New report will highlight Western HR issues
There’s something about the West that is just, well, special. It has an indefinable allure. Perhaps it’s something of the pioneer spirit left over from the days when “Go west, young man” was a creed that helped settle a continent.
Perhaps it has something to do with the spectacular geography. It is, after all, a jaw-dropping drive — the lakes and forests of Manitoba give way to the rolling prairies of Saskatchewan, which in turn give way to the foothills of Alberta that quickly rise into majestic mountains that stretch into British Columbia and right to the shores of the Pacific.
At Canadian HR Reporter, we are proud to be a truly national publication, covering everything of interest to HR professionals from Victoria in the west to St. John’s, Nfld., in the east, from Windsor, Ont., in the south to the far northern reaches of the territories.
But there’s so much happening in the West that we just couldn’t fit it all into a regular issue. That’s why, starting with this issue, we’re launching Western Report, a special feature that will appear monthly in Canadian HR Reporter. It’s designed to give readers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia local stories that focus on topics relevant to them. In this inaugural issue, we’re taking a look at how the economy has changed recruitment in the West; what’s new in employment law across the four provinces; and trends in collective bargaining.
This does not mean we’re becoming less national or pulling back any of our usual coverage in the regular issue. We will continue with our mandate to cover the country coast-to-coast, to provide HR practitioners with the news, information and trends they need to further their own organizations, careers and the profession.
But it does mean, in addition to all that great coverage, you’ll get a special section focusing on what matters to you on a regional level. At a time when many publications are shrinking or folding, we’re adding resources and content because we firmly believe in the future of the HR profession and, in tough economic times, you need more help, advice and insight than ever before.
We hope you like the new section and will find it a valuable part of your subscription going forward. On a personal note, I’ll be at the Human Resources Institute of Alberta conference on April 22 and 23 in Edmonton. Please swing by the Thomson Reuters booth — I’d love to talk to you about the HR profession, Canadian HR Reporter or anything else that is on your mind.
