Renewable energy company Borea Construction was in Moose Jaw recently hoping to recruit a few good tradesmen to build a new wind turbine farm in Assiniboia and help power the future.
The Canadian wind-and-solar firm held a job fair on July 29 at the Career and Employment Services office on Ross Street West, with the goal of hiring 75 construction workers to assist with the first phase of the project, explained Justine Kellenny, human resources co-ordinator for Borea. Construction is set to begin this August and continued until December 2020.
On behalf of SaskPower, Borea plans to build a 50-turbine wind farm near Assiniboia that can produce 200 megawatts; this can power 90,000 homes. Borea intends to lay the foundation for 25 wind turbines this year and construct the necessary road infrastructure, and then lay another 25 foundations next year while also installing the actual wind turbines.
“We bid for the project and we just got it,” said Kellenny.
“Because we’re the best,” Mario Boutin, general superintendent, added with a chuckle.
“We are the leader right now, so we have built 30 per cent of all the renewable market in Canada,” Kellenny continued.
The company — which has offices in British Columbia, Quebec, Calgary and Toronto — was founded in 2007 and has been building wind farms since then.
“We have a lot of experience in that,” she added.
Borea wants to recruit 75 workers this year to help with phase 1 and then double that number to 150 for phase 2 in 2020. The company is particularly interested in hiring people who have experience with concrete and building road infrastructure. The company is also willing to train people to perform this work.
“As long as guys like to work long hours and come back every morning,” Kellenny said. “It’s a construction site, so we have deadlines and we have to deliver, so we’re working a lot.”
Borea is also holding career fairs in other communities in the area, she continued. The goal is to hire 75 per cent of the project’s workforce from within a 100-kilometre radius of Assiniboia and recruit as many local people as possible; the company is also looking for employees in Regina.
“We are proud of what we do,” added Kellenny. “When you drive around and you see all the sites that you’ve been a part of, whether it’s the turbines or solar panels, it’s really a promise to be proud of that.”
If people are interested in applying for a job with Borea Construction on this wind turbine project, they can email [email protected]. Information about the company can also be found at https://boreaconstruction.com.
