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Rural Development Centre Officially Opens at Ridgetown
November 7, 2006
A $7-million education and training centre that will offer rural Ontario residents leading-edge teaching, learning and extension opportunities has opened at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus.
The 30,000-square-foot Rudy H. Brown Rural Development Centre houses classrooms, a lecture theatre, an auditorium, meeting rooms to support innovative research and learning, as well as administrative offices and community areas for local events.
“This project is an incredible demonstration of the power of partnership,” said Guelph president Alastair Summerlee. “Thanks to the investment and support from the provincial government, the University, industry and the community, we now have a fabulous centre that will drive innovation.”
The provincial and municipal government’s provided some $4.7 million for the project, with the additional $2.3 million being raised by the Ridgetown College Agri-Food Foundation. The foundation was initiated by the late Rudy H. Brown, for whom the centre is named. He taught at Ridgetown for 33 years and was known across Ontario for his extension activities.
