A heavy maintenance shop at Suncor s base plant. Horizon, Syncrude and the Suncor base plant are fighting outbreaks that include 115 cases of newer, more dangerous strains of COVID-19, an Alberta government spokesman said. Photo by Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray Today/Postmedia Network files
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CALGARY Canada’s oilsands are entering their busiest season for annual maintenance, bringing thousands of extra workers onto sites, but union officials say many members are reluctant to travel as a third wave of COVID-19 surges across the country.
“It’s absolutely crazy in the oilsands right now trying to get workers,” said Ian Robb, Canadian director for Unite Here! labour union “People don’t want to travel, especially not by plane or by bus. But these East Coasters need the work, they are used to the work and we need them here.”
COVID-19 surge complicates busy maintenance season for Canada’s oil sands
Canada’s oil sands are entering their busiest season for annual maintenance, bringing thousands of extra workers onto sites, but union officials say many members are reluctant to travel as a third wave of COVID-19 surges across the country.
“It’s absolutely crazy in the oil sands right now trying to get workers,” said Ian Robb, Canadian director for Unite Here! labor union “People don’t want to travel, especially not by plane or by bus. But these east coasters need the work, they are used to the work and we need them here.”
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:
Ida Antoniolli Clair, 56, of Elk Grove, has been appointed State Architect at the Department of General Services, Division of the State Architect, where she has served as Acting State Architect since 2019 and Principal Architect since 2016. Clair was Senior Architect at the Department of General Services from 2013 to 2016. She was Project Manager at Cynthia Easton Architects from 1999 to 2013. Clair was Project Architect at Itaya-Espalin and Associates Inc from 1990 to 1997. She is a member of the Association of Women in Water, Energy and Environment, the 2021 vice president/president-elect of the American Institute of Architects Central Valley and co-founder of the Certified Access Specialist Institute. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $182,964. Clair is a Democrat.
Reps. Pete Stauber, Michelle Fischbach hear of workforce needs at Staples, Minn., meeting
Industry leaders in Staples, Minn., said they need help, but they also have ideas and partnerships ready for the workforce programs to develop. 5:30 pm, Apr. 8, 2021 ×
Seventh District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (left) and Eighth District Congressman Pete Stauber hosted a roundtable discussion on workforce development at the Staples Central Lakes College Farm Ag Center on April 8, 2021.
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STAPLES, Minn. With representatives from agriculture, construction, education, mining, hospitality, trucking and timber, there was no shortage of concern over the need for workers right now during a gathering Thursday, April 8, in central Minnesota.
Stauber, Fischbach hear of need for immediate boost to workforce
Industry leaders said they need help, but they also have ideas and partnerships ready for the workforce programs to develop. 4:58 pm, Apr. 8, 2021 ×
Seventh District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (left) and Eighth District Congressman Pete Stauber hosted a roundtable discussion on workforce development at the Staples Central Lakes College Farm Ag Center on April 8, 2021.
Rebecca Mitchell/Pioneer Journal
STAPLES With representatives from agriculture, construction, education, mining, hospitality, trucking and timber, there was no shortage of concern over the need for workers right now during a gathering Thursday, April 8, in central Minnesota.