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GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
businesses and non-profit groups so they DBOPGGFSB JODFOUJWFQBZNFOU UP BOZQSPTQFDUJWFOFXFNQMPZFFXIPBHSFFT to accept a full-time permanent position. 5IF JODFOUJWF GVOEXJMMCFBCMF UPIFMQ BUUSBDUBNBYJNVNPGQPUFOUJBMFN - ployees for local and regional businesses. 5IF JODFOUJWFBJE JTOPU SFTUSJDUFE UP KVTU attracting skilled workers. Candie noted that TPNFCVTJOFTTFTBSFIBWJOHUSPVCMFàOEJOH people to fill general labour positions.
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A coalition of local and regional econo- mic development agencies have come up with a “Made in Presott-Russell” solution to help deal with the regional labour shortage problem. “Thank you so much for coming up with an out-of-the-box solution,” said Francis Drouin, Glengarry-Prescott-Russell MP, EVSJOHB/PWFNCFSQSFTTDPOGFSFODF at Hawkesbury’s Le Chenail cultural centre. 5IF1SFTDPUU3VTTFMM$PNNVOJUZ%FWFMPQ - ment Corp. (PRCDC), the Prescott-Russell &NQMPZNFOU4FSWJDFT$FOUSF 13&4$ UIF )BXLFTCVSZ*OEVTUSJBM*OWFTUNFOU"TTPDJB - UJPO )**" UIF&BTUFSO0OUBSJP5SBJOJOHCPBSE &05# BOEUIF1SFTDPUU3VTTFMM$IBNCFSPG Commerce (PRCoC) joined forces to create a financial subsidy program aimed at helping businesses throughout the Prescott-Russell region to attract potential employees needed to fill positions. +PIO$BOEJF 13$%$FYFDVUJWFEJSFDUPS noted during his explanation of the program that the pandemic had a serious impact on many businesses, with some forced to close during the early days because the mandatory self-isolation kept staff homebound. Some businesses now reopening are finding it hard to recruit new employees to fill positions that BSFTUJMM WBDBOUCFDBVTFTUBGGIBWF UBLFO early retirement, found other work during the pandemic that allows them to work from home now, or are unable to report back to
work for other reasons. /POQSPàUHSPVQTUIBUTFSWFMPDBMDPNNV - nities are also experiencing similar staffing QSPCMFNT4FWFSBMTQFBLFSTBMTPOPUFEUIBU efforts to recruit potential employees from PVUTJEFUIFSFHJPOJTBMTPQSPWJOHEJGàDVMUGPS WBSJPVTSFBTPOT JODMVEJOHBHSPXJOHUSFOE for many people to want jobs that allow them to work from home. “More and more this labour shortage is forcing our local businesses to make difficult decisions,” said Stéphane Sarrazin, warden for the United Counties of Prescott-Russell, BEEJOHUIBUUIPTFEFDJTJPOTJODMVEFIBWJOH to refuse new contracts or consider reducing existing staff to cut expenses. 5IF àWF BHFODJFT IBWF QPPMFE UIFJS SFTPVSDFTUPDSFBUFB FNQMPZNFOU JODFOUJWF GVOE5IF GVOEXJMMCFBWBJMBCMF UISPVHI UIF 13&4$ UP 1SFTDPUU3VTTFMM John Candie de la Société d’aide au développement des collectivités de Prescott-Russell annonce un nouveau projet d’incitation à l’emploi pour aider les entreprises locales à attirer de nouveaux employés. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
UN GROUPE LUTTE CONTRE LES PALISSADES À PRESCOTT-RUSSELL
CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
santé mentale des personnes touchées. *MTWJTFOUÆQSÊWFOJS MFTDPOTÊRVFODFT OÊHBUJWFTEFMBNBTTFNFOU DPNNFMFT incendies et les expulsions. Le PRHRC distribuera une fiche d’infor- NBUJPOCJMJOHVF JOUJUVMÊFø4UFQT UPB Safer, Healthier, More Comfortable Home, RVJ TFSB EJTUSJCVÊF QBSBMMÍMFNFOU BVY DBNQBHOFTEFQSÊWFOUJPOEFTJODFOEJFT NFOÊFTQBS MFTTFSWJDFTEJODFOEJF-B feuille d’information a été rendue possible par le HSJCC Stormont, Dundas, Glen- garry, Prescott et Russell et Akwesasne, MF8FMMJOHUPO(VFMQI)PBSEJOH/FUXPSLFU l’Association canadienne pour la santé NFOUBMF$IBNQMBJO&TU
La Prescott-Russell Hoarding Response Coalition s’attaque au phénomène de l’amassement dans la région de Prescott-Russell. La Coalition de Prescott-Russell face à l’amassement(PRHRC) lance une cam- QBHOFWJTBOUÆQSÊWFOJS MBNBTTFNFOU dans les foyers de Prescott-Russell. Le HSPVQFBWVMFKPVSFOMPSTRVFEFT professionnels de la santé mentale, des TFSWJDFT NVOJDJQBVY FU EFT TFSWJDFT sociaux se sont réunis pour réduire le phé- nomène de l’amassement dans la région, tout en tenant compte des problèmes de
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