Federal Government: Employment Insurance Processing Centre

Donna MacDonald Dept: The federal government said the shutdown will take place in March 2014, resulting in 28 job losses, according to CBC. "It's jobs, it's P.E.I. jobs, that we're concerned with and that the people are concerned with," she said and about 200 people turned out in Montague, P.E.I., Saturday to protest the closure of the Island's only Employment Insurance processing centre. Donna MacDonald, national vice-president of the Canada Employment and Immigration union, said the proposed closure will affect many Islanders. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.