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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-10-21, Page 2PAGE 2— GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1987 OPEN HOUSE at the Goderich Veterinary Clink to celebrate ANIMAL HEALTH WEEK (October 19 - 25). Saturday, Oct. 24 and 4rJ Saturday, Nov. 7, 1987 2 - 4 p.rI1. . to Brock Hasty of Blyth who was The Big Winner of 100 Looney Bucks" provided by The Goderich Signal -Star at The 1988 Car Show held by the Goderich Auto Dealers Association at the Bayfield Arena. Thank you to all who participated. Goderich— SIGN P.O. BOX 220, GODERICH, ONTARIO 524-2614 County employment better than national average from page 1 of the project members is what should be done with that 7.1 per cent in trouble now. There are a variety of reasons why these people aren't employed, and the conunittee has found for the most part they are either lacking basic job skills, lack physical ac- cess to work, are not aware of existing job opportunities, need social service support such as daycare, or lack basic job finding skills such as how to conduct themselves at an interview. These problems are the types of things the team addressed, and they did come up with some ways to improve the situation. AGENCIES IN PLACE One thing project members think should be taken into account when trying to solve these problems are the agencies the govern- ment already has in place to deal with these types of problems. There are employment agencies, the Board of Education, and groups like Women Today that help people get what they need to find a job. "There are a lot of good things in place already," says Mr. Seasons. "People just don't know it's all there because they don't have information about it or access to it." So the group simply recommends people make better use of what they already have. When an older man gets forced out of one type of occupation he has to be retrained for another one. If he doesn't have the necessary education, everything is. available to make sure hean get it. One thing that did give the researchers a bit more reason for concern was the fact the number of people dropping out of school in Huron County is higher than the national average. To find out why this is the case they are going to be conducting confidential interviews with people who have dropped out of school. They hope to get at least 50 volunteers to talcs tothem and give their opinions. The next stage 'for the SED project in Huron County will be to design a program that will give the specific groups .of Part of the Severely Employment Disadvantaged Project ( SED I team was in Seaforth to. wrap up the Huron County unemployment study: They are, from left: Carol Green, Mark Seasons and Doreen Strong. The researcltprs recently submitted a rough draft of their report for review. (photo by Neil Corbett) unemployed in the area what they need to get jobs. "This isn't going to be something that just ends up under the sofa," says Mr. Seasons of the group's study. "In the long term, probably very long term, we hope to have an ongoing response to the structural changes in the economy." Mr. Seasons predicts agriculture in Huron County is going to neither expand nor slip in the near future, but he does think growth will occur in other areas of the Huron's ec omy, namely the service sector. 13e ause the overall population of the county aging the researchers believe there will bin expansion in the services industry. Therefore, more people should be prepared for jobs in that sector of the economy. Adaptation and transition themes Adaptation and Transition are the themes of the Huron County Secondary Schools professional development day .pro- gram for teachers, to be held at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton, .Fri- day, Oct. 23. ... Rick Robertson, of Goderich District Collegiate Institute is chairman of the PD Day comnhittee which is planning the event, which gives teachers from across .the county a choice of 15 different seminars to attend during the, day -long program. The event is sponsored by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers s'Xs4;1?; 5:1:7;::"1,1;47 Wool, Wool Blend and Acrylic SWEATERS An exciting selection of Bulky Knits, Patterns and Plains. Men's, Ladies' & Junior Sizes. /o OFF Federation. A wide range of lecturers has been• assembledto instruct teachers on the varous topics, which include: Evaluation, Classroom Organization, Enrichment, Resource-based Learning, New English Curriculum, General Level Evaluation, Adult Education, Adolescent Experience, Alternative Schools, Alcoholism -Drug Abuse, First Aid -CPR, Personal Planning, Co-op Education, Family Studies Guidelines and Advice and Information on Retirement. If the federal i'wernrnenr itF •tp- proval of the work the study has done so far, the SED program will get the nod to go ahead with more work in Huron County. It is not yet certain who will be working on the project if work is to continue, but the current SED program team would return if they were asked. For now they will be get- ting back to what they were doing before. Carol Green will return to Western Univer- sity to pursue her Masters in Social Demography, Mark Seasons will go into the third and last year of his Ph.D. at Waterloo. Paul Nichol will be taking a Masters pro- gram in Guelph, Elizabeth Vogt will be at Waterloo • taking her • fourth year in Geography, 'and Doreen Strong, who was the office manager, will stay in Seaforth. CIVIC CORNER Goderich Town Council will meet Mon • - day,'Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.tn...in the Goderich Town Hall council chambers. Huron County Executive Committee will meet at. 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, 1987 in the Court -House council chambers, Goderich. Huron County Board of Health will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28 in the council chambers, Court House, Goderich. FINANCIAL CENTRE Goderich 519-524-2773 1-800-265-5503 DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC Alt Deposits INSURED Within Limits HORST Feige. D.T. GODERICH GODERICH Nelustadt No Charge 58 Weser Street (519) 524-6688 (519) 665-7818 1-800-265-7555 LITTLE BEAVER BROOM , 21 99 CURLMASTER $19 99 BALMORAL 6// BRUSH POWER SPIEL CURLING SHOE Leather. Reg. $44.99 Sale sJ ACTON BROOMBALL PADDED SHOE r. :4 •/ 0 hk s - $3699 With Spider Sole. 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