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Apr 8, 2021 7:03 AM
A former Thunder Bay mayor and Liberal MP wants the provincial government to act to secure the future of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
Ken Boshcoff suggest the financial problems at Laurentian University in Sudbury might have a ripple effect on the medical school at the Lakehead University campus.
“This is kind of the first appeal for provincial intervention to ensure we that continue supply physicians for Ontario, not just northern Ontario,” states Boshcoff.
He wants a guarantee the medical school will be safe in future years.
“The impacts that may affect the campuses both in Sudbury and Thunder Bay are really tentative right now, so we’re asking for some interventions, in a rather hurried nature, from the provincial legislature.”
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If COVID-19 wasn’t enough to make this Easter Weekend less relaxing than most, students and faculty at Laurentian had extra reasons to feel stressed over the so-called break.
On Thursday the university announced it is terminating its federation agreement with Huntington University, Thorneloe University and the University of Sudbury, effective May 1.
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The move is necessary to “to ensure that millions of dollars paid by Laurentian to the federated universities each year relating to the delivery of programs and courses will remain within Laurentian, as part of its path to future financial sustainability,” the school said in a release.
Laurentian prof says retirement his best option as colleagues stressed like crazy amid restructuring
A Laurentian University professor says he plans to retire even though he loves his job, and hopes colleagues who are in a good position will follow suit as the financially strapped university undergoes restructuring. A memo from the Sudbury school gave faculty just a few days to accept an option to retire.
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Posted: Apr 06, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 6
Laurentian University officials say the target date for completion of the key components of its financial restructuring plan is April 30. More information is available at laurentianu.info.(Radio-Canada)
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