Hulking garage for 3-D printer collections gets cash injection at U of A

A University of Alberta engineering department alumnus is giving back to future students with an undisclosed “major donation” that will help cover maintenance and operating costs of a 6,000-square-foot makerspace workshop.
Ernie and Cathie Elko’s donation Friday is “a powerful sign of faith in the faculty of engineering,” department dean Fraser Forbes said.
To be known as the Elko Engineering Garage, the facility is equipped with one of the largest 3-D pri