The Centre for Ecological and Economic Resilience is well on it's way to completion at Canadian Mennonite University.

The fourth floor of CMU's north campus, or castle, is being renovated as the school progresses building a large co-working space, called the Centre for Ecological and Economic Resilience.

"First and foremost it's office space," said James Magnus-Johnston, the Centre's director. "But we want to invite impact driven social enterprises and social businesses to take up residence there and help plug into our existing academic program."

According to a release by CMU, "the Centre will serve as an academic hub, allowing partnering organizations to collaborate on research among other partners at the centre, take part in educational and research seminars . . . as well as present opportunities for students at the university to take part in various experiential learning or "co-op" options."

"CMU is looking to find ways to make an impact in the community," Magnus-Johnston said. "We want to make sure what we are attending to isn't just [trapped] in the academy itself, but we're able to reach beyond the school grounds."

Magnus-Johnston says this Centre is CMU's way of putting words and ideas into action.

The Centre for Resilience should be open by spring of 2018.