Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has announced the launch of two new Facebook pages SA国际影视传媒� one for its Meadowbank mine near Baker Lake and the other for its new Meliadine project on the land near Rankin Inlet.
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The pages are directed at AEMSA国际影视传媒檚 Nunavut employees, Kivalliq communities and key Nunavut partners and suppliers.
The pages can be followed on Facebook at AEMMeliadine and AEMMeadowbankComplex.
AEM corporate director of communications and public affairs Dale Coffin said AEM has gone to two separate pages due to its growth, with Meliadine coming on-stream shortly and pushing the companySA国际影视传媒檚 ranks to more than 2,000 employees in Nunavut.
Coffin said the two large operations are not close together, with Meadowbank on the land near Baker Lake and Meliadine near Rankin Inlet.
He said up until now, AEM had been using a corporate Facebook page to address some of the regular-and-proactive issues itSA国际影视传媒檚 dealing with in Nunavut to make sure the communities know about them.
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SA国际影视传媒淚t allows, for instance, Meadowbank to be able to communicate regularly with Baker Lake, because of its closeness, as well as the other communities, but primarily Baker Lake.
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SA国际影视传媒淥r, in the case of the summer caribou migration, we need to be able to communicate quickly and frequently about whatSA国际影视传媒檚 going on with road closures and the status of the road out to the site during the migration period.SA国际影视传媒�
Coffin said the two new pages really do create an opportunity for AEM to be more proactive with its partners and suppliers in the communities, as well as the Government of Nunavut.
He said ongoing employment opportunities at both Meadowbank and Meliadine are open to the people of every Kivalliq community and, in fact, there are more opportunities than there are people able to fill them.
As of June 2018, the number of Inuit from the Kivalliq working directly and indirectly for AEM was 740. AEM will be updating its employment reports in early 2019.
SA国际影视传媒淲eSA国际影视传媒檒l be able to post jobs directly that are for people in all the communities to apply for, as well as, obviously, the training programs, work readiness, employment information sessions, labour pool information, etc.,SA国际影视传媒� said Coffin.
Coffin said from AEMSA国际影视传媒檚 experience, Facebook has shown itself to be an effective communication tool.
He said through Facebook, AEM is able to reach a broad audience very quickly and be able to have actual dialogue with them SA国际影视传媒� people ask questions about various programs or why they arenSA国际影视传媒檛 getting certain information and AEM is able to respond and react very quickly to their requests.
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