Casino management to hire locals

Management with the Montreal Casino say people in the Pointe St. Charles neighbourhood stand to benefit from the casino moving to their neighbourhood. Casino officials annouced Thursday a plan to hire locals for jobs in the Casino.

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Thu, February 9th, 2006

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