Summer
Jobs
service in
full bloom
Photo Denny Allen
Marking the incorporation of the Dalkeith Historical Society were (from left) director Douglas Irvine, founding member Jean
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MacLennan, treasurer Rose-Marie Deley, North Glengarry Deputy-Mayor Chris Macdonell, NG Special Events Planner Tish
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Nicholson, NG CAO Daniel Gagnon, NG Councillor Carma Williams, Ontario Historical Society Executive-Director Rob Leverty,
NG Mayor Grant Crack, DHS President Frances Fraser and NG Councillor Eric MacSweyn.
Again this year, the Employment
Services Centre of Prescott-Russell Inc.
Region’s ambassadors await at centre
is delivering the Summer Jobs Service.
This provincial government program
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www.prescott-russelltourism.ca.
isdesignedtohelpstudentsgainhands-on
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The centre is the result of a partnership
summer work experience by creating
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betweenthetownofHawkesbury,theUnited
opportunities for young people to acquire
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valuable new skills. While helping to
Visitors to Prescott-Russell will be
contribute to young people’s success, the
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program also encourages employers to
Into the woods
tourist information centre which opened
hire students. In fact, employers benefit
its doors this week at La Maison de l’île.
froma$2perhoursubsidyforeachstudent
Openeveryday this summer from8 a.m.
hired through this program, for a
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tourwill stopat several pointsof interest in
to6p.m., the centre, locatedat the foot of the
maximum of 16 weeks.
Seating is limited for a free bus tour in
Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry,andPrescott-
Long Sault Bridge, offers copies of the
This summer, the centre can offer
honour of the UN’s International Year of
Russell.
Prescott-Russell tourist guide, map and
subsidies for 834 job openings throughout
the Forest being offered by South Nation
cycling map. “We also have several
Rare and
Prescott-Russell. To this date, most job
Conservation June 8.
brochures and information regarding the
openings have been filled. However,
The objective is to bring attention to
old trees
different upcoming events and activities
interested students and employers may
multiple aspects of forest management
throughout the region.” said the centre’s
A box lunch will be provided.
register by contacting the Employment
conducted in Eastern Ontario by SNC and
coordinator, Mariève Desmarais. “Our
Petryk noted the focus will be on
Services Centre representative, Program
its partners, said tour coordinator Mike
students received exceptional training
stewards of privately owned forests and
Coordinator Véronique Legris, 134 Main
Petryk.
offeredbythePrescottandRussellEconomic
on old growth sites: “Participants will be
St., Suite 201, Hawkesbury, 613-632-0179,
For more information or to book a seat,
Development and Tourism Office. They
able to viewhow forests can be managed
see@csepr.on.ca.
contact him at 877-984-2948, ext. 295 or
willbeproudambassadorsforourbeautiful
sustainably, ask questions of South
As stated by Employment Ontario, by
mpetryk@nation.on.ca.
region!”
Nation professionals, and engage with
“investing in Ontario’s youth, the
Departing at 8:30 a.m. from SNC’s Finch
For tourism information on the region,
local forest managers.Private land
government is helping to build the best
headquarters and returning at 4 p.m., the
call toll free 1-800-361-7439 or visit
managers to be visited are pursuing
educated, best-trained workforce in the
Certified Forest statuswhichmeans their
world. Summer work experiences help
holdings are recognized by an outside
young people acquire skills that stay with
regulating body for being harvested
them for life, paving the way to lifelong
sustainably.“
careers. TheSummerJobsServiceprogram
The landowners choose to harvest less
is part of the broader Ontario Summer
wood now in favour of having a healthier
Jobs Strategy.”
forest in the future.
The centre accompanies students who
”Old growth sites on the tour will
participate in this free program through
feature either unique trees of cultural or
school-based activities as well as
ecological importance, or stands of trees
extracurricular activities meant to help
which have been around longer than
themwiththeir summer jobsearch. Posted
most," he says.
jobs pertain to various fields, including
"These individual trees or groups of
construction, customer service, labour
trees tend to be over 150 years old and
workandrestoration. Inordertobeeligible
are extremely rare in our area. It’s
to benefit from this service, students must
important to protect these sites and to
be 15 to 30 years old, living in Prescott-
nurture other sites whichwill eventually
Russell and pursuing their studies in the
achieve old growth status, providing
fall.
habitat and a source of good genetics.”
This Employment Ontario program is
fundedbytheOntarioMinistryofTraining,
Colleges and Universities. It is one of
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several free services offered by the
EmploymentServicesCentre,whichserves
job seekers of all ages and backgrounds.
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