A job fair was held on Saturday to help people fleeing the war in Ukraine get jobs in Calgary. The streets were lined outside St. Vladimir’s Church — hundreds of people fleeing the war in Ukraine eager to find work in Calgary. Olena Ivanenko arrived in Calgary on June 3 with her son. She attended[…]
The Big Four Building at Stampede Park is expected to be bustling again Thursday afternoon as young job seekers file in to meet prospective employers. Some 4500 jobs are up for grabs as the 24th annual youth hiring fair returns as an in-person event, put on by the City of Calgary’s Youth Employment Centre. 88[…]
The Retail Council of Canada is warning that it’s going to be challenging for retailers to find enough staff this holiday shopping season. Stacey Selley hopes this year that people will be heading out and donning more glitter than last year when COVID-19 restrictions had people celebrating at home. The owner of Bamboo Ballroom[…]
The landscape for employment is changing in Calgary. A downtown traditionally dominated by oil and gas is now seeing tech tenants moving in. “I think we’re on the dawn of something that’s going to really transform our city,” said Mary Moran, president and CEO of Calgary Economic Development. The agency is highlighting more than[…]
With resumes in hand, and some dressed for success, more than 5,000 eager Calgary youths — between the ages of 15 and 24 years old — braved long lineups for the chance at a job Wednesday afternoon. The 21st annual Youth Hiring Fair is put on the by City of Calgary’s Youth Employment Centre (YEC)[…]
Thousands of hopeful jobseekers turned out at a youth hiring fair in Calgary on Wednesday. Global’s Tomasia DaSilva explains why the event prompted such a huge response. Source link
The union representing the City of Calgary’s inside workers has cancelled a strike vote that was set for this Friday. Members instead will vote on the city’s latest contract offer. The 4,100 members of CUPE Local 38 are being told the offer from the city is likely the best they can get without taking any[…]
Calgary’s city council has voted to restore funding to a program to that hires students for summer employment at the city. As a cost-cutting measure, $1.3 million was saved between 2016 to 2019 by not having the summer jobs program, which hired about 100 students each summer. Ward 11 Coun. Jeromy Farkas — who was[…]
As many people in Alberta struggle to find full-time employment, one project in Calgary has contractors hiring hundreds. A job fair organized by KGL Constructors on Saturday matched potential employees with construction companies set to work on the southwest portion of the ring road. Ian McColl, a KGL spokesperson, said the construction joint venture is[…]
Brian Harriman has been at the helm of NB Liquor since he was recruited by the Crown corporation in 2014 and most recently he led the creation of Cannabis NB, but after a lengthy career in the alcohol industry, Harriman is headed to where the “grass is a little “greener.” READ MORE: Cannabis NB CEO[…]