Discovery Board "Closing", Employment Assistance Services (EAS) "New Delivery Model", Service Canada Offices "De-staffed", School Board offices ????… These are just some of the latest non-headlines that have not raised the ire of our local government in our town. Essentially these all spell job cuts in the publicly funded sector and there are strong signals of more to come. As we await budgets at the Federal and Provincial levels we are probably going to see more of less in Clarenville. Unfortunately, other issues, like potholes in parking lots have taken the limelight. I would argue that the Fed’s and the Province love our focus on our potholes because it keeps our focus off what they are up to! Headlines & the Twitterverse are filled with announcements of government belt tightening at both the Federal and Provincial Levels these days. The impact of these cuts is starting to be felt in government dependent towns such as Clarenville.
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