Hi Freemantrailfamily
Thanks for your interesting post. The Town's partnership with Laurier University is to create a university campus in Milton. The Town itself has no control over the curriculum, that is up to the University and the provincial Ministry of Colleges and Universities which approves all the funding and programing of universities.
Based on what the Town and Region are hearing from provincial staff on a number of fronts. This process may take longer than the 3-5 years envisioned when the partnership was announced two years ago. Both the Town and Region fully support the concept of the Education village and are working toward the planning and servicing of the area through the Official plans at both levels, the water and waste water infrastructure and the acceleration of the Tremaine Road and Louis St. Laurent Blvd. construction to serve the site. (see attached )
http://www.milton.ca/townhall/projects/ ... illage.htm
The progress of green technology has been rapid and government agencies have been scrambling to keep up, with colleges and universities not far behind. I expect every university with engineering and technology programs will be expanding them to include green and sustainable energy and environmental studies to keep up with the demand.
Halton Region also helped fund a new campus in Burlington for McMaster University for engineering and medical studies which will also benefit the whole region by attracting students and businesses to the area that want to work with the university. Also Sheridan College is looking at expansion plans in the area as well in a number of fields.
The first phase of the Laurier campus plan is a 5000 student campus which could be expanded to a 15,000 student campus over time similar to other universities in the area with a number of fields of study.
There is an open house and public meeting at the Town Hall on Monday April 19th starting at 6.30 pm in the Town hall lobby with an Official plan and planning meeting starting at 7.30 pm. in the Council chambers. (check today's Champion and
www.milton.ca for notices on upcoming meetings)
I invite anyone interested in these and other planning issues to attend the meeting and be involved in this and other Town projects.
Colin Best
Local & regional councillor
Co-chair Milton Economic Development Advisory Committee
Candidate for Local & regional councillor
Wards 2,3,4,5. North of Derry road.