b'STUDENT HOUSINGthan 6,800 new spaces open or underway OKANAGAN COLLEGE FAST FACTS throughout the province so far.By campus, the province has invested: In the same news release, Connor McGuinness, a student at the Okanagan Kelowna: $36.4 million College Kelowna campus, said, Over the past two years, living in student housing Vernon: $18 million has helped me to exceed my academic expectations by creating a sense of Salmon Arm: $13.1 million community that I never knew I needed. Construction on the Kelowna buildings is Okanagan College offers a wide range of trades and apprenticeship programs, includingexpected to be completed by winter 2023. carpentry, electrical, mechanical and Women in Trades. For more information on whatsThe Vernon project is anticipated to start offered, visit the colleges website at okanagan.bc.ca. later this summer and will be completed in early 2024, while the Salmon Arm building is anticipated to start in fall 2022 and be completed in spring 2024.SELKIRK COLLEGEFrom social workers to nurses, millwrights to graphic designers and conservation officers to chefs, Selkirk Colleges 60-plus programs provide career-ready education, including a solid curriculum in the trades.In a college news release on the new housing initiatives, Selkirk President and CEO Angus Graeme said, These new units will enable us to address the local student housing crisis and support more students with secure and stable housing. Having the opportunity to live affordably on campus near classrooms and services means that students can focus on being successful in their courses and programs.In her earlier announcements, Minister Kang also specified that Selkirk College will move forward with a $24.5-million project to build a new 112-bed facility on the Castlegar campus and a 36-bed student housing building on the Silver King campus in Nelson. With more than 2,800 full-time students on its campusesStructural Engineering and learning centres throughout theBuilding Science region, the college currently offers 100 beds at its housing facility in Castlegar andStructural Restoration 109 beds in Nelson. Both new buildingsStructural Glasswill include two family units and two accessible units. Engineering Parking Facility Design Katrine Conroy, MLA for Kootenay West and a Selkirk College alumna, concluded,Building Energy Modelling The college is a major driver of our regional workforce, with graduates foundAudits & Studies in every corner of our communities. We need to ensure that while people are going to school, they have stable housing. rjc.ca Creative Thinking Practical ResultsFor general information about the college and its trades curriculum, visit selkirk.ca.30 SOUTHERN INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION'