Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Cruise Ship Needed To House Workers


Housing workers a real problem for Kitimat

An article in the Globe and Mail reveals an innovative way to deal with a short term housing crisis as Kitimat has far more jobs than it has homes for the workers.

Rio Tinto Alcan already has a 1700 bed work camp which is full to capacity and accommodations in Kitimat simply don't exist, so they are bringing in a 588 cabin ship to help relieve the housing crisis.

The ship has 588 cabins, 4 restaurants and cafes, a sailors pub, casino, dance floor and sauna listed as some of the onboard amenities. It will employ about 100 crew members, with 20 of them coming with the ship, the rest being hired in British Columbia.

The mayor of the resource town calls the situation desparate as the population of about 9,000 residents would double if LNG projects go ahead.

The current worker/housing crunch is the result of Rio Tinto Alcan's $3.3 billion modernization and expansion of its smelter. 



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