Check Out What's Happening at VCCS this May 2010
Click the image below to see our Events Calendar for May. Most of the workshops we offer are FREE. To register please call 705.328-0180.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
New owners take over Rosedale landmark
LISA GERVAIS, LINDSAY POST
ROSEDALE-A landmark on Hwy. 35 in Rosedale has reopened after a four-month closure.
Carmen and Sigi Battista have purchased the iconic Trading Post. They re-opened the business on March 12.
Sigi said the locals are "very happy to see it's open again.
"Local people have come in to greet us and have brought us flowers and plants." She said it is the best business welcome the couple had ever received.
Carmen was born in Toronto and the couple owned a meat distribution company in Mississauga. After that, they lived in BC for 13 years where they owned a deli and then a restaurant. They returned to Ontario to retire and chose Cameron in 2007. They then decided to return to the work force and found and fell in love with the Trading Post.
They have walked into a diverse business, as is the nature of trading posts. They still have a small general store with candies; a restaurant/deli with baking, meats and cheeses and soon-to-be added salads. Kawartha Dairy ice cream and milk will remain. There is the same huge variety of giftware, which includes canoes, kayaks and paddleboats as well as outdoor furniture.
A key draw, particularly for the kids, is the longest g-scale train set in Canada which runs for half-a-kilometre inside the Trading Post.
The Battistas are also planning to implement a service whereby people from Toronto heading to their cottages can order their dinner ahead of time and pick it up on the way through. The BBQ pit, with its aromatic hamburgers and other take-away food, will also be back in business outside. They make homemade soups, chilis, roast beefs and stews.
Sigi said she will carry on the tradition of "very much pushing local products, from food to artists." And, every Sunday night, antique cars will take part in a cruise night.
Carmen said March had been quiet, which had been expected, and it is giving the new business owners an opportunity to get "the little kinks out" and get ready for what promises to be a very busy summer ahead.
Their goal?
"To see it flourish again," Carmen said.
LISA GERVAIS, LINDSAY POST
ROSEDALE-A landmark on Hwy. 35 in Rosedale has reopened after a four-month closure.
Carmen and Sigi Battista have purchased the iconic Trading Post. They re-opened the business on March 12.
Sigi said the locals are "very happy to see it's open again.
"Local people have come in to greet us and have brought us flowers and plants." She said it is the best business welcome the couple had ever received.
Carmen was born in Toronto and the couple owned a meat distribution company in Mississauga. After that, they lived in BC for 13 years where they owned a deli and then a restaurant. They returned to Ontario to retire and chose Cameron in 2007. They then decided to return to the work force and found and fell in love with the Trading Post.
They have walked into a diverse business, as is the nature of trading posts. They still have a small general store with candies; a restaurant/deli with baking, meats and cheeses and soon-to-be added salads. Kawartha Dairy ice cream and milk will remain. There is the same huge variety of giftware, which includes canoes, kayaks and paddleboats as well as outdoor furniture.
A key draw, particularly for the kids, is the longest g-scale train set in Canada which runs for half-a-kilometre inside the Trading Post.
The Battistas are also planning to implement a service whereby people from Toronto heading to their cottages can order their dinner ahead of time and pick it up on the way through. The BBQ pit, with its aromatic hamburgers and other take-away food, will also be back in business outside. They make homemade soups, chilis, roast beefs and stews.
Sigi said she will carry on the tradition of "very much pushing local products, from food to artists." And, every Sunday night, antique cars will take part in a cruise night.
Carmen said March had been quiet, which had been expected, and it is giving the new business owners an opportunity to get "the little kinks out" and get ready for what promises to be a very busy summer ahead.
Their goal?
"To see it flourish again," Carmen said.
Job Finding Club...
What's a Job Finding Club? JFC is an intensive job searching workshop ensuring that you have covered all the grounds and put them into practice. Create your self-marketing tools with the support of an employment counsellor, learn about the hidden job market... and how to access it, identify your strengths and have fun while you’re at it!
There is so much more to this group and it's free. We have just started a session, but contact VCCS Employment Services by April 14th and we can fit you into the group. Call 705-328-0180 to inquire.
What's a Job Finding Club? JFC is an intensive job searching workshop ensuring that you have covered all the grounds and put them into practice. Create your self-marketing tools with the support of an employment counsellor, learn about the hidden job market... and how to access it, identify your strengths and have fun while you’re at it!
There is so much more to this group and it's free. We have just started a session, but contact VCCS Employment Services by April 14th and we can fit you into the group. Call 705-328-0180 to inquire.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Summer is well on it's way and lot's is happening at VCCS
Check out our job board to see our Student postings and learn about local opportunities for summer employment. And check back often because we're just getting started!
Check in with us to learn about ALL of your options like Summer Company (be your own boss) and employment opportunites with the City of Kawartha Lakes and the City of Peterborough.
Call or come on in!
705-328-0180
370 Kent Street West (Whitney Town Centre)
Linday ON
Friday, April 9, 2010
$1.55M boost for industry
KENNEDY GORDON , EXAMINER
The federal government's investment in the area's manufacturing sector will lead to job growth, Peterborough MP Dean Del Mastro said Thursday.
Del Mastro announced $1.55 million in funding that will be used to help manufacturing firms add workers.
"I think it's something we all feel we need to accomplish, as a group, as a region, which is to stem the flow of young people, of skilled people, needing to leave this region to find meaningful, gainful employment," Del Mastro said.
The funds will be used for the $3.1 million Tri-Association Manufacturers Initiative, a new program being administered by the Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation (GPAEDC) in co-operation with economic development agencies in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Quinte and Northumberland County.
"This initiative is expected to assist more than 40 companies and result in more than 1,000 employee training occurrences," said Laura Lauzon, the GPAEDC's director of manufacturing.
"It is also expected to create a total of 300 jobs across the four regions."
The news was welcomed by the Kawartha Manufacturers Association, one of the three groups partnering in the program. The Quinte Manufacturers Association and the Northumberland Manufacturers Association are the others.
"We have, as three associations, been working together for some time now in order to raise the level of awareness for manufacturing in Eastern Ontario, to move back to the type of position we were in a number of years ago," said Kawartha Manufacturers Association chairman Tom Sayer. "At the turn of the century, Peterborough was a real hub for industry."
The initiative will operate until March 31, 2011, Lauzon said. Each association will receive a maximum of $500,000. The program will provide 50% funding to manufacturing employers who undertake third-party employee training and/or a $1,000 rebate to manufacturers who hire youth interns or displaced workers.
"It's going to have a significant impact not just here in Peterborough, but across the region," said GPAED C president Andy Mitchell.
Partners from neighbouring regions were on hand for the announcement.
"The concept of thinking regionally and acting locally is certainly of tremendous benefit," said Dan Borowec, economic development director in Northumberland County.
"As an attraction strategy for potential new investment, it's huge."
The various groups working together demonstrate the closeness of the four regions, said Mike Hewitt, co-ordinator of the Quinte Manufacturing Resource Centre.
"What happens in one community impacts another community," he said.
The funds come from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, also called FedDev Ontario. It's the second FedDev Ontario funding announcement in as many days for Del Mastro, who gave $775,000 to the consulting engineering firm D.M. Wills on Wednesday. The company will put the funds towards the construction of its new headquarters.
Del Mastro said FedDev Ontario was formed with a $1 billion from Ottawa in the wake of the global economic crisis. Its goal is to reduce the impact of the economic downturn on Ontario jobs.
"The history of this region is that of a manufacturing hub, an economic hub, a hub of activity, of innovation, a place where dreams were met, where people felt this was a place of opportunity," Del Mastro said.
"We're working to regenerate that spark, to make this city burn as bright as it ever did, to make this region burn as bright as it ever did."
KENNEDY GORDON , EXAMINER
The federal government's investment in the area's manufacturing sector will lead to job growth, Peterborough MP Dean Del Mastro said Thursday.
Del Mastro announced $1.55 million in funding that will be used to help manufacturing firms add workers.
"I think it's something we all feel we need to accomplish, as a group, as a region, which is to stem the flow of young people, of skilled people, needing to leave this region to find meaningful, gainful employment," Del Mastro said.
The funds will be used for the $3.1 million Tri-Association Manufacturers Initiative, a new program being administered by the Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation (GPAEDC) in co-operation with economic development agencies in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Quinte and Northumberland County.
"This initiative is expected to assist more than 40 companies and result in more than 1,000 employee training occurrences," said Laura Lauzon, the GPAEDC's director of manufacturing.
"It is also expected to create a total of 300 jobs across the four regions."
The news was welcomed by the Kawartha Manufacturers Association, one of the three groups partnering in the program. The Quinte Manufacturers Association and the Northumberland Manufacturers Association are the others.
"We have, as three associations, been working together for some time now in order to raise the level of awareness for manufacturing in Eastern Ontario, to move back to the type of position we were in a number of years ago," said Kawartha Manufacturers Association chairman Tom Sayer. "At the turn of the century, Peterborough was a real hub for industry."
The initiative will operate until March 31, 2011, Lauzon said. Each association will receive a maximum of $500,000. The program will provide 50% funding to manufacturing employers who undertake third-party employee training and/or a $1,000 rebate to manufacturers who hire youth interns or displaced workers.
"It's going to have a significant impact not just here in Peterborough, but across the region," said GPAED C president Andy Mitchell.
Partners from neighbouring regions were on hand for the announcement.
"The concept of thinking regionally and acting locally is certainly of tremendous benefit," said Dan Borowec, economic development director in Northumberland County.
"As an attraction strategy for potential new investment, it's huge."
The various groups working together demonstrate the closeness of the four regions, said Mike Hewitt, co-ordinator of the Quinte Manufacturing Resource Centre.
"What happens in one community impacts another community," he said.
The funds come from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, also called FedDev Ontario. It's the second FedDev Ontario funding announcement in as many days for Del Mastro, who gave $775,000 to the consulting engineering firm D.M. Wills on Wednesday. The company will put the funds towards the construction of its new headquarters.
Del Mastro said FedDev Ontario was formed with a $1 billion from Ottawa in the wake of the global economic crisis. Its goal is to reduce the impact of the economic downturn on Ontario jobs.
"The history of this region is that of a manufacturing hub, an economic hub, a hub of activity, of innovation, a place where dreams were met, where people felt this was a place of opportunity," Del Mastro said.
"We're working to regenerate that spark, to make this city burn as bright as it ever did, to make this region burn as bright as it ever did."
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