July 30, 2024
Manitoba Government Announces South Winnipeg Recreation Campus Moving Ahead
– – –New Vocational Wing Will Train More Manitobans: Naylor
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The South Winnipeg Recreation Campus took a step forward today, with a $17-million investment for the opening of a new vocational wing at Pembina Trails Collegiate, Consumer Protection and Government Services Minister Lisa Naylor announced today.
“South Winnipeg is one of the fastest-growing communities in Manitoba and our government is building the infrastructure families need,” said Naylor. “We committed to a new recreation campus in south Winnipeg during the campaign and we are delivering. Today, we are moving ahead with the first phase, with a state-of-the-art vocational training wing for students that will form part of the campus.”
The funds for this new, 19,000-sq.-ft. wing are a part of the Manitoba government’s investment in the City of Winnipeg’s South Winnipeg Recreation Campus project. The new school wing will bring students together in south Winnipeg to learn skills in culinary arts, machining, welding, woodworking technology and more, the minister added.
“This investment by the Manitoba government in the vocational wing as part of the South Winnipeg Recreation Campus is a testament to our shared commitment to providing a new regional multi-use, multi-generational campus to meet the community’s needs,” said Mayor Scott Gillingham, City of Winnipeg. “I look forward to further collaboration with the Manitoba government in making this project a reality for the residents of south Winnipeg.”
Procurement for the new wing was led by the City of Winnipeg. Construction is expected to begin at the end of summer 2024 and with completion in September 2026, the minister said.
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