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Human Resources, Labour and Employment
July 4, 2011

Job Creation Partnership Funding Announced for Leading Tickles

Five individuals will be hired to improve the Leading Tickles Park through a Job Creation Partnership investment of $27,920. These individuals will gain valuable work experience and utilize their carpentry skills to construct campsites, provide running water to each site, and create new fire pits.

“The Provincial Government is proud to partner with the Town of Leading Tickles to undertake this project of local and regional importance,” said the Honourable Darin King, Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment. “The project announced today will provide five individuals with employment and allow the town to undertake a project of great importance to the community.”

Job Creation Partnership program funding is provided through direct contributions to sponsors or through the extension of Employment Insurance benefits for project participants and may include in-kind or in-cash contributions from sponsors. Examples of potential partnership initiatives include maintenance and repairs to community infrastructure, such as town halls and churches, the beautification of public areas, and funding to support local events.

"This project will provide enormous benefit to the Town of Leading Tickles and indeed the entire area," said Clayton Forsey, MHA for Exploits. “Partnerships like these strengthen our communities by creating employment and addressing local infrastructure needs. At the same time, they also allow individuals to gain valuable work experience.”

In November 2009, responsibility for Labour Market Development Agreement programs and services, including the Job Creation Partnership program, transferred from the Federal Government to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Since that time, the Provincial Government has delivered approximately 475 projects with a total value of nearly $22 million, providing employment for over 2,250 individuals.

For more information on the Labour Market Development Agreement, including Job Creation Partnerships, please visit: www.gov.nl.ca/hrle/lmda.

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Media contacts:

Bradley Power
Director of Communications
Department of Human Resources,
Labour and Employment
709-729-0753, 699-5707
bradleypower@gov.nl.ca
Donna Ivey
Communications Manager
Government Members Office
709-729-0898, 697-1424
donnaivey@gov.nl.ca

2011 07 04                                                                     10:50 a.m.

 
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