Things are changing in regards to who looks after the highways and secondary roads in the Hanna and Oyen areas.
The area has been maintained by Emcon Services, but will be transitioning to LaPrairie Works later this year. LaPrairie is in need of new employees to work in the area and are hosting two job fairs, in Oyen on Monday, June 16th, and Hanna on Wednesday, June 18th. Georgia LaPrairie from LaPrairie Group of Companies explains why they are hosting these two job fairs. “LaPrairie Works is a member of LaPrairie Group of Companies. We provide highway and bridge maintenance, civil infrastructure construction, and redi-mix concrete and aggregate product services across Alberta. Starting on August 1st, we’re going to be taking over the provincial highway maintenance responsibility for CMA 519. That is the region that includes Hanna, Oyen, Empress, Jenner, and Sunnynook. We are choosing to have our job fairs in Oyen and Hanna as these locations are going to serve as our major service centres for the region.”
As the new maintenance operators for the region, LaPrairie shares that they will have a number of opportunities available for qualified applicants. “We are really looking forward to meeting the local talent. We are going to be hiring between 20 and 30 people to support both our summer and winter operations. We know that there are many individuals across the region with backgrounds in heavy equipment operation, highway maintenance, and agriculture. We are looking forward to meeting them and providing them with the opportunity to build a career with LaPrairie Works.”
Although the hiring fairs will be held in Hanna and Oyen, LaPrairie welcomes anyone from the region that is searching for a new opportunity. “Our priority is to hire personnel local to the area to support the service requirements in the region but we do welcome applicants to come and attend our fairs, and meet our teams, beyond Hanna and Oyen, including Drumheller, Three Hills, and the surrounding communities,” shares LaPrairie.
The job fair in Oyen takes place at the Seniors’ Centre from 3 PM to 8 PM on Monday, June 16th. Then on Wednesday, June 18th, the job fair will be in Hanna at the Lions Hall from 3 PM to 8 PM. If you are unable to attend one of the job fairs, you can apply online on the LaPrairie Works page at www.laprairiegroup.com or send your resume via email to careers@laprairiegroup.com. LaPrairie also encourages all employees of the current provider to join them at one of their job fairs.
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