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$15 million invested in 31 Aboriginal gathering places

The following is a list of the 31 completed Aboriginal gathering places at public post-secondary institution campuses throughout B.C.:

  1. British Columbia Institute of Technology (Burnaby campus): Provincial funding of $600,000. Officially opened November 2011.
  2. Camosun College (Lansdowne campus): Provincial funding of $610,400. Officially opened April 2011.
  3. Capilano University (North Vancouver): Provincial funding of $600,000. Officially opened February 2013.
  4. College of New Caledonia (Fort St. James campus): Provincial funding of $310,000. Officially opened September 2009.
  5. College of New Caledonia (Prince George campus): Provincial funding of $317,000. Officially opened March 2013.
  6. College of the Rockies (Cranbrook campus): Provincial funding of $450,000. Officially opened October 2014.
  7. Douglas College (New Westminster campus): Provincial funding of $600,000. Officially opened April 2011.
  8. Emily Carr University of Art and Design (Granville campus): Provincial funding of $600,000. Officially opened September 2010.
  9. Justice Institute of British Columbia (New Westminster campus): Provincial funding of $600,000. Officially opened May 2016.
  10. Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Surrey campus): Provincial funding of $600,000. Officially opened May 2010.
  11. Langara College (Vancouver campus):  Provincial funding of $304,000. Officially opened September 2009.
  12. Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (Merritt campus): Provincial funding of $600,000. Officially opened 2011.
  13. North Island College (Campbell River campus): Provincial funding of $405,000. Officially opened July 2010.
  14. North Island College (Port Alberni campus): Provincial funding of $201,000. Officially opened October 2010.
  15. Northern Lights College (Fort Nelson campus): Provincial funding of $263,513. Officially opened November 2009.
  16. Northern Lights College (Fort St. John campus): Provincial funding of $141,780. Officially opened October 2011.
  17. Northern Lights College (Dawson Creek campus): Provincial funding of $183,386. Officially opened November 2011.
  18. Northern Lights College (Chetwynd campus): Provincial funding of $150,844. Officially opened September 2011.
  19. Northwest Community College (Terrace campus): Provincial funding of $600,000. Officially opened May 2010.
  20. Okanagan College (Salmon Arm campus): Provincial funding of $253,000. Officially opened September 2009.
  21. Royal Roads University (Victoria): Provincial funding of $600,000. Officially opened September 2013.
  22. Selkirk College (Castlegar campus): Provincial funding of $600,000. Officially opened May 2012.
  23. Simon Fraser University (Burnaby campus): Provincial funding of $600,000. Officially opened June 2009.
  24. Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops campus): Provincial funding of $300,000. Officially opened September 2010.
  25. Thompson Rivers University (Williams Lake campus): Provincial funding of $300,000. Officially opened September 2010.
  26. University of the Fraser Valley (Chilliwack campus): Provincial funding of $600,000. Officially opened May 2012.
  27. University of Victoria (Victoria): Provincial funding of $600,000. Officially opened January 2010.
  28. Vancouver Community College (Broadway campus): Provincial funding of $611,000. Officially opened January 2009.
  29. University of Northern B.C. (Prince George campus): Provincial funding of $600,000. Officially opened September 2010.
  30. University of British Columbia-Okanagan (Kelowna): Provincial funding of $600,000. Officially opened January 2010.
  31. Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo campus): Provincial funding of $600,000. Officially opened September 2011.