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Mitigating Canfor closure
City and province team up to address aftermath in Quesnel AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter The city and province are teaming up in hopes of minimizing impacts to Canfor employees after the closure, expected next week. The province and the city are working with partner agencies including Quesnel Community Economic Development Corporation (QCEDC), WorkBC (Quesnel Employment Services), Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) and the Cariboo Chilcotin Beetle Action
Coalition (CCBAC) to support worker transition and skills retraining, including: • Connecting workers with other opportunities in the community and region; • Providing workers with skills training and retrain ing through the Northern Skills Training Pilot Program; • Sponsor the city and QCEDC to help prioritize and put into action economic development projects; • Hosting an economic development for local leaders workshop on
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March 27 and a land development workshop later in the spring in Quesnel; • Organizing a job fair on April 3; and • Organizing a business walk on March 26, to support small business. “I am incredibly impressed by the resilience and determination of Quesnel; setting actions in motion immediately following the closure announcement based on planning completed by the municipality, regional district, economic development corporation and many community
partners,” Cariboo North MLA Coralee Oakes said. “Our government is committed to continuing our work with the Regional Economic Collaborative to determine new economic priorities for the region and provide support and tools for the impacted workers both on and off site. “We are working hard to find a new path for economic growth and development in the Cariboo ensuring Quesnel and surrounding communities will have a bright and
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prosperous future.” Previous steps to provide support include: • Established a worker transition team to coordinate support for the impacted workers and the community. • Produced a Community Resource Guide providing key information on employment, community and social services, job skills and retraining and financial services available in Quesnel. Led by the City of Quesnel and funded by the province, this guide is available on the city’s website.
• Held information sessions. “The City of Quesnel is committed to providing a healthy and sustainable community for our residents, both economically and socially,” Mayor Mary Sjostrom said. “It is vital that we continue to seek out opportunities to grow in order to enhance the wellbeing of our community as a whole. “We value the partnership that we have formed with the Province as it is key to Quesnel’s future.”
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