Jobs program pays to burn Spilly pine
February 22, 2010 by CVNews
Filed under Business, Environment, Government, Local news, Spillimacheen
Province supports resource workers in Golden.
Ministry of Community and Rural Development.
Workers in the Golden area are benefiting from close to $350,000 through a Job Opportunities Program project that will identify and remove trees infested with the mountain pine beetle, announced Pat Bell, Minister of Forests and Range and Bill Bennett, Minister of Community and Rural Development.
“The Province is working hard to deal with the impact of the economic downturn and the mountain pine beetle epidemic,” said Bell. “The Job Opportunities Program is one of the ways we’re helping resource workers find employment while improving forest health in this region.”
Pioneer Forest Consulting is using the $349,976 to hire about 12 resource workers to conduct the beetle fall and burn. As part of the project, workers will probe for mountain pine beetle on more than 989 hectares, and fall and burn about 2,500 infested trees. The work will take place in the Lower Spillimacheen Beetle Management Unit; Bobbie Burns Beetle Management Unit; and Twelve Mile Beetle Management Units.
“Supporting communities dealing with the impact of the mountain pine beetle is just one of the benefits of the Job Opportunities Program,” said Bennett. “The program also helps workers stay close to home while providing meaningful employment and supporting the local economy.”
The Job Opportunities Program was first announced in May 2008 as one component of the federally funded, $129-million Community Development Trust. In July 2009, the provincial government committed an additional $30 million toward the program, which the federal government is matching on a project-by-project basis through the Community Adjustment Fund.
“Partnering among the various levels of government brings local benefits,” said Golden Mayor Christina Benty. “Any efforts to deal with beetle kill are positive, and hiring local people to do the work is a boost for area families.”
The Province of British Columbia’s contribution to the Job Opportunities Program is part of its commitment to provide stability for workers and communities, maintain the workforce during the economic downturn and help British Columbians gain new skills to be successful in the future.
Victoria
February 16, 2010
Ministry of Community and Rural Development
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i am looking for a job in the columbia valley.
i have done renovations, landscaping and sales in my background.
Hi Dana
Have you contacted the Columbia Valley Employment Centre in Invermere? Also, there is a ‘classified’ section on this website and you can post an ad at no cost. Click on the ‘Directory’ tab and it will take you to a list of the businesses in the Columbia Valley and their contact numbers. Why don’t you take a look at that and perhaps contact some that look like they employ people with your skills and experience?