SASKATOON – As PotashCorp lays off hundreds of workers in Saskatchewan, K+S Potash Canada is looking to take advantage.
The company is having a “We have jobs!” fair at Lawson Heights Mall.
The company says it is looking to fill more than 60 positions in 2014 and another 180 throughout 2015 and 2016, mostly in trades and operations.
K+S is currently building the Legacy Project, a solution potash mine, near Bethune, Sask.
Many of those laid off from PotashCorp attended the fair.
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“It’s a difficult situation for a man, a father with two kids and a wife and I’m just trying to find another job, sending out resumes, I don’t want to leave home but it might lead to that,” said Mike McCaffrey an underground operator laid off from PotashCorp last week.
“We thought since we are hiring we’d like to provide that opportunity for people to come out and meet us,” said K+S Communications Specialist, Maeghan Dubois.
“Right at 3 p.m. we had a line up so so far it seems like there’s been a lot of interest,” she added.
The fair runs from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.
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