Grads in western Manitoba village of St-Lazare face pull between post-secondary school, working at mine | CBC News

ManitobaThe pull between further education and working at a nearby potash mine is something graduates in the small western Manitoba village of St-Lazare face every year, says the local school's guidance counsellor.'I don't want to get stuck at the mine. Most of the people who work there stay there,' says St-Lazare gradCatherine Moreau · CBC News · Posted: Jul 01, 2024 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: July 1The only student leavingthe high school in the western Manitoba village of St-Lazarewith a diploma this yearsays he's planning to go work at a nearby mine come September — but not for long, he hopes.Christian Simard plans to work at the potash mine in Rocanville, Sask., for a while, "to make money quickly and be able to pay for my education," he said.But working at the Nutrien-owned mine — just over the provincial border, less than 20 kilometres west of St-Lazare — isn't a long-term plan for Simard."I'll give myself a year at the most. I don't want to get stuck at the mine. Most of the pe...