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Jobs in region on the rebound – Employment North
Author of the article: Local Journalism Initiative
Publishing date: Feb 20, 2021 • February 20, 2021 • 3 minute read • About 50 people looking for work in the Almaguin Highlands area took part in a virtual job fair hosted by Employment North. Luke Preston, Employment North site coordinator in Sundridge, says the plan is to hold more virtual job fairs in the future in addition to traditional job fairs. Employment North Photo
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Rocco Frangione, Local Journalism Initiative
Employment North, which has a catchment area from Callander to Burk’s Falls, is calling its recent virtual job fair a success.
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Julie Beaudoin admits she wasn’t sure how a virtual open house would work at Chippewa Intermediate and Secondary School.
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Over the years, the traditional route has been to invite the families of Grade 8 students to the school to check out the facilities, talk with staff and find out what the incoming Grade 9 students could expect in their secondary school career.
“We didn’t know how this was going to go over,” Beaudoin, principal at the school, admitted.