University of New Brunswick Saint John campus to get $38-million health centre

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs responds to a question from the media on the final day of the summer meeting of Canada's premiers at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.The New Brunswick government says it will give $12 million toward the construction of a building to house a health and social innovation centre at University of New Brunswick鈥檚 Saint John campus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

FREDERICTON - The University of New Brunswick Saint John campus is getting a $38-million health and social innovation centre funded by the provincial and federal governments.

Premier Blaine Higgs says the new centre will help grow the province's health sciences and technology sector.

The provincial government is investing $12 million toward the 5,850-square-metre, three-and-a-half-storey building, while Ottawa is putting in $15.2 million. The remaining $10.8 million for the project is coming from the university.

Higgs says the centre will be home to a new, four-year interdisciplinary undergraduate program in health, and a research facility for scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs.

The building will overlook the campus quad and the Kennebecasis River, and it will be connected to nearby walking paths, an underground tunnel system and a ring road.

The province says the centre will be designed and built to maintain a low carbon footprint.

This report by 香港六合彩挂牌资料 was first published Dec. 19, 2022.

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