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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-06-09, Page 28ALL CIL. EXTERIOR PAINTS & PRIMERS $23.95 • 4 Mire cans *excludes some accent colours GALLONS ONLY small Sale Ends Monday June 14 '82 PAGE 12A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNES" AY, JUNE 9, 1 DAVE HAYLOW ELECTRICAL Serving Industrial, Commercial, Residential Weeds 524-6038 THE OLD-FASHIONED HARDWARE STORE . MEM VISA MEM PHIL MAIN -HARDWARE 84 KINGSTON ST., GODERICH 524-9671 2 June 1418 is 'Hire A Student Week' Students of BY JOANNE BUCHANAN Sometimes an economic slump can work In favor of students who are seeking jobs. "I hate to put it this way but, students are a cheap source of labor. So a poor economy can often work for them instead of against them,". says Jim Thorne, supervisor of the Canada Employment Centre for Students offices in Goderich and Exeter. Thorne is presently busy trying to promote -.Hire A Student Week' in the county from June 14-18. He is ad- vertising on radio and in newspapers; sending out flyers to homeowners and businesses; visiting em- ployers personally; and having flyers stuffed into shopping bags in local supermarkets. The Canada Employment Centre for Students annually uses 'Hire A Student Week' to advocate the hiring of students across the country as they pour out of schools and onto the job market. This year represents a real. challenge to students who are seeking jobs and Thorne emphasizes that they have to 'work hard to find work'. Overall, looking at the economic trend in the country this year, Thorne says students are hurting a little but not as bad as other people in the work force. The main advantage for students is, he repeats, that they can be a source of cheap labor for the employer. Minimum wage is $2.65 per hour for students under 18 and $3.50 per hour for students aver 18. "Also, students return to school in the fall so the employer doesn't have to worry about laying them off. He knows it is a temporary situation," explains Thorne. Thorne says students have many other virtues as well. He explains that they are • many advantages to employers energetic, enthusiastic and very avallable...for an hour, a day, a week, a month or for anAttitudes are changing. Students are not being picky. They areflexible and will take any job," he says. The most common types of jobs for students this year include waitressing, farm. labor; maintenance and casual labor such as grass cutting, painting, cleaning, etc. In tourist areas, students can often get jobs at tourist attractions or recreational facilities and sometimes they just fill in for vacationing staff. Thorne emphasizes that students are not always inexperienced. Many of them have had previous job experience and they also have good educational backgrounds. To date, at the Goderich and Exeter offices, there have been 1,011 students register for jobs. This is up by 11 per cent from last year. Placements are down nine per cent so far but Thorne is hoping they will pick up this month. The Goderleh and Exeter offices look after all of Huron County except for Grey, Turnberry and Howick Townships. While compiling statistics, Thorne- has found. a certain trend. He says that for the size of Bayfield, employers there use his office a lot. Seaforth, however, is a weak point. Thorne says there are many advantages for em- ployers hiring through the Canada Employment Centre for Students. One of their slogans is; 'We won't just send you _ a student, we'll send you the right one', Thorne explains the Employment Centre can save employers time and money by pre-screening, interviewing and then referring students best suited for the job. The Centre will even arrange office space for interviews if the employer requires. "It's a free service. You can't lose by using this of- fice," Thorne tells em- ployers. Since the job situation is so tight this year, Thorne often recommends various em- ployment programs_ __to students. Agricrew and the Junior Agriculturalist program offer students a chance to work on farms. The Student Venture Capital Program allows students to creatre their own jobs. The Ontario government loans up to $2,000 (interest free for the summer + for approved business ventures. The Summer Canada program offers federal funds for non- profit organizations in the community to hire students for various community projects. The Huron County Library uses this program to hire students for its book- mobile which visits area camps and parks. Funds are already depleted this year for the Ontario Youth Employment Program but Thorne says employers can apply early for next year. He has a tall free number which they can obtain for this purpose. The Ontario government sub- sidizes employers $1.25 an hour for every Ontario resident between the ages of 15 and 25 they hire to work at newly created jobs that don't result in hour reductions or layoffs. In order to qualify, employers must have been in business for one year and cannot hire relatives. Jim Thorne is practising what he preaches when it comes- .to --findingjobs_ for students. He used some of his budget to pay students to distribute 'Hire A Student Week' flyers. He assures employers that when they hire students, they are 'Helping Canada Work'. 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(Photo by Joanne Buchainan) It's Nursing Home Week Did you know that the ma- jority of nursing hones in Ontario are privately owned because decades ago it was the private sector that responded to the needs of persons for nursing home care? The Ontario . Nursing Home Association sponsors Nursing home Week each year in order to interpret ming home care to iih- prove publie.understanding, There is considerable dif- ference between rare pro- vided in a nursing home from that provided in an acute care hospital: While a hospital's goal is to restore a patient to . good health for di charge, the . hong term care facility maintains and rehabilitates a resident to help him, or her remain as active as possible, both physically and mentally, within the musing horse. Nursing Home Week was first introduced in 1970 to focus on the nursing home as a distinct health service, and to recognize both residents and staff, This year, once again, nursing homes are us- ing the theme for Senior Citizen's Week, -We All Have a Lot to Store", Nurs- ing homes throughout On- tario will be opening their doors and providing pro - gran for their friends and neighbors in the community, Community participation is imnportanit if we are to change the climate of understanding, 'Through community par- ticipation a mirsing finale re- mains an extension of the community and the resident can retain his or her feeling ofbelonging to the mainstream of life," said Harvey . Nightingale, ex- ecutive director of the ONHA, There will be a lot of ac- tivity during Nursing Horne Week, Many homes will be joining the Heart Jamboree celebrations, Cosilit Soren by the OT HA and the On- tario Heart Foundation, Thanks to the public, residents, staff and. volunteers, musing homes. over the past three years have raised close to 00000 for heart research, The Jamboree target for 19M.is$50,600, MORTOAGES * Completely Open Competitive Rates * Weekly Payment Pian for our Renewal Mortgages (Reduces Life- time of Mortgage in half) LOANS Complirnenta Gift For All New 19'/s Completely Open for prepayment * Life insured * Simple interest Now or Cked Aolo, Horne Ropairs, Fforidays, People hie }'pines Pe :ft O130'01I COMMILIMIrrY ITUNION arae 39 ST. DAM, ST. GODS rtiC t f PHONE 5224- r