 community learning centres (CLCs). Several MLAs outlined their concerns about the impact that the closures and the move to an online delivery model will have on communities. “Not everybody’s got computers, not everybody’s got internet in small communities,” said Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh MLA Richard Edjericon. Aurora defended the decision, stating that closing the centres will help the college to save over $8M and that moving to an online delivery method would enable the upgrading program to reach more communities. Cabin Radio reports that the buildings used by the CLCs will be transferred back to NWT.
