WINDSOR, ONT. The impact, adaptation and outlook of local businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighted in the recent Windsor-Essex Economic Development Survey. Workforce WindsorEssex, St. Clair College, and Invest WindsorEssex launched the results of the survey on Thursday. The survey received 280 responses from local businesses, the majority of which were from the Retail and Manufacturing sectors. Of the 280 responses, 41 per cent were from micro businesses, which have between one and four employees. It showed 77 per cent of respondents expect to feel impact of COVID-19 pandemic for next six to 18 months. This annual survey, which was conducted from April 8-30, 2021, identifies the needs of businesses and assists economic development professionals to develop strategies that will support businesses to stay, grow, and become more competitive.
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Lisa Northcott remembers always wanting to be a nurse.
After beginning as a volunteer candy striper at 14 and eventually becoming the chief nursing executive and a vice-president at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, she will retire this fall.
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Northcott was interviewed about her career for National Nursing Week.
Her time volunteering as a teenager in what was Sarnia General Hospital in the 1980s “solidified” her decision to become a nurse, she said.
“It was a lot different back then,” said Northcott, who grew up in Corunna. “We were actually allowed to work quite closely with the patients, helping them with all their activities of daily living, feeding patients (and) walking patients.”
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Never mind the balloons and streamers. Nothing says welcome to the trades like an impact driver.
In its ongoing quest to get more women in the skilled trades, a local non-profit launched a program that in addition to mentorship and industry support, offers 100 women a starter tool kit complete with a hammer, tape measure, impact driver set and more.
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Build a Dream has partnered with WFS Ltd. and Milwaukee Tool to launch the #HerPower Tools program that puts $150 worth of tools in the hands of the women who attend the organization’s career discovery expos. From now until May 2022, applicants can submit a brief story about why they’re pursuing the trades and agree to share their career progress for one year.
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Even though she is just in her first year of Lambton College and the University of Windsor’s three-year Practical Nursing to Bachelor of Science program, Courtney Cheswick already has a wealth of nursing experience under her belt.
Not only did the Mooretown native spend ample time in hospitals while she completed her two-year practical nursing degree at St. Clair College, but Cheswick also worked as a dialysis nurse in Windsor for over a year-and-a-half before moving back to Lambton County to advance her knowledge in the field of nursing.
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