Stop the closure of the Vegreville Case Processing Centre

News Releases

• Vegreville statement on anniversary of CPC Closure announcement
• Canadian Chambers of Commerce demand rules for federal office closures
• Site Selection Criteria for Federal Offices – Resolution
• Province and Portage College pledge support to Vegreville CPC Campaign
• Government of Alberta offers recruitment support for CPC staff
• Portage College offers post-secondary programming to Vegreville
• Town of Vegreville secures additional rental accommodation for residents
• Vegreville fallout: Canadian municipalities seek transparency in federal office closures
• Liberal Government's Representative in the Senate agrees to ask government to revisit decision to close Vegreville Case Processing Centre
• Alberta Chamber of Commerce approves resolution in support of #ruralcanadamatters
• Alberta Chambers of Commerce to vote on resolution that #ruralcanadamatters
• Report shows Vegreville will suffer long term impacts due to CPC closure

  Full report available in Resources
• Vegreville Town Hall Meeting – February 14, 2017
• Vegreville invites Prime Minister to the community as part of cross-country tour

Videos

• Prime Minister in Saskatoon answering a question about the CPC Closure
• Mayor Hayduk's Town Hall Speech
• CBC News – Power & Politics interview
• Global Edmonton – News Report

Interviews

• Mayor Hayduk
• MP Shannon Stubbs
• MLA Jessica Littlewood
• PSAC National Vice President Chris Aylward
• 4th Generation Rural Albertan Mark Gielbelhaus
• County of Minburn Reeve Roger Konieczny

In the News

• Protesters rally in downtown Edmonton over plan to move federal office out of Vegreville

  Global News
• 'Our families matter': Vegreville residents demand Trudeau halt immigration processing centre move

  Global News
• Alberta MP slams Trudeau government for motive behind plan to move Vegreville immigration centre

  Global News
• Moving federal immigration processing centre in Central Alberta will cost millions extra

  Global News
• Vegreville will be 'older, smaller and poorer' after closure of CPC office: mayor

  Global News
• Union representing Vegreville CPC employees meets with Immigration Minister

  CBC News
• Alberta town hires lobbyist over immigration centre closure

  iPolitics
• MLA Jessica Littlewood's Statement in the Alberta Legislature

  Alberta Legislature
• Vegreville News Advertiser – December 14, 2016

  Vegreville News Advertiser