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Shawn Alyman, welding professor at North Bay's Canadore College, demonstrates a virtual welder at a recent technology conference.
Canadore’s innovation centre tied to economic developmentCanadore College gave a sneak peek recently at its high-tech innovation centre focused on helping regional businesses grow.The Innovation Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Production (ICAMP), which will open in September at its Commerce Court Campus, is a first in Canada.“They don’t exist in North America for manufacturing,” said Charles Gagnon, Canadore's manager of corporate relations. “There is one in England, and two in Germany that we are aware of. It’s an historical moment for ...


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Lakehead U lands research grants
Lakehead University scientists is receiving close to $1.9 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for “groundbreaking” research projects related to forestry, mining and the consequences of environmental change.In a May 21 release, the university sai...
Cambrian College signs Aboriginal training agreement
Sudbury's Cambrian College and the Apitisawin Employment and Training agency are teaming up to provide Aboriginal students with the opportunity to pursue certificate postsecondary programs.The programs to be offered are the Mining Foundations certificate and the Carpentry Fundamentals certific...
Canadore offers online learning to China and Brazil
Canadore College and ClevrU Corporation announced a new collaboration to deliver advanced online learning opportunities to Brazil and China.International students have a significant economic impact to Canada. According to Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, total expenditures by int...
Canadore offers new unmanned aerial vehicle program
This June, Canadore will be the only college in Ontario to deliver a specialized program for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), which was developed in response to industry demand.In 2007, the global UAV market was estimated at $40 billion, $787 million of which was reportedly earned in Canada. An...


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