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    :: Monday, March 05, 2007 ::

    Jolt for power industry - By Carla Wilson, Victoria Times Colonist
    Labour shortages are spread throughout B.C.’s economy but today’s must-have workers are the power line technicians who deliver electricity to homes and businesses.

    They are highly skilled, highly paid workers making up to $40 an hour and more — and employers are desperate to hire them.

    “It has gone beyond ridiculous. I’ve been around this trade now for over 30 years and I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Paddy Hatch, business manager for the Line Contractors’ Association of B.C. “There is so much work in this trade coming now.”

    Hatch has been visiting hockey and rugby clubs to attract people to the trade.

    And employers are adding as many apprentices as they can, offering perks to long-time PLTs to stay on the job, forgivable loans to take jobs in hard-to-fill locations, new training programs to encourage people to join the trade, and scouring the Canadian and international market for workers.
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