The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - A15 Workers lured away . FORT ST. John, the “Ener-’ ' getic City,” tried to ener- . gize Terrace with a job fair ’ at the Coast Inn of the West "on May 7. The fair was an _ effort to interest trades and Child Care Month TERRACE 9 GRE OD BeHTS | : www.terraceautomall. com . TERRACE professional people to the ; _ os aa, Tuesday, May 17 Bia ERS 3 “Oil and gas attract info @ terraceautomall. com — “people, but we don’t have ‘people to fill the other jobs,” “says Karen Simpson, an or- -ganizer of the job fair. ; z Simpson says there is a Jim need for any type of trade, Him citing electricians, carpen- J ters, rig movers, and welders nas a few examples. ', The job fair consisted. of ‘LOCAL WELDER Candice Dignard t talks to Fort St. 6 trades booths and infor- John city councillor Peter Vandergugten. ‘mation about the local col- Co . _ a oo oo an cleeé. a ; . = City councillors, i in.town for a meeting of northern. “municipalities, provided in- “formation. = Welder Candice Dignard just was. one of the people — browsing the booths among “the many that attended. ~ . 2... She’s looking. for a job... “to get some hours to receive “her A certification, and came | “to check out Fort St. John’s . job fair as a possibility. - “IT need a job, and there’s ; not that many. jobs for weld- ers here,” she says. Olive Fowler was also | gathering some information . ., for her son, who is in Ques- ' nel working as a millwright ' for a few weeks. ' Although he’s had his » millwright ticket for over a _ 9:30am-1:00pm Elks Park on Agar . Children, parents, childcare providers welcome ‘h ~ STANDARD | advertising @terracestandard.com newsroom@terracestandard.com . Your website/email address » - _. .couldbehere! ©) , - Contact us at 638-7283 _ Sponsoredby —° ~ Skeena Child Care Resource & Referral: Early Childhood Educators of BC (ECEBC Terrace} 638-11 13 LEQ as a Nec HlPRAINT PTO PRN PAE TE ” x f: 2