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By Pearl Lorentzen, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeside Leader \u00a0Part of a series of articles on regional studies done by an advocacy group representing municipalities and First Nations in the Lesser Slave Lake region. A workforce study of the Lesser Slave Lake region found that there are many people looking for work and many people looking for employees, but the job skills don\u2019t line up with the jobs being offered. \u201cWe have a significant mismatch \u2026,\u201d says Jennifer Churchill, Alberta North Central Alliance (ANCA) executive director. \u201cWe do have a labour shortage,\u201d but also a lot of people looking for work. The study was done by Ballad Group for ANCA, which is an advocacy group representing five municipalities and five First Nations in Northern Alberta. These are the Town of… <\/p>\n

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By Pearl Lorentzen, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeside Leader \u00a0Part of a series of articles on regional studies done by an advocacy group representing municipalities and First Nations in the Lesser Slave Lake region. A workforce study of the Lesser Slave Lake region found that there are many people looking for work and many people looking for employees, but the job skills don\u2019t line up with the jobs being offered. \u201cWe have a significant mismatch \u2026,\u201d says Jennifer Churchill, Alberta North Central Alliance (ANCA) executive director. \u201cWe do have a labour shortage,\u201d but also a lot of people looking for work. The study was done by Ballad Group for ANCA, which is an advocacy group representing five municipalities and five First Nations in Northern Alberta. These are the Town of... <\/p>\n

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