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Keyano delaying spring semester and fall registration

Last Updated May 4, 2020 at 2:27 pm MDT

The Keyano College campus in downtown Fort McMurray is shown on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. All mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted in Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo after a massive ice jam caused flooding and forced about 13,000 people out of their homes.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Greg Halinda

Keyano College is delaying their spring semester by a week to allow for more time to reestablish critical IT infrastructure after the flood damaged the campus.

The College has also delayed the opening of registration for its fall semester until a later date.

The Clearwater Campus will require clean up, sanitization, and a full review of all systems.

A preliminary assessment conducted on May 2 found varying levels of damage to college buildings and facilities, from minimal to catastrophic.

READ MORE: Keyano’s main Clearwater Campus suffers minor damage, SSWC catastrophic

Before evacuating the Main College campuses on April 27, staff shut down power to the downtown campus and moved IT servers to the Suncor Energy Industrial Centre to ensure operations at the College could continue.

READ MORE: Keyano College still functioning despite flood impacts

Access to all downtown College facilities remains restricted for the safety of the public.

In a statement, College President and CEO Trent Keough, everyone who has been involved in the recovery effort.

More information for students and employees can be found at online.