CEL announces support for Prairie Innovation Centre
Posted: Sep 15, 2022
As Assiniboine College continues to engage
partners who see the value in the future of agriculture in Manitoba, CEL
today announces support for the Prairie Innovation Centre for
Sustainable Agriculture.
CEL's contribution will go toward the latest scientific equipment
produced by CEL, including a range of plant growth chambers and
environmental monitoring and control systems.
“The ideals of the college align with our own. Their mission of
educating and training students for roles within the agri-food industry
aligns directly with the needs of our core clientele and corporate
purpose,” said John Proven, President and CEO of CEL. “Having an
opportunity to be involved in such a project within our home province is
rewarding to our organization. We were pleased to be approached by
Assiniboine and are proud to engage with them in a meaningful way.”
CEL’s equipment has enabled faculty-led research to be integrated with hands-on learning activities with students in Horticultural Production and Sustainable Food Systems programs.
- Tim Hore, Dean, Agriculture & Environment
The Prairie Innovation Centre will enable more unique work-integrated learning opportunities, applied research projects and industry innovation. Part of the vision for the Centre is the Applied Research and Education Hub. CEL’s equipment contribution will be an important piece of this key feature. CEL will continue to engage with the college to custom design and manufacture the best-suited technologies and solutions for the anticipated applications.
"Industry
support is crucial to bringing this project to life, and that includes
support of this nature, which ensures our planned state-of-the-art
learning spaces can offer the quality we need and envision,” said
Derrick Turner, Director, Advancement & External Relations. “The
Prairie Innovation Centre is going to provide learners, researchers and
industry with leading-edge, hands-on learning opportunities. We are
fortunate to receive this support from CEL that will help see this
vision through.”
Assiniboine’s relationship with the CEL Group of
Companies goes back nearly a decade. Their Argus control system is what
currently operates the existing Sustainable Greenhouse on the North Hill
campus, originally constructed in 2013. “CEL’s equipment has enabled
faculty-led research to be integrated with hands-on learning
activities with students in Horticultural Production and Sustainable
Food Systems programs,” said Tim Hore, Dean, Agriculture &
Environment. “We are thrilled to have their quality equipment and
support as we look toward the future.”
“We are excited about
encouraging more students to pursue careers in agriculture, horticulture
and plant science,” said Proven. “Our world needs bright energetic
minds thinking about the problems of feeding the world, protecting our
environment and improving human health—all things plants have a significant role in solving.”
Keep up with all announced Prairie Innovation Centre donors below: