Media advisory - Forest Industry Launches Greenest Workforce Recruitment Campaign and Internship Contest

MONTREAL, Jan. 31, 2013 /CNW/ - On Wednesday February 6^th, David Lindsay the President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) will unveil the GreenestWorkforce initiative, a first-of-its-kind government and industry sponsored national resource and recruitment program for the forest products industry aimed at renewing the industry's workforce with at least 60,000 new recruits.

Join David Lindsay to learn more about The GreenestWorkforce as well as the highly anticipated "Green Dream Internship" contest where eight deserving students will win a four month paid summer internship at a leading forest product company, an iPad Mini and a chance to win $5000.

DATE: February 6, 2013
EVENT: The GreenestWorkforce Launch
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: 11:30 a.m. Outside Marquette/Jolliet room
LOCATION:	Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel
	900 Rene Levesque Blvd. W, Montreal, Quebec

Media are also invited to attend the Keynote Luncheon address where David Lindsay will address PAPTAC PaperWeek Canada's annual conference of the Canadian pulp and paper industry. Lindsay will provide further details of the comprehensive strategy to inform prospective employees about the wide range of career opportunities in the dynamic forest sector.

Reporters are also invited to visit the first Job Fair being held during Paper Week, for further details visit http://www.paperweekcanada.ca/jobFair.html  .

SOURCE: FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

For further information:

Susan Murray
Executive Director, Public Relations
Forest Products Association of Canada
[e-mail] 613-563-1441 x313
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