Was at Coquitlam mall yesterday and I couldn't believe my eyes....
Virtually every store had a desk set out to entice ppl to join their store. You can virtually walk up to any of the stores you're interested in applying, hand in your resume and get an interview there and then. Chances of hiring very, very good.
So if you know anyone who's out there looking for a job, head to Coquitlam mall this week. Come to think of it, head down to any mall for that matter.
i keep hearing about the lack of workers but most of these jobs are min wage jobs. the local ski hills are doing a hiring blitz as well.
True enough, kingy.... there's more pay and benefits working with construction. I was just amazed to see this happening at the mall.
kingy wrote:
i keep hearing about the lack of workers but most of these jobs are min wage jobs. the local ski hills are doing a hiring blitz as well.
Yeah, I heard in the news they are hiring from overseas as well. Seasonal workers.
lol, here the youngins have a hard time getting mall jobs because more 40 somethings are taking the jobs because they're getting laid off at there normal work. Unemployment among teenagers is around 50% here. I mean who's the employer going to hire? An experienced worker or some teenager. Heck even baggers at grocery stores are being taken by 30's, 40's and 50's somethings.
It is crazy hey? Seems to be a common theme across even the poor parts of BC these days, all the way to Sask.
We are having a hard time hiring people too. Pretty much will pay more than what people are asking for too. Just need to find people in the first place.
I have heard that the government has just passed a law allowing overseas students to work part time while they study here. That's how desperate BC has become.
Despite the number of job openings, there are still wayyyy too many homeless ppl on the street. Ironic.
Lise wrote:
I have heard that the government has just passed a law allowing overseas students to work part time while they study here. That's how desperate BC has become.
Despite the number of job openings, there are still wayyyy too many homeless ppl on the street. Ironic.[/DIV]
I know, that is sad.
What is brutal? Calgary's housing soared over the past year. Real estate went up so fast, thus, renting climbed too fast. They stupid province never imagined the need for rent control??? DUH! So now, the homeless population has more than tripled. Lots of these homeless have 2 jobs, and still can't find an affordable place to live. I count my blessings every day I tuck myself into a bed under a roof.
CK, what's the average price for a house with two bedrooms?
Malls always have great difficulty looking for employees because they're only interested in part-timers. And we're mainly interesting in ful-time employment. Plus, school started and I know that many students just couldn't keep their summer hours. Yup, it's tough.
I would only work in retail for the 40-50% discount in clothing. Hmmm.....
Lise wrote:
CK, what's the average price for a house with two bedrooms?[/DIV]
I am not sure of average with 2 bedrooms. But I know an average house in Calgary is over $410,000 now. That is an average house in the burbs. Downtown and inner city is a lot more. I heard the avererage condo is over $295,000? Not 100% sure on that. Prices have cooled, but not dropping either.
-the homeless population has more than tripled-
Alberta winters are nothing to sneeze at. With that kind of homeless population, there's bound to be a lot of deaths from exposure. I remember Calgary being kind of hard-nosed towards people that were down-and out . Hope that's changed, but I doubt it.
pun unintentional^
Not sure Wierd Al. The city built a massive drop-in centre, but already need about 3 more just to keep up. I guess yesterday at a CFL game, they had a fundraiser and people donated thousands of blankets and coats and raised thousands of dollars for coats for the homeless.
Places like Mykonos Greek restaurant made over 1000 turkey dinners for the homeless on Thanksgiving. This was just 1 restaurant.
As a former Lower Mainlander myself, I used to think Calgary was nothing but a heartless place too, but I am being proved wrong.
I enjoyed the people (Calgarians in general) when I was there, but as for a safety net for the homeless (men anyway), there was only one place - the Single Men's Hostel, about which nightmare stories abounded. Good to hear things are better now. Nice bunch of people, Calgarians - rough & ready too. Only place I've ever seen fistfights (2) at stoplights! : )
That would have been entertaining! lol!
CK wrote:
I am not sure of average with 2 bedrooms. But I know an average house in Calgary is over $410,000 now. That is an average house in the burbs. Downtown and inner city is a lot more. I heard the avererage condo is over $295,000? Not 100% sure on that. Prices have cooled, but not dropping either.
Holy crap. Things certainly have changed! I thought it was way, way, way cheaper in Calgary. I guess everyone's moving there with the big boom and all.
yup you want cheap, move to Winterpeg. lol
yep, calgary is becoming too big for its own good. 5th largest populated city in canada.
Yeah I still say Calgary reminds me too much of Denver but Denver's pretty darn cool been there a couple of times. Whats awesome about the place is when you are coming down from the foothills/mountains on a clear night you can see the entire area lit up for miles upon miles upon miles. I guess you could do the same with Vancouver as well coming down Sea to Sky but Denver is sprawled out like you'd never believe and you can see the airport which is 20 to 30 miles away from the downtown core. lol pretty cool.
ok, I know the media likes to blow things out of proportion, (especially in Canada), but Calgary, yes, has reached the million mark, but that includes the burbs and everything.
Population: 1,000,000
Metro: 1,060,000
What is Vancouver? half a million, with a metro of over 2 million in the GVRD. That 2 million includes the burbs, the half a million is just Vancouver.
See what I mean. Calgary is small in comparison.
Calgary could be considered a mini Denver. Mind you, Denver is like 3 Calgarys. With the economy of Houston, and the beauty of Canada!
Calgary is a migrant town. Not an immigrant town. People from all parts of Canada moved to Calgary for opportunities. People from places like Toronto and Vancouver that were sick of living with roomates or only being able to have a small condo (like me). So, they moved to a city where they could buy a house, thus, neighborhoods sprawled (not like me, I bought a house in in the inner city before the prices jumped, if I were to do it now, I would be SOL!). But unlike some North American cities, the inner city is not being left behind. There is a revival of shopping, art, condo housing, and recreation within the inner city. Ironic, now most people can't afford to live in Calgary anymore.
So they move to Edmonton?
Because I don't see people moving to Saskatoon (brr!) or the Saint Louis of Canada Winnipeg.
Morning sports!
Edmonton, the North, the south, all of Alberta is expensive now. Doesn't matter where.
My girlfriend's parents live in Red Deer and it is really pricey there too.
Not sure of the Winnipeg/St. Louis comparison??
I read a report on homeless people in Winnipeg. Read some things about Winnipeg. Nobody lives downtown for fear of crime they all live in the suburbs. In the downtown core its the super rich and the homeless. I just saw a lot of comparisons.
Ah, I see! I hear more negative things about Winnipeg, from people from Winnipeg, haaha! I don't know much about the place. I do know they have a huge arts community and one of the biggest folk fests in North America.
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I dunno its not up on there website anymore but Globe and Mail did a photo journalist story with audio about the "Two Winnipegs" and to me it said thats Saint Louis all over it.
And Denver is bigger but the city is smaller but Denver's got LoDo. awesome place. Can't wait to actually visit it next year when I can drink.