The Friendship Centre will host the Northern Connections Job Fair this coming Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 10 am to 3 pm at the Flin Flon Community Hall. It’s free and open to the public.
Exhibit booths representing business, industry, organizations, training centres and service providers will be set up, as will activity stations offering tips and mock interviews to job-seekers.
Registration will be at the door. Attendees are encouraged to bring copies of their résumé.
Chief Clarence Louie, arguably Canada’s boldest aboriginal leader, will deliver the keynote address from 12:15 to 1 pm.
Louie, chief of BC’s Osoyoos Indian Band, emphasizes economic development as a means of improving aboriginal people’s standard of living.
He’s also known for his blunt words. According to the Globe and Mail, during a presentation in Alberta in 2006, his comments to attendees included, “If your life sucks, it’s because you suck” and, “Join the real world – go to school or get a job.”
