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Victoria Hospital project contractors recruiting workers

Sask Polytech trade fairs planned for February in PA and Saskatoon.
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Sparky the Fire Dog recently joined Classic’s Talent Acquisition Specialist Stanley Owah (second from right) at a local career fair along with Kevin Delany (left) and Priyadarshan (right).

PRINCE ALBERT — As the Prince Albert Victoria Hospital redevelopment project (PAVH) takes shape, one of the contractors involved is hosting career fairs to recruit the team members it needs to install and operate the facility’s fire sprinkler systems.

Classic Fire + Life Safety is the official fire protection partner for the $898 million project. Classic will work under the project’s general contractor, PCL Construction, and in partnership with Pow City Mechanical to install the hospital’s fire sprinkler systems.

Classic will participate in two career fairs at Saskatchewan Polytechnic — one at the Saskatoon campus on Feb. 11 and another at the Prince Albert campus on Feb. 13 — as part of its effort to bring on sprinkler fitter apprentices.

No experience is required to become a first-year apprentice. Pay starts at $24.72 per hour and Classic will help successful candidates join the UA Local 179 union. After a four-year apprenticeship, union sprinkler fitters will earn $45 per hour*.

“We are looking forward to growing our team for this exciting project,” says Carl Pollard, Classic’s vice-president of Western Canada.

“This is not only a chance for local workers to contribute to one of the largest construction projects in Western Canada, but to jump-start a career that offers long-term stability and growth in one of the most thriving, high-demand industries in Saskatchewan.”

The Prince Albert Victoria Hospital project will add a multi-storey acute care tower to increase the hospital’s capacity by 40 per cent.

For details about the trade fairs visit fairs/career-fair-saskatoon.aspx and fairs/career-fair-prince-albert.aspx 

For more information about the career fairs or to submit your resume, visit .

*exact hourly rate is part of the union’s collective bargaining agreement

 

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