The federal government is announcing nearly $247 million to help create more than 25,000 apprenticeship positions in the skilled trades across Canada. Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the money will fund 13 programs to help small- and medium-sized employers offer apprenticeship training. In a news release, Qualtrough says that more than $45 million will go[…]
The Campbellton Nursing Home is back into the hands of a local board of directors overseeing operations, after a year-long placement under the management of a provincially-appointed trustee. Tom Mann was elected trustee last summer in an effort to bring staffing levels up to standard. He oversaw the recruitment and hiring of 31 new[…]
[ad_1] WWE star Roman Reigns says his leukemia is in remission and he’ll be returning to the ring. Reigns, whose real name is Leati Joseph Anoai, was only 22 when he was first diagnosed with leukemia. The former WWE Universal Champion relinquished the belt in October after disclosing that the disease had returned and that[…]
[ad_1] It didn’t state why, but a City of Penticton press release says chief administrative officer Peter Weeber will be leaving public life for the private sector in March. The 10-sentence announcement was made Wednesday morning. “Peter will be missed,” Penticton mayor John Vassilaki said in the press release. “Council was very much looking forward[…]
[ad_1] Amazon announced Monday it will open a new customer fulfillment centre in Leduc County which the company says will create more than 600 full-time jobs. This will be Amazon’s second fulfillment facility in Alberta. The first is in Rocky View County and employs about 1,500 full-time associates. The Leduc centre will be Amazon’s 11th[…]