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Unemployment low in Huron County
Unemployment in Huron
County is running at a
comparatively low figure
stacked against provincial or
even federal unemployment
averages.
• Specific statistics are not
available for Huron County
but regional figures indicate
an average unemployment
rat of 4.1 per cent in the Lake
Erie region. The region takes
,in the area of London St.
Thomas, - Woodstock,
Tillsonburg, Goderich and
surrounding area.
In the .region unem-
ployment was 4.1 per cent in
N August, rose to 4.5 per cent in
September and has dropped
to 3.9 per cent in October. The
igures are not surprisingly
region but the only other
regional statistic to compare
comes from Midwestern
Ontario in the Oshawa area
where the October average
was 4.3 per cent.
Ben Hey, manager of the
Canada Manpower centre in
Goderich, said the economic
picture in the area is not
gloomy but more probably
reflects the general economic
picture across the country.
The Huron County aicea is
served by the main Goderich
Manpower office and a
branch in Exeter. Hey said
that county unemployment
figures rose to 967 at the end
of October as compared with
.405 at the same time last
year.
"The figures don't mean
that much since month by
month figures differ," he
said. "You have to look at the
yearly figure. The Goderich
area is holding up well and
the figures are good, com-
pared to other years or
compared to other provin-
ces."
He also indicated that the
winter months were
notoriously slow for em-
ployment mainly due to the
absence of construction. But
a sagging construction in-
dustry has had little to offer
at any time this year.
Hey explained that the
unemployed are willing to
work at any job and the bulk
of the opportunities in the
Goderich office generally call
for waitresses and other
related jobs.
"What we can't get right
now are skilled mechanics,"
Hey remarked. "You need a
skill right now to find a job
and we have had requests for
welders, mechanics and
carpenters."
The job market has been
especially depressing for
young people and even more
so for young people without a
skill. And training programs
have been especially helpful
in this area.
The Canada Manpower
Industrial Training Program,
a cost sharing program
between Manpower and
private employers, has filled
positions for which skilled
workers were not available,
filled vacancies that have
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NOTICE
Huron -Central
Agricultural society
ANNUAL MEETING
Tuesday, November 29, 1977
Meeting 8:30 p.m.
at the Orange Hall
Anyone interested is very welcome.
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resulted from expan`sion or
provided skilled jobs for
employees who may have
been laid off otherwise.
Last year in Huron County
120 people were trained
through the industrial
training program and the
number of people involved in
the program this year is
expected to reach 200. The
training , program mainly
deals with skilled trades in
the metal working industry,
such as welders and
machinists but in this area
has expanded to farm and
auto parts trades.
The Canada Employment
and immigration Com-
mission has also announced a
new program, Job
Experience Training
Program (JET) aimed at
providing jobs for young
people and expanding the
labor force to meet skilled
requirements.
Under the program em-
ployers are subsidized 50 per
cent of an employee's wage
for a period of 26 weeks and
prospective employees are
selected for jobs to suit their
interests and aptitudes and
given an orientation course to
prepare them for the work
force,
Also in the County 16 men
have been employed through
a provincial rural
beautification project. The
men will be employed in the
provincially funded program
until next March.
Huron County Development
officer Spence Cummings
said that although there is a
need for more industry in the
'county people, hole are not
feeling the effe of unem-
ployment as compared to
other regions or provinces.
He_ cited the fact that the
base of the jobs in the county
are related to agriculture as
the major contributing factor
,to high employment.
Smile
Conceit is an odd disease. It
makes everyone sick except
the one who has it.
Santa Claus dropped into
town last Saturday evening to
draw the first ticket in the
Business Association first
$1,000 give away contest.
Santa is now "soliciting"
Christmas gift requests.
(News -Record photo)
Despite the bustle
Church Bazaar Festival
Elda Stephen took
looking sandwich pla
photo)
and
their
tes
hustle
last
time
for
at
the
Saturday
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starting at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by
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Movie rights are available, ai
a negotiable surcharge.
Enquire for priors.
Blyth Centre for the Arts
will present a play, "Mirror,
Mirror", at the Blyth
Memorial Hall on Monday,
December 5 at 2 p.m. This
play is based on the writings
of various' Canadian authors,
including area resident, Alice
Munroe.
James Roy, the artistic
director,of the Blyth Summer
Festival, is the director of
"Mirror, Mirror". The play is
being produced by Theatre -
Go -Round, .a new company
formed to bring theatre to
public and -high school
audiences. -
Area residents will be
pleased to see Angela Gei
back in Blythfor this per-
formance. Angela is well
known in Blyth ,and has been
with the Blyth Summer
Festival for the last three
summers.
Also in the cast are Wendy
Creed and Elizabeth Hanna.
Wendy is a recent graduate of
the Brighton Old Vic theatre
school and Elizabeth has just
finished performing at the
Saidye Bronfman Theatre
Centre in Montreal.
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"Mirror, Mirror" has been
adapted from the works of
Alice Munroe., Margaret
Laurence, Gabrielle Roy,
Sylvia Fraser, and Margaret
Atwood by the artistic
director of Theatre -Go -
Round, Patricia Mahoney.
The play is a sensitive
blending of exerpts from the
writings of these authors and
deals with the growth of
women from childhood to old
age. Often funny, sometimes
heart -breaking, the play
always strikes a responsive
chord in the audiepce.
"Mirror, Mirror" will be in
Blyth for one afternoon only.
For advance tickets, phone
the box office at 523-9300.
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Singtime
programs
On Saturday, December 10
at 6:30 p.m. the Singtime
Association of United
Churches presents an en-
tertaining Christmas Special
entitled "The Uninvited
Guest" to be seen on CKNX,
Channel 8.
The program is written and
hosted by Rev. Rea Grant
from Listowel. The music for
this pre -Christmas special
will be supplied by the Main
Street United Church choir
and orchestra, from Mitchell,
under the direction of Ernest
C. Harley, Minister of Music.
Also appearing will be
soloist Stephen Ellens and a
male quartette from Max-
well. Quartette members
include: Stuart Kelly, Ted
Griffin, Jack Heney and Bill -
Heath.
The Singtime Association is
also pleased to announce that
last year's award-winning
Christmas Special will be
aired again this year, on
Christmas Day, (Sun., Dec.
25th) from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
This program won first
prize in a national program
competition. It was written
by Rev. Peter Walford-Davis
from Port Elgin and
produced by Erik Schistad
from CKNX.
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University Hospital, London.
A number of ladies from
Brucefield enjoyed a bus trip
to Oshawa where they visited
different historical places of
interest.
Mr, and Mrs. Tom Kairns,
Toronto visited last week with
Mr. and Mrs. A. Cribbon from
Bayfield and Mrs. Edna
Paterson from Brucefield.
Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Wilson
visited with Mr. Wilson's
sister Mrs. R. Mason and Mr.
Mason i•from Windsor on
Sunday.
Rev. E.S. Stephens and
Mrs, Stephens spent a few
days with their family in
Sault Ste. Marie last week.
The IOOF of Brucefield
enjoyed a euchre party on
Friday evening. The winners
were: ladies high, Mrs.
Thorndike; ladies low, Mrs.
'Greta McLeod; men's high,
Mr. Greg McGregor; men's
low, Mr. Sam Thompson;
lone hands, Mr. William
Pepper; lucky draw, Mr. Bob
McLaughlin.
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Pre school children must be accompanied
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