Construction is on time and on budget for the new powerline technician building at St. Clair College in Chatham.
"Right now they're closing it in," says Chair of Academic Studies, Mark Benoit. "Hopefully we'll have is closed in by the end of December, which is allow us to continue working inside the building."
The building, which is going up on Bear Line Rd. at McNaughton Ave. W, should be completed by the end of March, 2018.
Students will be in the facility, which includes an indoor training lab, for the start of the September semester.
"So we'll have poles inside the building that will be used for an indoor pole lab," says Benoit. "The whole building is established around lab training -- so, more hands on training."
Benoit believes the new facility will make a big difference.
"It was, for us, the next right step. We are one of the largest trainers for the powerline trade in the province of Ontario, and now we are seeking to go on a national level."
Funding for the new building came from the Federal government, the municipality of Chatham-Kent, the college, and private donors.