Project Ojibwa staff and officials with the Elgin Military Museum prepare for a job fair March 23.

PORT BURWELL ? When the former HMCS Ojibwa arrived in Port Burwell last fall, it brought the prospect of an economic boost and an increase in local jobs to the area.

Now several months later, the economic impact is slowly starting to take shape as ?inside the fence? tours are expected to begin in the next few weeks and Project Ojibwa staff and officials with the Elgin Military Museum prepare for a job fair March 23.

The job fair will be held at the Lighthouse Gospel Church in Port Burwell, said Jeffrey Booth, director of daily operations with the Elgin Military Museum and Project Ojibwa. Hours haven?t been determined.

Project Ojibwa is looking to fill full-time, part-time and temporary summer jobs ? positions that will need to be filled when the decommissioned Cold War-era submarine opens for tours to the public this summer.

?There are approximately 40 jobs ? some of these jobs are part-time and I would say approximately eight to 10 of these jobs are student jobs for the balance of the summer,? Booth said. ?The vast majority of positions will be starting in May.?

Adults and students will be hired to fill various job openings, including office support, tour guides and guest-services attendants ? expected to look after processing tickets and other front-end duties.

The Ojibwa is a 300-metre-long Oberon-class submarine that was destined for the scrapyard before it found a new home in Port Burwell in eastern Elgin County.

The federal government provided nearly $2 million in economic stimulus to help cover the move of the Ojibwa from Halifax.

With the first official job fair for Project Ojibwa just around the corner, excitement is beginning to build as opening day draws closer and the prospective positive boost to the local economy is felt throughout the region.

?Once we start operations and have these people hired and working, we will be the largest employer in the village of Port Burwell,? Booth said. ?This will have a serious effect and a great impact on the local economy.?

Source: http://www.lfpress.com/2013/03/07/project-ojibwa-staff-and-officials-with-the-elgin-military-museum-prepare-for-a-job-fair-march-23

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