Check Out What's Happening at VCCS this June 2010

Click the image below to see our Events Calendar for June. Most of the workshops we offer are FREE. To register please call 705.328-0180.

It’s a case study in evolution

Simon Houpt, Globe and Mail

A little over a decade ago, newspapers were lumbering giants, fat with profits and complacency, when some nimble startup companies in what was then known as “new media” knocked them sideways by stealing away their classified ads. Online job boards like Monster.com and HotJobs.com sprouted up, exploding with listings as Help Wanted ads in print shrivelled away.
Some newspaper companies embraced the wave: In the U.S., a trio of publishers launched CareerBuilder.com, while investors in the largest Canadian job board, Workopolis, included the parent companies of The Globe and Mail and The Toronto Star.

Now those job sites are preparing to hold on for a wild ride of their own. (The Globe sold its share of Workopolis in late 2006.) Because even as the labour market goes through its own convulsions in the wake of the recession, those boards are coming under threat from the newest wave in new media. Employers and new hires are meeting on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.

“The original value proposition was to offer a faster, easier, and cheaper solution than newspaper advertising,” explained Gabriel Bouchard, the president of Workopolis. “That is obviously not the case any more.” In the last two years, he says, social networking sites have gone from a zero share of the job search market to the equivalent of one-quarter of the volume that online job boards handle.

Gamiing Nature Centre gets $29,120

Local MP Barry Devolin on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, today (Friday) announced $29,120 for the Gamiing Nature Centre.
The funding, provided through the Career Focus program, will be used to help two recent post-secondary graduates gain real experience and apply the skills they acquired through their education at the Gamiing Nature Centre.

"In today's environment, it is more important than ever that youth develop the skills they need to participate and succeed in the job market," said Devolin. "Our government is proud to support projects that offer post-secondary graduates the opportunity to develop the skills and gain the experience that will help them reach their full potential.

"On behalf of the board, staff, volunteers and the community, I would like to express our appreciation for the continuing financial support of Service Canada," said Mieke Schipper, volunteer executive director, Gamiing Nature Centre. "We have been working together for the last few years and the funding has allowed us to hire quality college and university graduates for internships both benefiting them and our organization. Gamiing Nature Centre would not have been able to offer the outdoor education programs and lakeshore and forestry projects without this funding."

Gamiing Nature Centre is a not-for-profit charitable organization that focuses on education and hands-on demonstrations of ecologically sound practices related to lakes and lakeshores. The organization works with individuals, community groups and other interested parties to further understanding of and participation in practices that balance human needs with the needs of wildlife and natural lake ecosystems.

Career Focus is part of the Government of Canada's strategy to create the best educated, most skilled and most flexible workforce in the world. For more information about the Career Focus program, visit www.servicecanada.gc.ca, call 1 800 O-Canada or drop by your local Service Canada Centre.

Employer Presentation:
Adelaide Place Retirement Community

Wednesday May 26 at 10:00 am OR 2:00 pm

Registration is required. Contact VCCS Employment Services at 705-328-0180 to secure your seat.

This is your opportunity to gain the "inside scoop". Know what positions are available before the doors even open. Be sure to bring a covering letter and resume because this is your chance to shake hands and make a great first impression!

Adelaide Place Retirement Community is geared toward
the independent active senior.

Department Head Roles:

Marketing Director

Activity Coordinator

Business Manager

Wellness Director (RN)

Maintenance Coordinator

Executive Chef

Hourly Roles:

Reception

Care Providers & PSW`s

Housekeeping team

Cooks and Prep Cooks

Dining Room Servers

Activity program support

Dishwasher

This May and June

VCCS Employment Services will have new hours

Monday 8:00am to 4:00pm

Tuesday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Wednesday 8:00am to 5:30pm

Thursday 8:00am to 4:00pm

Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm

Saturdays

May 15th 10:00am to 1:00pm

June 5th 10:00am to 1:00pm

June 12th 10:00am to 1:00pm

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.

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.