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  • Lanark Leeds Today

Former Dean joins call to save Perth’s Algonquin College campus

  • Inside Ottawa Valley

Perth College campaign gains momentum as former dean Chris Hahn joins effort to keep campus alive

  • lanarkcounty.ca

Lanark County Delegation Yields Progress for Algonquin College Reuse Plan

A recent delegation to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference has yielded promising developments for the future of the Algonquin College Perth campus, following the announcement of its closure earlier this year.
  • The Morning Rush

A community group is trying to save the Algonquin Perth campus to create a new Perth College

  • Hometownnews

AMO delegation yields progress for Perth’s Algonquin College reuse plan

At the AMO conference Aug. 17 to 20, Lanark County entrepreneur Toby Shannan presented a proposal to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development to repurpose the site as a skilled trades training centre. He stressed the urgent need to keep trades education accessible in the region.

Community Group Launches Campaign to Help Save the Perth Campus of Algonquin College and create the Perth College

  • Education News Canada

Lanark County Delegation Yields Progress for Algonquin College Reuse Plan

  • lanarkcounty.ca

Delegation Yields Progress for Algonquin College Reuse Plan

A recent delegation to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference has yielded promising developments for the future of the Algonquin College Perth campus, following the announcement of its closure earlier this year.
  • Perth Courier Journal

Can this entrepreneur save Algonquin College in time?

The countdown has begun for Algonquin College’s Perth Campus, which is slated to close its doors permanently by the end of August 2026. But a former tech executive turned education entrepreneur believes he can rewrite the ending.
  • 580 CFRA

The Morning Rush – Toby Shannan’s vision to save the Algonquin College Perth campus

Andrew Pinsent fills in for Bill and talks with former Chief Operating Officer of Shopify Toby Shannan about the closure of Algonquin College's Perth campus and his vision of saving it.
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