Confirmation that the Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute is getting $4 million from the federal government for a cyclotron may not be a surprise, but it is definitely welcomed news.
The federal government originally announced it intended to commit those funds just before it presented its previous budget to Parliament in March. But that budget never passed and the country soon found itself in a federal election campaign.
When Stephen Harper’s Conservative government won its majority status in May, it was widely speculated its next budget presented would mirror the one Parliament saw in March.
While few people may have doubted that promise, the community can still breathe a sigh of relief knowing that the cheque is in the mail.
But that doesn’t mean the heavy lifting for the project is over. The Research Institute has a number of hurdles ahead, all of which likely come with headaches and insomnia.
The next such hurdle will be finding a suitable location for the $9.4 million project. And taking a quick look at the debate surrounding a proposed multiplex shows just how difficult that could become.
Regardless of how difficult the processes might be, the Research Institute and residents can be happy that the cyclotron is at least $4 million closer to becoming a reality.
The federal government originally announced it intended to commit those funds just before it presented its previous budget to Parliament in March. But that budget never passed and the country soon found itself in a federal election campaign.
When Stephen Harper’s Conservative government won its majority status in May, it was widely speculated its next budget presented would mirror the one Parliament saw in March.
While few people may have doubted that promise, the community can still breathe a sigh of relief knowing that the cheque is in the mail.
But that doesn’t mean the heavy lifting for the project is over. The Research Institute has a number of hurdles ahead, all of which likely come with headaches and insomnia.
The next such hurdle will be finding a suitable location for the $9.4 million project. And taking a quick look at the debate surrounding a proposed multiplex shows just how difficult that could become.
Regardless of how difficult the processes might be, the Research Institute and residents can be happy that the cyclotron is at least $4 million closer to becoming a reality.
