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NSERC announces $1.75 million renewal for NC Technology Access Centre

Thanks to continued investment from the federal government, Niagara College’s Canadian Food and Wine Institute (CFWI) Innovation Centre will further advance its state-of-the-art services to food and beverage companies wishing to innovate, grow and compete in the global marketplace. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded a $1.75 million renewal

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Commercial Cannabis Production program secures licence to grow industrial hemp

Niagara College’s Commercial Cannabis Production program is growing its comprehensive curriculum after acquiring a licence from Health Canada to cultivate industrial hemp. A virtual jack of all trades among field and greenhouse crops, industrial hemp is a specific type of Cannabis sativa L. plant grown for a variety of uses, including home insulation, textiles, paper,