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18, June 2013 CANADA NEWS

CALGARY

**Alberta workers may earn the highest incomes in the country, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s rosy for small and mid-sized companies. According to ATB Financial’s second quarter Business Beat Survey, 67 per cent of provincial business owners say finding and retaining experienced or skilled labour is a problem and 37 per cent say they simply can’t meet salary demands. These high-wage expectations are forcing owners to adapt and create new ways to not only get staff, but retain them as well.
For example, one Calgary-based company offers employees a continental breakfast, hot lunch and on-site fitness. Small and mid-sized businesses make up 99.9 per cent of businesses in the province.**

TORNADO WARNING

**Meteorologists are tracking a rotating severe thunderstorm kilometres north of Rosemary. This thunderstorm is moving to the southeast at 25 KM/H and has the potential to produce a tornado, large hail, heavy rainfall and strong wind gusts. Communities in the storms path include Duchess and Patricia.**

**If you see a funnel cloud, swirling debris near the ground, flying debris, or any threatening weather approaching, take shelter immediately.

Vehicles, mobile homes, cottages, boats and any tents or trailers are unsafe. Seek shelter in a location like a bathroom, interior closet, stairwell, basement or the lowest level in the building. Stay away from windows or outside walls, as they offer little protection.
Environment Canada continues to monitor the situation closely. Please continue to monitor your local media or Weatheradio for further updates. If you would like to report severe weather, you can call 1-800-239-0484 or send an email to storm@ec.gc.ca. **

**Skills training is a central element of Economic Action Plan 2013. There are too many jobs that go unfilled in Canada because employers can’t find workers with the right skills. Meanwhile, there are still too many Canadians looking for work.
Economic Action Plan 2013 introduces key measures to connect Canadians with available jobs by equipping them with the skills and training they need to obtain high-quality, well-paying jobs. It is also helping businesses in vital sectors find the talent they need to remain competitive domestically and internationally.**

For information: http://actionplan.gc.ca/news/connecting-canadians-available-jobs-canada-job

VANCOUVER

**The Canadian Cancer Society is calling on the B.C. government to tighten its anti-smoking regulations, in an effort to cut the smoking rate from 14 to 9 per cent over the next five years. The campaign comes on the 50th anniversary of the landmark declaration by Canada’s Health Minister Judy LaMarsh that “smoking is a contributory cause of lung cancer”. **

**Law enforcement vessels manned by Canadian and American crews have been approved to pursue criminals over maritime borders between the countries.Officials said Monday the measures are needed to crack down on criminal gangs taking advantage of each country’s separate jurisdiction and inability to continue hot pursuits over the border.Sailors from the U.S. Coast Guard and RCMP officers made the joint announcement at the Canada-U.S. border in Surrey on Monday.”We’ll see RCMP and U.S. Coast Guard boats on waters with joint crews,” said U.S. **

**Vancouver police have netted 22 rifles, six handguns and four shotguns as part of a program that allows people to surrender their illegal or unwanted firearms without the risk of weapons charges.Police say 686 rounds of ammunition were also turned in during the first 17 days **