Supplied by Sault Ste. Marie MPP Ross Romano…
Sault Ste. Marie – On Thursday May 30, over 60 employers from across the region are going to
be given access to 8,000 students looking to be inspired, enticed, encouraged and eventually
hired in the region.
The 1st Annual Provincial Student Committee Career Fair is a joint effort coordinated by local
youth and Sault Ste. Marie MPP Ross Romano. The goal is to introduce post-secondary
students to the opportunities that exist locally with new and traditional employers who need to
hire the next generation of skilled and talented employees in the workplace.
“This started off as an idea I had when I was looking back at how bleak the job market was
when I was finishing up high school,” explained Romano. “But times have changed and in the
short time a very determined group of local youth and I have been working together on this
initiative – we’ve discovered there are some very rewarding and challenging careers that pay
some very impressive wages right here in the region.”
The goals of this event are to educate the youth of today for the jobs of tomorrow, connect our
youth with employers, to create a new generation of highly skilled and specialized workers, and
to display the value of a career in the skilled trades.
There are 60+ companies and organizations attending the Career Fair.
There are currently only five spots left for any companies or organizations looking to participate
and registration is free.
“There is so much opportunity right now in Northeastern Ontario,” said NORCAT CEO, Don
Duval. “There are so many new and innovative companies that really need smart, motivated and
skilled talent that an event like this is coming along at the perfect time. Economies are changing.
Companies that you would typically see rooted down south are now calling our region home.
For them to succeed, they need the talent to drive them forward.”

The 1st Annual Provincial Student Committee Career Fair
Time: 9:30 am to 7:00 pm
Place: Machine Shop – 83 Huron St.