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Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014
Volume 16 Number 35
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On fire - Rimbey firefighters work to battle a blaze on a boat at Parkland Beach on Gull Lake around noon Aug. 17. All of the boat’s occupants managed to swim safely to shore. The exact cause of the blaze was unknown. APN Photo
Employment centre to close in Rimbey By Stuart Fullarton The Rimbey and District Employment Centre will close its doors at the end of September, as a result of what the province says is low area unemployment rates. “The unemployment rate in the Central region is hovering below three per cent
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right now,” said Alberta Human Services spokesperson Charles Strachey. “It was two-and-a-half per cent last month, which is considered full employment, so really, everyone who is ready and able to work is working.” As a result, the province’s contract with the Lacombe Action Group to provide emOPEN TUESDAY TO SATURDAY 11:00 am to 9:30 pm
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find work. “We’re improving services for residents who are having more difficulties finding employment, and employment services are going to continue on in Rimbey, they’re just going to look a little different,” said Strachey. Continued on Page 3
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ployment services to the Rimbey area will not be extended beyond the end of next month. But that doesn’t mean remaining job seekers will be abandoned, said Strachey. Means are being put in place to ensure they’re able to receive a similar, if not the same, level of assistance in helping them
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