The tri-community has welcomed another new professional to the area. Johnathan Lalonde has been hired as The Pas Community Development Corporation’s new Economic Development Officer. Lalonde’s educational background and work experience are very much related to the field he will be working in.
“I was born and raised in Saskatchewan, in a community about five hours away from here,” said Lalonde. “I have a BA in Community Economic and Social Development from Algoma University is Sault Ste. Marie, ON.
“For the last three years I’ve worked mostly in the transportation industry, but I’ve been working on a passenger train initiative. All of my work and research for the past three years has been in the transportation industry and helping this non-profit organization to get the passenger train going. It’s the Algoma Central Railway and the passenger train hasn’t been running for eight years now.”