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Hundreds attend job fair in Meadow Lake

Oct 5, 2017 | 1:45 PM

Searching for a path in life can be daunting, but the Discover Your Future Career Fair hosted by Meadow Lake Tribal Council hoped to bring locals equal parts ideas, information, and inspiration.

Hundreds were able to connect with 44 different agencies from colleges, universities, businesses and trades at the Meadow Lake Civic Centre today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Donna Lafreniere, a Grade 10 to 12 teacher at Waterhen Lake School – Waweyekisik Educational Centre, said students at the school were highly anticipating the event.

“There was excitement in the air this week,” she said. “It plants a seed in their minds, thinking about what path they want to take after high school,” she said. “For the junior high students, it prepares them going into high school as to what classes they need to take.

As a teacher, she encourages her students to stay open-minded about their options, like asking female students to think about engineering and welding, and males to think about nursing.

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Ken Hull, an instructor from A2Z Safety and Training in Prince Albert, hosted an interactive display where visitors has the opportunity to try out equipment. He said he is always happy to talk to people about the career opportunities stemming from safety training. 

“Even the tradespeople I work with learn something,” he said. “I get engineers and labourers in front of me, when they go through my courses, they say ‘I’ve never looked at it that way.’ There’s the reward.”

Brayden Belle and Dawson Billette, two students from Buffalo River School near Dillon, said they appreciated the one-on-one approach.

 “This is great because we get to see what options there are for after school and aren’t stuck looking for a job,” Belle said. “To learn who works at each company, what their experience is, this helps find out what trade I want to go for.

“I’ve never been to this event before,” Billette said. “I want to be a mechanic when I’m done school, this will help me be ready.”

Kathy.gallant@jpbg.ca  

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