(Canada) Several years ago, Peter Prystanski and James Gravelle were paper mill workers, stacking paper and testing pulp. Fast forward to the Cascades mill shutting its doors in early 2006 and the buddies – along with others who thought they had secure jobs until retirement – looked at their options.

Gravelle had never thought of leaving Cascades with its steady, good income after trying a few other jobs after high school. When the mill closed, he was “pretty numb.” Now, both have just finished their second year at Confederation College, and have one more year to go before they don scrubs to start careers as registered practical nurses – and they‘re loving it.

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