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Banff Winter Hiring Fair returns in October

The streets of Banff are seen on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh) The streets of Banff are seen on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
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Banff is hosting a winter hiring fair next month for the first time in three years.

The annual fair has been cancelled in years past due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but returns on Oct. 6.

Hosted by the Job Resource Centre, the hiring fair is free to attend.

"Over 200 seasonal, year-round and career positions will be up for grabs," spokesperson Michel Dufresne said in a Tuesday release.

Representatives from the local ski resorts and the hospitality industry will be on hand to recruit for a wide range of positions including ski instructors, lift attendants, kitchen staff, shuttle bus drivers, guest service agents and more.

The fair will featuring the following employers:

  • Lake Louise Ski Resort;
  • Nakiska Ski Area;
  • Norquay;
  • Sunshine Village;
  • Banff Centre;
  • Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts;
  • Fairmont Banff Springs;
  • Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise;
  • Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge;
  • Pursuit Banff Jasper Collection;
  • The Old Spaghetti Factory; and
  • The Canadian Brewhouse.

The 2022 Banff Winter Hiring Fair runs from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Cascade Shops in Banff on Oct. 6.

Job Resource Centre says the fair attracted a record crowd of over 600 job seekers in 2019 – many of them young people from across Canada and some from as far away as Australia and Germany.

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