HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1996-05-15, Page 510 YEARS AGO
May 14, 1986 - Exeter will be invaded this upcoming holiday
weekend by more than 250 camper units from all parts of Ontario
and the United States as the local Ausable River Nomads sponsor an
Ontario Association of National Hikers and Campers jamboree.
The fust sod was turned Thursday night for the new parish hall at
Trivitt Anglican Church in Exeter.
The new of Huron Motor Products
south of E ineatertsborne township was officially ally Highwayated on
opened Thrs-
day afternoon. •
25 YEARS AGO
'May 13, 1971 - Five young people whose average age is 23 re-
cently purchased a 50 acre farm from Mac Hodgert in Usborne
township and are in the process of getting the property into shape
for a home for eight boys who do not have normal homes. The five
all have experience in dealing with young boys and are naming
their private project, "Erwood I".
Barbara Lamport was chosen Queen of South Huron District High
School at the annual At Home dance Friday night.
35 YEARS AGO
May 13, 1961 - Ausable Authority executive has recommended
that construction of a bypass ditch around Hensall be accepted as a
flood control scheme.
The Salvation Army will receive a gift of over $4,000 nom the es-
tate of a William Edward Foster who died in 1954.
Over 350 persons filled Clinton Legion hall to capacity Thursday
night to hear Lester B. Pearson speak to the Huron Liberal Associa-
tion.
Jack Futcher, area census commissioner addressed members of
Trivitt Memorial Guild on the forth coming census take.
40 YEARS AGO
May 14, 1956 - Uel J. Schroeder, a former SHDHS student was
one of three RCMP constables cited for bravery in the gun -battle
Capture of four armed bank bandits in New Westminster, British Co-
lumbia.
Parents of more than 90 boys and girls in town have expressed a
desire to have their children play in a junior band, Cecil Wilson
chairman of the special band committee, announced Wednesday.
Calvin Fahner of Crediton was one of 27 student ministers who
graduated from Toronto Bible College, Friday.
50 YEARS AGO
May 12, 1946 - A memorial baptismal fount in honor of the late
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Weekes, presented by their son Frank was
unveiled in Caven Presbyterian Church on Sunday.
The Huron -Perth baseball league will resume operations in the
OBA after a war -time absence of several years.
75 YEARS AGO
May 13, 1921 - The Exeter bowling club will open their new club-
house with a bowling tournament on May 24.
Mr. M.W. Schenk of Stratford has opened a new confectionery,
grocery and bake shop in Dashwood.
Mr. Sam Wein of Crediton has sold out his barber shop to Emer-
son Wenzel of Kitchener who takes possession in August.
100 YEARS AGO
May 14, 1896 - R.S. Ford and Company, merchants in Woodham
are advertising new men's suits in tweed and worsteds fib p $9.50 to
$23 and suits for youths at $3.50 and for boys at $1.50.
Usborne council has contracted with H. Bowman to furnish a road
machine, one man and one team of horses for $7 per day.
The Exeter public school board has appointed a committee to visit
school on the last Wednesday of each month to inquire of the
teachers and caretaker concerning the conduct and conversation of
the pupils, both during school hours and on their way to and from
school, to speak words of caution and reprimand when such shall be
found necessary.
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Times -Advocate, May 15, 1996
Page 5
Job Futures publication
launched on Internet
OTTAWA - Human Resources
Development Minsiter Douglas.
Young announced last Wednesday
that Job Futures, the two -volume,
780 -page profile of career pros-
pects in Canada, has been launched
on the Internet and is now available
free to all Internet users.
Rounding up the most current in-
formation and analyses of supply
and demand in the Canadian -job
market, Job Futures is aimed at ca-
reer counsellors, parents and stu-
dents seeking career guidance..lt is
also useful to unemployed workers
and people anticipating a career
change or re-entering the job mar-
ket.
"Making up-to-date labor market.
'information readily accessible
through such new technology as the
Internet is essential to fostering ec-
onomic growthand job creatjori in
Canada," said Mr. Young. "Having
Job Futures on the Internetwill also
'ensure Canada's youth have access
• to the career and educational infor-
mation they need to make a suc-
cessful transition from school to the
world of work."
In Canada, some 6.3 million peo-
ple
epple have access to the Internet. Hu-
man Resources Development Cana-
da's Internet site is accessed more
than 500,000 times per month.
Students across Canada will have
access to the electronic version of
Job Futures through SchoolNet. All
of Canada's 16,500 schools and
3,400 libraries are scheduled to be
connected through SchoolNet by
1998, Access will also be available
through CanWorkNet, the career.
and labor market information site
Human Resources Development
Canada is helping to set up. The
Community Access Program,
which provides financial assistance
to rural areas to access the Internet,
will also link more than 1,000 rural
communities to the Information
Highway.
"We also recognize that not eve-
ryone has access to the Internet,"
Young said. "So we are ensuring
access points to the information
highway - schools, libraries, our
own Human Resource Centres of
Canada- provide Job Futures infor-
mation to those who need it."
A hard -copy reference version of
Job Futures has also been distribut-
ed to local Human Resource Cen-
tres of Canada, formerly known as
Canada Employment Centres, as
well as provided to public libraries
through the Government of Canada
depository service.
Volume One of Job Futures con-
tains general information on 211
occupational groups that cover alt
jobs in Canada, with specific infor-
mation on current labor market
conditions and projections for the
next five years. Volume Two pro-
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perience of recent post -secondary
graduates in 155 programs of
study, and job projections for the
next five years.
In addition to the published ver -
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the Internet, Job Futures is availa
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is versions will be updated annual-
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On the Internet, Job Futures is lo-
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•
Food handlers course offered
CLINTON - The Huron County
Health Unit, Healthy Environ-
ments Team, is pleased with the
response to its Safe Food Han-
dling Course, so much that an-
other series will be offered.
The new course will start on
June 11 from 9 a.m. until 12 noon
on four successive Tuesdays. The
course will be taught at the Huron
County Health and Library Com-
plex on Highway 4 just south of
Clinton by John Orr and Laura
Farrell. The costs is $25.
Participants will learn about the
causes of food poisoning and
how to prevent people from get-
ting a food -borne illness. Tem-
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