Port au Port residents to benefit from job creation projects

Port au Port area residents will benefit from two job creation projects, which are supported by the provincial government.

Employing 11 individuals, the two projects, which total $103,477, will result in infrastructure improvements to the Kitpu First Nation Inc. Friendship Centre in Boswarlos, and preparation for the grand opening of a cultural interpretation project in June 2010 at the St. Anne's One Room School in Mainland for the official grand opening.

"Not only will 11 individuals gain valuable work experience through these projects, but all the residents of Port au Port will benefit from the outcomes of these initiatives," said Susan Sullivan, minister of human resources, labour and employment, in a release.

"Our priority now is to review all the programs and services, including the Job Creation Partnership program, which recently became the responsibility of the provincial government. Our goal is to identify ways to improve and expedite the delivery of these programs, while ensuring that they are tailored to more accurately respond to local, regional and provincial needs."

Through Job Creation Partnerships, non-profit community-based organizations, municipal governments and businesses partner with the provincial government to address local priority needs.

"I am delighted that the Kitpu First Nation and the Mainland Heritage Committee have received funding from this program," said Port au Port MHA Tony Cornect, in the same release.

"This funding will certainly create employment in the short term, and in the long term it will improve tourism, economic and social opportunities in the area. This is another example of the Provincial Government's commitment to rural Newfoundland and Labrador."