FullMetalEngineer
Active Member
It's crazy how Algoma started with under 100 students when the 2k Ryerson cybersecurity university was cancelled by Ford in 2018.
Brampton City council kept using the phrase "Brampton needs a University" even after the UofGH fall out drama last October. Even as Algoma surpassed the original cancelled Ryerson plans and then doubled again in 12 months to 5k, the Mayor continued to deny Brampton had a growing university and the hunt was still on after last election.
The vibe has already changed in downtown tbrampton. More students hanging out and passing through Garden Square, feels slightly less of a ghost town. Algoma spaces have overtaken both sides of Garden Square with CIBC, Dominion building. I wouldn't be surprised if they scale to 10k in a 3-4 years at this rate.
The CFI makes sense with this growth, it's a shame that even just a few months ago, the city never properly recognized the potential they had with Algoma as they kept seeking other dance partners and ignored their existence at press conferences.
Algoma stepping up to be the anchor tenant on the CFI seems like an appropriate happy ending for residents.
Brampton City council kept using the phrase "Brampton needs a University" even after the UofGH fall out drama last October. Even as Algoma surpassed the original cancelled Ryerson plans and then doubled again in 12 months to 5k, the Mayor continued to deny Brampton had a growing university and the hunt was still on after last election.
The vibe has already changed in downtown tbrampton. More students hanging out and passing through Garden Square, feels slightly less of a ghost town. Algoma spaces have overtaken both sides of Garden Square with CIBC, Dominion building. I wouldn't be surprised if they scale to 10k in a 3-4 years at this rate.
The CFI makes sense with this growth, it's a shame that even just a few months ago, the city never properly recognized the potential they had with Algoma as they kept seeking other dance partners and ignored their existence at press conferences.
Algoma stepping up to be the anchor tenant on the CFI seems like an appropriate happy ending for residents.