Stetski allocates more than $600,000 for Kootenay-Columbia youth jobs
By Contributor
For Immediate Release
August 19, 2016
Nelson – MP Wayne Stetski was instrumental in awarding more than $600,000 in federal assistance to create summer jobs for Kootenay- Columbia students.
The Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) Initiative contributes annually to aid in creating jobs for students aged 15 to 30. This year the federal government provided additional funding of $242,644 earmarked for youth employment in the Kootenay-Columbia riding.
Because programs like CSJ can help bolster local economies, Stetski took an active role in distributing the funds and in allocating the additional federal assistance to ensure that jobs were created throughout the Kootenay-Columbia region.
“I assigned jobs funding for as many as 175 students in the riding, and gave particular consideration to communities that were impacted by the loss of a major employer,” commented Stetski.
The Kootenay-Columbia MP stressed that the program is also about helping our young people to acquire valuable experience and workplace skills.
According to summer student, Chelsea Mathieson, “I feel so privileged to have had the opportunity to work as a summer student, and working with the EcoSociety. This experience has increased my confidence and capabilities in so many ways, both personally and professionally, and has inspired me to continue to grow as a leader in this changing world.”
Stetski set the priorities for the region, including support for projects in tourism, arts and culture, the environment and food security. The NDP Member of Parliament assigned grants to not -for- profit organizations, public sector employers as well as small businesses.
Photo Caption: Montana Burgess, EcoSociety Executive Director, MP Wayne Stetski, and summer student Chelsea Mathieson, assistant event coordinator for West Kootenay EcoSociety. — Submitted photo
