The expansion of the Woodstock Campus of Fanshawe College is going nowhere fast. $52-million in capital spending is laid out for Fanshawe College in its latest strategic plan, including $40- million for a new arts Campus in downtown London. However, expanding the cramped quarters in Woodstock is only addressed in a single paragraph in the 76-page report released last week. Fanshawe's Vice President of Administration Bernice Hull says that doesn't mean it's not a priority. "What I would say is that we don't have a source of funding. And so the ones that are moving forward are the ones where we have a source of funding. The Oxford County Campus is estimated to between 12 and 15-million (dollars). It's still one of our priority projects." When it comes to new funding for projects, Hull says the College isn't holding its breath when the provincial budget comes down on Thursday. "I think we're anxiously waiting to see what will come forward in that. I think given the economy and the financial situation the province finds itself in, we're not hugely optimistic that there will be significant resources for capital at colleges." Federal and provincial funding didn't come through for the project a few years ago, when the governments teamed up to roll out millions of dollars in stimulus spending in Oxford County. Then there was a failed attempt by the Mayor to move Fanshawe into 449 Dundas, that was being renovated for the Woodstock Art Gallery. Hull says the College continues to have periodic dialog with the city on expansion possibilities. (In photo: Rendering of Fanshawe College Oxford County expansion from 2010)
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