Nova Scotia Community College officials have tapped a Cape Breton campus for a new one-year degree program for wind turbine technicians.

Port Hawkesbury's Strait Area Campus, which is adjacent to several wind energy and green hydrogen projects in the region, will welcome a yearly average of 15 students to the new program beginning in the fall of 2026.

The program is the first of its kind in Nova Scotia, according to Patty Charlton, the manager of NSCC's School of Technology and Environment. Princ…