Site C Job Fairs Scheduled
Prince George, B.C. – It is time to dust off the resume, as job fairs to find workers for the construction of the Site C dam will be taking place throughout the region.
Job fairs will be held in eight communities throughout the north, including Prince George, through the second half of February.
Construction activities at the Site C site are ramping up and 600 hundred workers will be needed by this spring.
That may be welcome news to workers who have been laid off as a result of the slump in the oil sands activity in Alberta. “There certainly is a window of opportunity given the current economic conditions, ” says BC Hydro’s Site C spokesperson Dave Conway. “We have seen, certainly from the business to business sessions, it has generated a lot of enquiries for us related to job opportunities. We will be trying to connect, local and regional workers, and workers from British Columbia through the job fairs with the main civil works contractor. So there’s an opportunity here for local, regional, BC workers and I know there is a lot of interest in Alberta as well.”
The Prince George job fair is set for February 22nd from noon to 7 pm at the Cost Inn of the North. “It will be an opportunity for workers to talk to the main civil works contractor to find out they need. People should bring a resume with them and should be prepared to ask the employer some questions ” The main civil works contractor will be able to provide information on the types of jobs they are hiring for, the process and answer any additional questions workers might have.”
But, those who would like to apply for a job, should do a little homework first to avoid being disappointed. Here are the jobs that will be the focus of this job fair while not an exhaustive list, it will give applicants a better picture:
- heavy equipment operators
- heavy duty mechanics
- electricians
- electrical engineers
- carpenters
- general labourers
- welders/fabricators
- engineers
- administrative support staff
- safety managers and safety officers
- environmental monitors
- truck drivers
Conway says people don’t actually have to attend the job fair in order to apply for work “The main civil works contractor’s contact information is available on the website, so there’s an email address there and they can submit their resume and ask their questions by email.”
Approximately 1,500 people will be working on the main civil works contract at its peak.
Site C Project Job Fairs Schedule
| Community | Date | Time | Location |
| Tumbler Ridge | Tuesday, February 16 | 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Trend Mountain Hotel & Conference Centre 375 Southgate Street |
| Chetwynd | Wednesday, February 17 | 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Cottonwood Room Chetwynd & District Recreation Centre 4552 North Access Road |
| Dawson Creek | Thursday, February 18 | 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. | George Dawson Inn 11705 8th Street |
| Fort St. John | Friday, February 19 | 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Ralph Pomeroy Room Pomeroy Hotel 11308 Alaska Road |
| Prince George | Monday, February 22 | 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Ballroom Coast Inn of the North 770 Brunswick Street |
| Quesnel | Tuesday, February 23 | 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Quesnel Seniors’ Centre 461 Carson Avenue |
| Mackenzie | Wednesday, February 24 | 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Multi-purpose Room Mackenzie Recreation Complex 400 Skeena Drive |
| Fort Nelson | Wednesday, March 2 | 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Woodlands Inn & Suites 3995 50th Avenue South |
Comments
“Cost Inn of the North.” .. what an appropriate typo.
crusty will not be round to see this finished….just like LNG…and pipelines……No to site C,be damned….
What about the people in the rest of B.C. who are going through hard times, and are also paying for the project.
After these communities, they should go through the rest of B.C. before going to Alberta and beyond.
my2bits this is in the post.
Conway says people don’t actually have to attend the job fair in order to apply for work “The main civil works contractor’s contact information is available on the website, so there’s an email address there and they can submit their resume and ask their questions by email.”
Anybody else think that our Provincial leader is hoping for a legacy?
eg. W.A.C. Bennett Dam
Maybe: the Christina Joan Clark Dam?
That’s a mouthful so how about the C.J. Clark Dam?
Any pundits out there who would like to provide alternate suggestions?
No bad language now!
metalman.
How about the “Future Utilization Necessity Dam Project” or FU-NDP for short? :P
I thought that with all the LNG job fairs all these positions would be easy to access.
At this moment there are more Albertans working on the project than anyone from BC.
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