Hawkesbury housing shortage complicates efforts to recruit workers from other countries
Efforts to fill local employment and immigration needs continue in Hawkesbury and the surrounding area, but finding housing for newly-arrived
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Award presented for efforts to attract immigrants to Prescott and Russell
The Employment Services Centre of Prescott-Russell has received an award for its efforts to accommodate immigrants in the region. On
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“It was very labouring,” says Hawkesbury mayor of European employment trip
The destination was France and Belgium for Destination Canada. Hawkesbury Mayor Paula Assaly and three staff members from the Centre
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Update on costs of Hawkesbury European employment trip
It did not impact the town’s budget, but used funds remaining in Hawkesbury’s 2019 budget. That’s the explanation on the
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Hawkesbury mayor and employment services staff going to Europe to recruit francophone immigrants for local jobs
After months of meetings and announcements, evidence of action is starting to be seen with Hawkesbury’s designation as a welcoming
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$1.3 million to make Hawkesbury welcoming for francophone immigrants
Hawkesbury is a welcoming community, but most people already knew that. However, the federal government has designated it as a
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Local employers and government looking abroad to fill labour shortage
Business and government leaders from across Prescott-Russell recently gathered to discuss recruiting more French-speaking workers from other countries to fill
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