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jobs: The move and loss of more than 200 jobs will devastate the town of 6,000, as well as surrounding towns, Hayduk warned. "When you take the ratios, we're losing a minimum of 200 jobs, and if you took that same ratio population-wise to Edmonton, it would be like Edmonton losing 3,500 jobs," he said. "We are not going to take this lying down, according to CBC. If I have to make a trip to Ottawa myself and jump up and down in front there, I will do it. Workers at the Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Case Processing Centre were told Thursday it will be relocated to Edmonton in 2018 when its lease expires, said Mayor Myron Hayduk. This is just too damn much for a town of our size." The decision to move the centre was a difficult one, said Sonia Lesage, spokeswoman for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. But leaders with the union that represents the workers say the move has nothing to do with workload or the capacity of employees to do the work. More opportunity for employees "In negotiating a new lease, the department has made the difficult decision to move its case processing centre from Vegreville to Edmonton, the closest major city, where the proximity to universities, the availability of public transit and housing options, and career growth opportunities within the federal government will make it easier to recruit and retain both qualified and bilingual employees and to meet our growing needs," Lesage said in a email. "We recognize this relocation will have an impact on existing staff and are making every effort to minimize those impacts." Employees will be able to keep their current jobs at the new office in Edmonton, which is 100 kilometres west of Vegreville, Lesage said. "This decision was made in an effort to respond to increased demand in various lines of business, and to expand operations," she added. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.