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Originally Posted by Architype
I noticed that two local formers have left NL and presumably found it advantageous to move to provinces that are supposedly even more economically depressed than NL. What is going on there guys, and why isn't NL getting it's economic act together?? I know sometimes there are other reasons for leaving, (I know that well) but is this still a pattern??
LOL @ "I don't sound like a cartoon character off Republic of Doyle".  |
For me, it's strictly to continue my education. I finished a degree from MUN and found some work with an Arts degree of all things, but there was really no future in doing temporary/part-time work for the government which, in all honesty, never really held my interest.
I will definitely be returning to the province though. I have no doubt about that, I like it there too much. Cartoon accents and all
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Originally Posted by jeddy1989
more young people are staying than I can ever remember .. especially in SJ. a couple of friends of mine did a degree in something that notorious for not having jobs here and they struggled for like 5 months and she planned to move to Edmonton .. they they were all offered multiple jobs by different companies and government. It all just depends on the industry ... however it's very good here right now. Anywhere there is a place with a school of something .. many of those graduates will have to leave the region for work (it would have to be CRAZY growth in every single job area to keep up with the output of graduates every year) ... I'm sure if there was more office space more tertiary industry companies would set up ... all in time .. 10 years ago there was like zero hope for the economy hahah as they say "Rome wasn't built in a day"
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This is very true. Just as an example, I think about my high school graduating class. I only know of a handful of our class of 160 who left the province for education. When I started high school in grade 9 a lot of the graduates at that time, who were going on to universities, went outside the province because the chances of finding work in St. John's or Newfoundland in general were quite low and they'd have to leave anyway. From friends that are teachers today, I'm told that for the most part the only graduates who leave for post-secondary now are the one's who get scholarships either due to academics or athletics. I even remember my mom telling me not to go to university in NL because there was no future here. How times have changed...
A friend of mine became an electrician and after getting his certifications done ended up deciding to stay in Stephenville. He's a pretty smart guy, and after doing the math on costs of living and earnings in Alberta, came to the conclusion that it makes more sense for him to work in rural NL. You make half as much but costs of living are about 1/3rd of Alberta and you come out ahead. Staying is becoming a more and more viable option all the time.
As long as St. John's continues to succeed Newfoundland will be looked at favourably for business expansion. Eventually that success will trickle outward a bit, even if it's just the ability for other places to say "Hey look! We're in NL too!! Come check us out!". The biggest barrier to business attraction has been torn down, North America now knows we've joined them in the 21st century.
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