The official opening of the Northern Ontario Assessment and Resource Centre (NOARC), a consortium of northern colleges and universities that provides assessment services for postsecondary students with learning disabilities, was held at Cambrian College on February 21.

Chris Bentley, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, representatives from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) and FedNor, and representatives of the partner institutions joined hosts Sylvia Barnard, President of Cambrian College, and Denis Hubert, President of Collège Boréal, for the event.