Dave Ogilvie
Consider hiring a student this summer.
You can tap into a source of motivated, talented, and energetic young people who are ready and willing to work while, at the same time, provide your business with extra help to get the job done.
The provincial government is investing in student employment in Northern Ontario through the Summer Jobs Service program delivered by the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry.
The SJS can help you by providing a subsidy of $2/hour as an incentive to hire young people.
You can receive funding of up to a maximum of 560 hours per position (for example, 35 hours per week for 16 weeks at $2/hour). Subsidized placements must not begin before April 1 and must not extend past Sept. 30.
There is no minimum number of weeks, and students must be between the ages of 15 and 30 upon commencement of employment.
The ministry invites you to participate in the Summer Jobs Service initiative. Application forms can be found at http://ontario.ca/northernsummerjobs
This year, you can fill out the application online and submit it via e-mail. You also have the option to print your completed application and submit it by fax, mail, or it drop off.
The deadline to submit your application is April 30.
If you would like a paper version of the application form, a copy can be mailed or faxed.
If you require further information, don’t hesitate to call Jane Gillon at 274-5320 or via e-mail at jane.gillon@ontario.ca
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The Canadian Diabetes Association is offering a Healthy Living expo on Tuesday, April 12 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. (EDT) at the Da Vinci Centre, located at 340 Waterloo St. S. in Thunder Bay.
The displays and the annual meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m., with Dr. McGavock, the keynote speakers, to speak at 7:45 p.m.
Dr. McGavock, of the Manitoba Institute of Child Health, has received funding from the Canadian Diabetes Association to explore how much exercise overweight teens need in order to lower their risk of type 2 diabetes.
Dr. McGavock will explain how his research will help individuals to understand how exercise can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.
Admission is free. For more information, call 1-807-577-4232 ext. 221.
This expo also will take place on Wednesday, April 13 from 6:30-9 p.m. at “The Centre,” located at 100 Casmir Ave. in Dryden.
Call 1-807-223-7406 ext. 343 for more details.
There will be a speaker, displays, and prizes at both locations! Don’t miss this important presentation.
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The men of the district are invited to a weekend retreat April 8-10 at “The Lighthouse” in Baudette, Mn.
The theme will be “Forgiveness: Round 2” and will feature guest speaker Dr. Daniel Klassen, who spoke about forgiveness at a recent men’s breakfast here in Emo.
Other speakers will include Doug Renshaw and Pastor Guiseppe Buonocore from Thunder Bay.
The various sessions will begin at 7 p.m. on the Friday, and 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 7 p.m. on the Saturday.
There also be a gathering on the Sunday at 10 a.m.
The cost of the weekend is $150 if you register before April 1, or $175 at the door.
Individual sessions also are available for $40 each.
To make reservations or for additional information, contact Gary Smith at gardarsmith@gmail.com or 1-218-766-0475 (please leave a message) or Fred Paesel at 1-807-487-1502 or via e-mail at ppaelsel@jam21.net
Participants are asked to bring along your Bible, notebooks, snacks, sleeping bags, air mattresses, and toiletries.
Space is available to sleep at The Lighthouse or rooms can be reserved by call the AmericInn (1-218-634-3200), the Walleye Inn (1-218-634-1550), or the Baudette Motel (1-218-634-2600).
Organizers ask that you join them for a life-changing, Bible-based weekend that will feed your heart and soul as a man.
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Lenten lunch services will continue Wednesdays starting at noon at St. George’s Anglican Church in Emo.
A soup-and-sandwich lunch for $4 will follow a short 20-minute service.
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“Bicycles for Humanity in Africa” still is collecting used bicycles.
Bicycles do not need to be in good repair as the group will repair them before they are shipped to Africa.
They are looking for adult-sized bicycles, which are used as the major source of transportation.
There are drop-off sites in Emo, Barwick, and Finland. Contact Richard Veldhuisen in Emo (482-2013), Doug Barron in Barwick (487-2509), or Greg Ferris in Finland (487-2270).
The group needs the bikes to be dropped off by April 30.
