Medical school ‘finally’ coming to Cape Breton by fall 2025: N.S. premier
Global News
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston gave his State of the Province Address in Sydney, N.S., on Friday, where he announced a medical school coming to Cape Breton University.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has confirmed the province will be getting its second medical school.
Houston made the announcement in his State of the Province Address in Sydney, N.S., on Friday.
“The rumours are true,” Houston said. “By no later than Fall 2025, there will be a medical school in Cape Breton.”
This came just months after Cape Breton University began campaigning for support to open a medical school on the island.
In a Nov. 11 article, Global News reported the university consulted local physicians and over 80 community leaders over the past year who were supportive of the idea.
Gordon MacInnis, the university’s vice-president of finance and operations, said timing for a new medical campus was right.
“We look forward to tabling some very innovative solutions to make a real impact not only for Cape Breton, but for rural areas of Nova Scotia,” MacInnis said in the November interview.
At the time, the Nova Scotia Health said in an email it “has been consulted and is collaborating with the university.”