Why are we fishing for outside provinces for work? How about the laid off workers in the forest secotor?

Cheaper to import workers than train your own. Most violent province. Carbon tax. Home of David Suzuki. Highest housing costs, except for PG. Gorden Campbell, hey I could go on and on.

Don't get me wrong,I love B.C. with a passion,but if I lived in another province and knew what I do now about living and working in B.C.
Housing costs,politics,carbon taxes,crime,etc.etc.etc.etc,...I guess I would really have to think about moving here.
But in all fairness,it IS a rapidly changing world and it's not always for the better!
Then again,I HAVE been to Ontario, so who do you bless and who do you blame?
:-(

Amen Northman!! WTF! I am a skilled tradesman (2 trades) having to look to Alberta for employment. Why are we importing from the east (and out of country) when there is a dearth of qualified, skilled workers here in B.C.? I
do recognise what Seamutt says, but hey I
live here, I'm skilled & trained...Hellooo

I hope that *imported* tradespeople and their families are treated better than the Doris Zimmermann family which is returning to Europe after having made having had some mind boggling experiences in Kelowna.

Diplomat, could you elaborate on the Zimmerman experience. Just curious about the details. THX

http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/kelownacapitalnews/opinion/letters/15711597.html

Sure. This is the link to the story.

[url]http://www.bclocalnews.com/
okanagan_similkameen/kelownacapitalnews/opinion/letters
/15711597.html[/url]

Hey! At least if you have a trade, you know what kind of a job yer out of.

"Why are we fishing for outside provinces for work? How about the laid off workers in the forest secotor"

Are the laid off forestry workers willing to relocate to where the jobs are? Are they willing to work for the wages that are being offered? Are they willing to upgrade their education and/or training if required?

If so, then I see no reason why they couldn't already have access to these same jobs. Perhaps the workers looking for jobs could simply browse the websites of the businesses that are taking part in the recruiting drives and/or contact them directly to find out about the opportunities that exist.

Hire the handicapped. Then handicap the hired. (with taxes)

I've applied for a job with BC Hydro and meet all their requirements for the jobs posted, and I'm even willing to work in the north, but I haven't heard back from them.

I don't understand the claim of worker shortage where they have to go to Ontario to fill these jobs when they haven't showed any interest in hiring locally. I know of dozens of people that have tried to get on with BC Hydro from PG, met all the requirements, and yet I've never heard of anyone that was successfully hired.

I think the issue is they need people with established equity that can afford to buy a home in Vancouver, so training or hiring BC's young is out of the question, so they poach established workers in other provinces that can use their equity to afford to locate in the Lower Mainland. Otherwise it makes no sense.

Many of the people I know that live in the Lower Mainland rent or commute a long distance and they have no problem doing so. It's a personal choice that I wouldn't make, but obvioulsy there are loads of people who do make that choice and are comfortable doing so. It's definitely a lifestyle decision.

I hear you Eagleone. I too have applied at some of the companies that have "gone fishing" & have never heard back from them.
I do find it interesting that out of province companies are lining up on my
virtual doorstep to talk to me, but local & BC companies won't give me a look. Any other thoughts?

Diplomat, thanks for the link. Sad story, and shame on Canada. I was interested in the story as my wife and I were suggesting to her best friend in Europe that perhaps they might consider coming to work in Canada. I might have to advise them otherwise. Ironic that we couldn't help a skilled tradesman and good people to contribute to the workforce, and yet our Immigration policies favor cab drivers and corner store owners. Immigrants from 3rd world countries are recieved more favorably and provided with all the resources and permissions to stay here, at a substantial cost to the taxpayers. My wife and some of her friends entered Canada through a nanny program, in which forms of slavery and maltreatment can be common practice. The families in a few instances played the immigration card to their advantage, it became understood that during this period of employment, any non-compliance would end you life and dreams of being a Canadian. Nonetheless, they all endured and are all CANADIANS working in the medical profession.

Those who looked for employment with BC Hydro, curious if you had to do any testing for them. Hydro was probably just fishing to get some numerical data for qualified and eligible canditates, once new projects commence you might get a call. Or perhaps Hydro is making a case for hiring foreign workers. But it is possible those applying for their positions did not meet the criteria. How many of you applicants are journeymen linemen? I would imagine with the projects slated there isn't much time for retraining.

Pisspulper, I think the parents were quite willing to persevere. However, having their son exposed to the almost daily bullying in high school (being called a Nazi, amongst other things) probably was the straw that broke the camel's back.

I believe they made the right decision to return to the country where they came from...

For whatever reason they opted to return, it's truly a shame on Canada. It still seems they chose not to persevere as the duration of their stay was very short. I don't know how young the children were but I relate to their plight. Arriving from Europe in the 70's to an Immigrant town with a good mix of ethnicity, plunged into the school system after 2 weeks in Canada at just shy of 5 years old, the first days were hell. Everyone was an Immigrant, spoke little English and hardly coherent in their own language. Yet being the newest comer I was the target of bullying immediately. The language barrier caused me to skip that year and hone up on television induced English. Returning back to school the following year, the same bullying continued. Although I can't really condone physically standing up for yourself, It was nonetheless suggested by my father. After an altercation with the largest bully at the time, respect was earned and the harassment stopped. Something that had to be repeated a few times, but with successful results.

My sympathies to this family in Kelowna!
Unfortunately,they are probably not the first to feel this kind of rcism and bullying.
What a black mark on Canada and those of us who were born here!
What the hell is wrong with our society when this is allowed to happen?
But then,we treat our own first nations people like they are "different" too, by making sure that they are not treated the same as rest of us.
So why are we so suprised?

Andyfreeze you say....
"But then,we treat our own first nations people like they are "different" too, by making sure that they are not treated the same as rest of us."

You should rephrase that. No one I know treats natives like they are different, other than politicians and the like. It should read....
But then,our governments treat our first nations people like they are "different"
too.

lostfaith...point taken, but if you don't know anyone who treats natives different,you ain't paying attention!
And it isn't just the politicians!(but yes, they are the worst)

Peepulp I do not wish to pick on you or your comments, but I must take issue with
the comment "I can't really condone physically standing up for yourself" I do not understand. Explain to me please.
The only way to stop that bully is to speak his language, that is, hit back. Do not do more than hit back how ever. In other words, do not continue to beat the bully once he is down. Fight clean. Stand up for yourself, earn the bully's respect, and teach him respect for others. And it not fair to treat Indians differently than you would treat anyone else. Are'nt we all equal? Should'nt we be? Why should ANYBODY be more, or less, special than anyone else? The answer is, they should'nt, and that goes for so called celebrities as well. Especially celebrities.
ONE COUNTRY, ONE PEOPLE, ONE LAW.
metalman.