Funding to assist CCNB with modernization project

BATHURST (GNB) - The provincial government has announced funding for the initial phase of a modernization project at the Bathurst campus of Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB).

The 2024-25 capital budget committed $3.5 million for planning and design work on the project.

"CCNB is an incredible contributor to New Brunswick's world-class post-secondary education, and it provides incredible value to the province," said Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Arlene Dunn. "We are proud to invest in this project that will lead to the enhancement of CCNB's infrastructure and ability to train our future workforce."

The college plans to close its building on Youghall Drive and replace it with a new one on du Collège Street while modernizing the existing facilities. The project would centralize operations and eliminate duplication of services while preserving a heritage building.

"We are very pleased with this vote of confidence from the provincial government," said Pierre Zundel, CEO of CCNB. "It is an important first step towards modernizing our Bathurst facilities, not only to remedy an aging infrastructure, but also to create a catalyst for innovation and training that will benefit the development of the region and New Brunswick as a whole."

The site on du Collège Street opened in 1916 while the Youghall Drive site was inaugurated in 1963.

CCNB has five campuses and offers nearly 80 programs grouped in seven schools that aim to help meet the needs of the province's labour market.