Finding the needed workers from other regions and outside (the) construction (industry) will be difficult in the short-term," the report said, especially for industrial and engineering projects, where there is high demand across Canada. However, after 2009, Manitoba's continued need for workers will coincide with weaker markets in other provinces, the report said. "They're not working until they're 65; they're getting out when they're 55. "But we're not seeing that anymore. They're all so busy. We can't rely on that."
Hydro to build generating plant SIXTY YEARS AGO Three men forced the skylight off the roof of the Christie Grant department store and entered the building. Manitoba Hydro plans to build a $180-million generating plant in Brandon, creating hundreds of construction jobs and perhaps solidifying the utility's current workforce in the city.
Hunter Armistead, executive director of Pattern Energy, said the project will create 225 construction jobs and 15 permanent positions.
They've put out the lure - lured First Nations suggesting there would be employment and jobs," she added. "And in fact there might be jobs in the construction phase, but once that's over, there would be few jobs for First Nations people. "We've got all kinds of documents at the on-going meetings about emissions - the effects on air, water, earth, and human life," Tootoosis-Bull said. "We're all trying to work together at really greening the grid - nuclear power is not green." "Everything is going to break down, that's what happens," she said. "The nuclear industry in 60 years has never lived up to their promises. We need to stop throwing money at an industry that doesn't work. Let's do intelligent economic development."
It's true that some east-side leaders are in favour of Bipole III being built through their traditional territories. This is understandable in light of the poverty crippling their communities and the fact that Bipole III is being touted as a great opportunity to provide jobs and economic development. Hydro's own material states that "Manitoba Hydro is not prepared to share in ownership of Bipole III because the line will be a key part of its integrated power system and must be managed and operated in conjunction with the system. The same report further addresses the myth that Bipole III would provide significant job and business opportunities for underemployed east side residents, stating that "construction jobs and business opportunities associated with Bipole III will be modest and...
Hockey alone in our area -- we have over 640 kids registered," [Dorothy Ross] said. "It's a lot of kids for one rink. "That shouldn't happen in an art gallery unless it's part of the creative presentation," he joked at the news conference. Last year at this time, there were 36,000 construction jobs in Manitoba, he said. "We're now up to 38,000."
Several of the city's major construction jobs will be finished later than expected because crews can't pour concrete or conduct excavation work while it's raining, said Bill Woroby, acting manager of engineering for the city's public works department. Either way, the taxpayer isn't affected, because if the contractor goes beyond the (mutually agreed number of) working days, there are fines," Woroby said. The city expects work on the Fort Garry Twin Bridges project to wrap up on time, but projects like the McGillivray twinning and the construction of a $400,000 roundabout at the intersection of Lakewood and Beaverhill boulevards in Southdale may take a little longer. Some minor landscaping and concrete work on the McGillivray job may not be finished until 2010, Woroby said.
If it's something that was already going to take place, it won't provide any additional stimulus so those will be the two cornerstones of the new regime," said [John Baird]. The funds for university and college were welcomed by Manitoba's post-secondary institutions, the presidents of which have been lamenting the lack of substantial capital spending on campuses for years. They argue investments in schools won't just create immediate construction jobs but also strengthen the economy in the long term by churning out trained workers. The schools also have several "shovel ready" projects just waiting for funds. "Our welding labs look like some place from the Dark Ages," said [Jeff Zabudsky]. "Our facilities were built in the 1960s and they're truly showing their age at a time when Manitob...
Employers clamped down on hiring and cut 51,000 jobs in July, the U.S. Labour Department said Friday. The economy has shed jobs each month this year -- 463,000 in all. Job losses in July were the heaviest in industries hard hit by the slow housing market, the clampdown on credit and the shaky financial sector. Manufacturers cut 35,000 jobs, construction companies 22,000 and retailers 17,000. The White House was "displeased" with the jobs report, press secretary Dana Perino said. She said the White House was "working to improve the job outlook.
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