Lakehead University will receive $15M over the next 10 years from the County of Simcoe to support the expansion of its Orillia Campus. The funding will help construct a new building to expand programming and improve access to education. The new space will include an Indigenous learning and gathering centre, student programming space, and a centralized student services hub. “This [support] will allow our campus to grow to an estimated 3,500 students,” said Lakehead President Dr Gillian Siddall.
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