Posted on 07/06/2012 6:58:04 PM PDT by katiedidit1
“Though America’s Keystone Pipeline is delayed, the Canadians are moving forward on their side of the border and have an immediate need for tens of thousands of workers,” said Ted Daywalt, founder and CEO of VetJobs. There is an anticipated shortage of 114,000 workers in the Alberta area
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Sorry Leep didn’t mean to drag you in.
My fault.
Usually the foreign employer takes care of those things. A Vet should not need much more than their DD214 (Honorable) and a passport. I’m sure you can acquire both. The passport takes about two weeks. DD214s can be obtained online.
Why Vets? Just consider the working conditions and lack of supervision. A labor pool which will get to work on time, refrain from drugs, have team focus and discipline and aversion to crime is invaluable in the back country.
Guess I threw up a little bit at that gasbag stench coming off you Dr. Phil.
Worse than H2S. You ought to hang a warning flag next to your idiot plume.
Dude back off. He’s worked 7/12s so he’s been downrange. Lots of folks who went forward have stress and socialization issues. What does it cost to be constructive and patient?
My pleasure to post anything that may help our veterans. The climate may be a factor but look at the conditions many of our troops work under now? today’s job outlook in the USA is in dire straits. If I were young and out of work you better believe I would look into this as the money is great.
Thanks. Little did I know there would be a thousand reasons why this shovel ready job is unacceptable. Of course it isn’t for everyone but there are some tough veterans that would be glad to seize the opportunity.
Jobs in paradise are few and far between.
Why Vets?
In short...good work ethics.
Why do you not ping me if you’re going to be talking smack about me?
The VA office in our little town has been jam-packed for the past week.
The parking lot is full, the lawn is full and the cars are parked along the street 2 blocks away.
Go Vets!! It’s nice to know that a country appreciates your service and your skills....wonder how it makes you feel that the CIC of your own country does not....
Obama is such a turd. There is no conceivable way he can maneuver this situation to his advantage; at least, to people who haven’t been mainlining kool-aid.
Hear that.
Thanks, take care.
I am in total accord with everything you posted. Romney should jump on this...he is too quiet for my taste.
Romney is not the only one who is “quiet.” There is nothing in our local newspaper about it, either.
Imagine that.
So I have emailed this information to my friends and posted it to my facebook account. Heck with the newspaper......
Sorry for the late reply.
First, I don’t know many specifics.
I saw many businesses with help wanted signs. Most are in the oilfield services business. They vary from large to small.
I spoke at length with a pipe fitter who left drilling work inPennsylvania and came to Texas. He was camped in the state park in Monahans because the RV parks catering to people like him were full. He had been offered work with as many hours as he could stand.
I’m sure there are lots of entry leel positions, Book keepers and payroll clerks are needed to process the growing businesses. I think the same would be true of someone with computer skills to work in a company serving the services businesses.
I also feel sure there is a need for truck drivers of all types. The area is alive with trucks of all kinds.
In short, to varying degrees all kinds of people are needed
I’m not sure about taxes in Alberta, but last summer I paid 14-percent sales tax on everything I purchased, right next door, in British Columbia. Locals told me that BC was the highest taxed province in Canada.
With all my negative comments, I'd just like to say, I think it is a great gesture on the part of the Canadian government to be so considerate of the growing numbers of returning vets and their need for employment.
For the last five years I’ve spent my summer vacations in Canada and Alaska. My first adventure, I drove the Alcan Highway all the way from Mile Post “0” to Fairbanks, Alaska. The highway now is, by most accounts, referred to as the Alaska Highway. The history of the building of the road during WWII is quite interesting. The construction of the road brought together American and Canadian Military, who were able, under unbelievable condidtions of cold and other natural hazards and dangers, to complete the road in a very short period of time in order to aid the war effort.
Ontario is not far behind.
British Columbia = California
Alberta = Texas
Ontario = New York
Funny how we follow the same patterns, only smaller.
Is there any easy way I could communicate with someone in that industry? I don’t know a single person in the oil industry. It’s so disheartening waking up daily, knowing you need a job.
“Sounds like exporting jobs....I may be wrong.”
It’s exporting workers, not jobs.
Exporting jobs, means less workers, more unemployment.
Big difference.
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