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way to get into or return to the workforce. “It is very hard to explain why places like this have to close, Jen Harrison wipes tears from especially when everything her eyes. around them (here) is growing,” After 13 years, the Pathway Harrison said. (This program) is Project, a busy employment considered a success by youth agency helping youth in the West and politicians, municipally, Shore, is closing in mid-August. provincially and federally. We hit A casualty of federal cuts, the our door our deliverables. loss slams the door on both the Arnold Lim/News staff way to get into or return to stats, the way to to getthe into or return to the Arnold Lim way to getwe into return Arnold Lim but it community Randy Waldie, co-ordinator of the Pathway Project, looks at the sign in the youth employment workforce. workforce. News staff workforce. We deliver, News staff and “Youth in general closes don’t the people they“It is very hard program’s Langford office window. Pathway has lost its federal finding and will close in August after to explain “It isI very hard to explain why “Itwhy is very hard to and explain why understand why.” want toHarrison serve,places 13to years like this to close, pes tears from places like this have close,of helping West Shore youth build their skills and find jobs. Jen Harrison wipes tearslike from have ahave hard time places this have to close, Jen wipes tears from Waldie, said Harrison,especially when everything especially when everything her eyes. especially whenRandy everything her eyes. finding work and it He called the move the wrong Pathway a shot and now enjoys that make finding a job more co-ordinator for (here) community around them (here) is growing,” the Pathway around them is growing,” 13 years, the Pathway around them (here) is growing,” After 13 years, theAfter Pathway cut at the wrong time. her receptionist job at Chatters difficult, Waldie Langford-based co-ordinator for Harrison said.a(This program) is said.the mployment helps us get toHarrison where Harrison said. program) is said. 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