e-640 (Immigration)

Petition to the House of Commons

• The closure of the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville (CPC) will have such a negative impact on the town;
• The town has a total population of less than 6000 people;
• About 280 people work at CPC;
• The closure will affect all the businesses in town as many families will move to Edmonton;
• This will negatively affect the development of Vegreville as a rural area;
• All businesses depend on the town's population and may leave Vegreville, causing even more residents to lose their jobs;
• Residents will have to pay more property taxes to the town, which is already very high;
• CPC is offering a great work experience to high school students, who can work causal in the summer time;
• This CPC closure will affect all the town services including schools, which will have less students;
• Less population will affect the Hospital and health services which may also cause the lay-off of more health workers;
• All the investments that are/were spent on the development of the town will be affected;
• Many people that may get laid-off will turn to the government for financial support; and
• Residents want to keep all government services/businesses to stay in Vegreville.