Saskatchewan Polytechnic is $2 million closer to its $100 million fundraising goal thanks to a donation from the Yuel family. President and CEO of Sask Polytech, Dr. Larry Rosia estimates they are at about the $63 million mark now for the Time to Rise campaign with the goal of building a campus at Innovation Place, to replace the network of outdated buildings scattered throughout the city.

Tuesday, he thanked the Yuel family for their support and adds that they aren’t just supporting the construction of the new Joseph A. Remai campus, because it’s a gift that keeps giving with generations of students to be educated there. Rosia states that one in nineteen jobs in Saskatchewan are the result of Saskatchewan Polytechnic, its students or its alumni.

Sask Polytech will establish the Yuel Family Collaborative Learning Space, which will be a gathering and study space in recognition of the donation. Greg Yuel, president and CEO of PIC Investment Group, says his family has made donations to the arts, sports and health, so it was time for a donation to promote education.

“The vast majority of our employee are people that are going to get an education through a SaskPoly diploma. And they’re the ones doing the work. They’re the ones that are equipment operators, they’re the ones that are technicians, they’re the ones that are picker truck operators, gas fitters, skilled trades, so this is exactly where we should be.”

Yuel adds, “As we move toward robotics in our distribution and manufacturing businesses, our packagers become technical equipment operators. Our real estate business relies on skilled trades within our leadership team and among our partners. Our transportation business and our tourism business excel thanks to education offered by Sask Polytech.” Click here for more information on the campaign.