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WEEKEND FRIDAY JUNE 7, 2013
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VOL. 24 NO. 24
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CELEBRATING INTERGENERATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
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Senior Jean Yoblanski (centre left), Mayor Kerry Cook and Coun. Surinderpal Rathor share the job of cutting the cake at the Seniors Village May 30 to celebrate Intergenerational Day Canada which is on June 1. The grades 6 and 7 students at Cataline elementary and their buddies at the Seniors Village who have participated in an intergenerational learning program together this year celebrated the wrap up of their program with a barbecue luncheon. Gaeil Farrar photo
Study shows jobs, capital investment up According to new report released by the Chartered Accountants of BC, 2012 marked a second consecutive year of economic growth for the Cariboo. The BC Check-Up, Regional Edition, shows that increased major project development and growth in the mining industry played important roles in the region’s improving economy. “Overall, 2012 was a good year for us,” said Stan Mitchell, CA, with KPMG LLP in Prince George. “We saw increased labour market activity, with full-time positions accounting for the majority of job creation.” The report confirms that in 2012, the Cariboo’s labour market grew by 4,000 new jobs, ensuring the total number of jobs surpassed the region’s pre-recession high set
in 2007. In contrast to the previous year’s decline, employment gains were reported in all goods-producing industries. The forestry and mining sector - the region’s primary sector - saw the addition of 3,200 new workers, while the manufacturing industry grew by 2,500 jobs. The construction industry also reported a growth of 400 jobs, pushing employment in this area to its highest point in more than a decade. In contrast, only four out of 11 service industries in the region reported employment growth. Trade added 900 new workers, and smaller gains were reported in health care and social assistance. These improvements, however, were overshadowed by job losses in the remaining service produc-
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ing industries. The largest decline took place in transportation and warehousing which reported 1,100 jobs lost. However, competition for the limited supply of truck drivers in Northern BC spurred the creation of the FIRST Logger Training Program, which was launched in the Cariboo last year. This is an initiative focused on the targeting and training of new log and chip drivers, and to date program graduates have a one hundred per cent hire rate. Last year the number of business incorporations increased by 8.6 per cent. This was the third consecutive year of growth, and last year’s gains pushed business numbers to near pre-recession levels, a reflection of both investor confidence and the resilience of
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the region’s entrepreneurs. According to the BC Major Projects Inventory, the value of projects in the proposal phase in the Cariboo expanded by $4.5 billion to reach $7.1 billion. The largest of these was Trans Mountain’s proposed pipeline expansion, valued at $3.3 billion. Eight other projects valued at $788 million are set to proceed next year—a mix of mining, energy, and commercial development. “As ground breaks on these new projects we will see a boost in employment and investor confidence, particularly as global demand for lumber and minerals strengthens.” The Cariboo Development Region comprises the Cariboo and Fraser-Fort George Regional Districts, and accounts for 3.5 per cent of B.C.’s total population.