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GreenFirst adding more than 45 High-Skilled Jobs at its Kapuskasing Paper Mill
GreenFirst adding more than 45 High-Skilled Jobs at its Kapuskasing Paper Mill ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n GreenFirst adding more than 45 High-Skilled Jobs at its Kapuskasing Paper Mill\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n TORONTO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n April 1, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ - GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. (TSXV: GFP) (\"GreenFirst\") is pleased to announce plans to restart the second paper machine at its Kapuskasing Paper Mill. GreenFirst has received over\n \n $1.2 million\n \n from the Skills Development Fund of the Government of\n \n Ontario\n \n , Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development to support the recruiting, hiring, and training of more than 45 new employees.\n \n \n On\n \n August 28, 2021\n \n , GreenFirst acquired the Kapuskasing Paper Mill from Rayonier Advanced Materials, which was only operating one paper machine at the time. GreenFirst will begin to restart the second paper machine in May, thereby increasing direct employment to almost 300 jobs in\n \n Kapuskasing\n \n and surrounding areas, these positions welcome youth, women and Indigenous applicants. The restart will occur in multiple phases starting in May, with the goal of full production (7 days - 24 hours operation) by\n \n October 2022\n \n .\n \n \n The funding from the Skills Development Fund will be used towards the recruitment and training of new employees, along with current employees, to receive the required skills to produce quality paper and meet required production targets safely and efficiently. GreenFirst has established partnerships with local employment organizations and academic institutions, including the Employment Service, College Boréal, Schools, Indigenous communities, the\n \n Town of Kapuskasing\n \n and surrounding municipalities to continue to build and train our growing workforce in\n \n Kapuskasing\n \n , The Company has established a solid training platform, which includes online training and a more standardized delivery in support of the integration of all new workers and the development of existing employees who will move to more senior roles.\n \n \n \"The COVID-19 pandemic has...