In a surprise announcement, the government has announced the closure of the C.P.C. which will affect 220 employees

The Case Processing Centre in Vegreville is closing. In an announcement this morning, The Public Works branch of the Federal government announced that over the next two years, it will be relocating it's work to a currently unknown location in Edmonton, citing only that it was a business decision.

Mayor Myron Hayduck was taken by surprise with the decision, along with the 220 staff at the C.P.C.

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The government wants to have the process complete by January 1st of 2019, which Hayduk says doesn't make sense.

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Employees will have the option to move to Edmonton or commute if they take up a job offer at the new location in Edmonton. Employees plan to fight back by contacting all levels of government, from town council, to the Prime Minister's Office. Country 106 will have more information as it becomes available.