dence. Knightstone has been responsible
for the planning, financing, construction
and management of the project. So far,
the project has stayed on track in terms of
timeline and budget.
“With the new building and the features
that the building provides, it’s going to be
an absolutely beautiful place to live for our
students,” said Shannon Brooks, Associ-
ate VP, Corporate Services at Centennial
College. “We’re actually building a model
suite inside the main campus here so that
students and parents can see what is com-
ing, and have the opportunity to look and
touch and feel what a typical residence
suite would look like,” Simpson added.
The building’s lower level, which is partly
below grade but has a walk-out feature,
will house the school’s Culinary Arts Cen-
tre, shifting classes that are currently oper-
ating out of the existing residence building
across the street into seven kitchen labs
and nine new classrooms with capacity
for up to 600 students. The new space
will allow the college to double its labs
and increase programming while repur-
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