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B.C. invests $113 M for new home of too-full Emily Carr University
VANCOUVER – Emily Carr University of Art and Design is bursting at the seams so the provincial government is investing $113 million to help it relocate from its unique Granville Island location.
The university’s home has been amid the blend of industrial and market activities on Granville Island for more than 30 years, but it will soon be moving to a former industrial area on Great Northern Way in Vancouver.
As she announced the funding, Premier Christy Clark told a crowd the university will be equipping students to do things that no one has even imagined yet.
The university was originally designed for 800 students, but currently has 1,800 students.
Emily Carr Chancellor Jake Kerr says space constraints have meant turning away 50 per cent of the qualified undergrad students and 75 per cent of their graduate candidates.
Total cost of the project will be $134 million and it’s expected to be completed by July 2016.
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