Premier Darrell Dexter says he's not surprised former Bowater Mersey employees are being recruited by other companies. Northern Pulp Nova Scotia in Pictou County and J.D. Irving Limited each held job fairs this week in Liverpool. Both companies are courting the former workers who lost their job when the Brooklyn mill closed last month. Dexter says its an indication the Bowater workers are highly skilled and in demand.
He says the government did the right thing when it offered $1.5 million to upgrade the skills of Bowater workers as part of a bailout package for the mill. Dexter believes the training will help some of those workers who lost their jobs find other work that might not be tied to the pulp and paper industry.
