The Kenora District is facing a severe shortage of workers, especially
if the mining industry takes off as expected. The Northwest Training and
Adjustment Board released its statistics in a 10 year mining hiring
requirement forecast in Dryden yesterday. Labour Market Economist Jamie
Wolcott says this forecast will help those in education, industry and
government make decisions. The report indicates the Kenora District will
need nearly 3,300 workers by 2022, 1,700 in the trades industry alone.
