After years of planning, Northern College opened the doors to its Integrated Emergency Services Complex in the fall.
The facility brings the emergency services under one roof.
Students in the pre-service firefighter, paramedic, paramedic bridging and police foundations programs have been using the $19.2 million facility since the school year started in September. It also is the new home for the Cochrane District EMS and Health Sciences North base hospital, and the Whitney Volunteer Fire Station will also be moving in.
The complex also offers a mock courtroom, jail cell, interview and finger print rooms, scenario labs, an exterior intersection, and a simulation unit that is a system used by Homeland Security in the United States.
All levels of government have contributed, with the provincial and federal government each giving $5.5 million, and the City of Timmins $2 million. The college also received a $1.5 million Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation.
With the new facility, the school hopes to attract more domestic and international students.
Take a look at what the facility looked like in April when TimminsToday took a tour here.
