July 23, 2015 – Victoria, British Columbia – Western Economic Diversification Canada
Today, the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced an investment of over $2,084,000 for two projects to support the advanced manufacturing and aerospace sectors in Victoria.
With funding of more than $1.5 million from the Government of Canada, Camosun College will create a testing integration lab to support the manufacturing sector. This new facility will provide students with hands-on experience and provide industry with access to state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies. The project will also contribute to the development of a Career Hub, which will help promote student recruitment and support interaction with local employers.
An investment of $527,000 will support the University of Victoria acquire equipment and conduct laboratory upgrades to support the design, development, commercialization and certification of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Payloads at the Centre for Aerospace Research (CfAR).
“In the three years since its inception UVic’s Centre for Aerospace Research has become a Canadian leader in UAV research, design, integration and testing. This funding will advance the application of next-generation UAVs in a wide variety of fields, including agriculture, forest fire patrol, and search and rescue.”
- Dr. David Castle, Vice-President Research, University of Victoria
Nicholas Insley
Office of the Minister
Western Economic Diversification Canada
Telephone: 613-954-1042
Email: nicholas.insley@wd-deo.gc.ca
Ben Stanford
Regional Communications Manager
Western Economic Diversification Canada
Telephone: 604-666-33957
Email: ben.stanford@wd-deo.gc.ca
Karla Sandwitch
Communications Strategist
Camosun College
Telephone: 250-370-4235
Email: sandwith@camosun.ca@wd-deo.gc.ca
Suzanne Ahearne
Media Relations and Communications
University of Victoria
Telephone: 250-721-6139
Email: sahearne@uvic.ca
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