The Times Advocate, 2005-11-02, Page 3Wednesday,November 2, 2005
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Employment centre unveils new location
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
EXETER — Nearly
two months after
opening, things are
busy at Exeter's new
Centre for
Employment and
Learning.
The new centre
opened Sept. 7 at
the corner of Main
and Sanders streets,
combining opera-
tions from the Huron
Employment
Resource Centre
(HERC) and the
Adult Learning
Centre (ALC). The
two centres were
running out of room
in their respective
locations and the
new 7,000 sq. ft.
location provides a
one-stop shopping
location downtown.
The centre held its
grand opening last
week, with site co-
ordinator Jane
Gillespie saying the
opening has gone
well and all pro-
grams are busy.
"We're glad to be
here," she says,
adding that every-
one has been posi-
tive about the new
location and the
downtown retailers
are pleased with the
move.
Most of the reno-
The new Centre for Employment and Learning held its grand opening last week, unveil-
ing its new digs at the corner of Main and Sanders streets.The new centre combines the
services offered by the Huron Employment Resource Centre and the Adult Learning
Centre and allows for room to grow. Pictured in front from left are program operations
consultant with Service Canada Susan Worsell,Avon Maitland District School Board life-
long learning programs administrator Susan McKee and literacy and basic skills instruc-
tor Barb Shipley; in back from left are site co-ordinator Jane Gillespie, Service Canada
project officer Beth Anstett, South Huron Mayor Rob Morley, employment counsellor
Pauline Daunt,Avon Maitland District School Board education director Geoff Williams
and WorkStart facilitator Karen Tuckey. (photo/Scott Nixon)
vations took place in Partners in nership with board room for
August and Gillespie Employment, and Fanshawe College, credit courses lead -
c r edits the programs where students can ing to a high school
contractorsLarry offered by the ALC, take courses online diploma, English as
Bourne and electri- such as WorkStart, instead of driving to a second language
cian Mark Coward adult learning, liter- London. and adult literacy.
with working acy and computer There are also Gillespie said she
through Labour Day training The centre computers for job thinks use of the
to get everything also includes Service searches and centre is up since
ready for the open- Canada (formerly resumes. the move and she
ing. Human and The new centre says the new loca-
The new centre Resources Skills includes offices for tion gives room for
includes the employ- Development employment coun- the centre to expand
ment services of Canada), Ontario selling and a large and provide more
HERC, including Works, and a part- classroom and a services.
Changes for board
Continued from page 2
fall of 2006," states the report. "Communities would
then be engaged in a consultative process prior to
the board making a decision."
High schools projected to have available space to
accommodate Grades 7 and 8 students, and which
meet some other criteria, include Exeter's South
Huron District High School, Central Huron Secondary
School in Clinton, Goderich District Collegiate
Institute and F.E. Madill Secondary School in
Wingham.
Mitchell District High School, meanwhile, is project-
ed to require a small addition to accommodate
Grades 7 and 8 students.
"We'd like to look at Grade 7-12 scenarios. It has
worked well in Stratford," said education director
Geoff Williams. And, in answer to a question from
South Huron trustee Randy Wagler, Williams added,
"a Grade 7-12 model has been successful in terms of
student success."
A future review of the North/Central Huron dis-
tricts' elementary accommodations is also advised.
The term used repeatedly is "consolidation," which
could quite likely translate into recommendations for
a decrease in the number of schools in the district.
Speaking to reporters after the Oct. 25 meeting,
however, Williams noted "consolidation" could pos-
sibly end up being translated into the construction of
a new facility to replace older buildings.
"One of the things we've learned through past
accommodation reviews is that, if you can offer
something better as an alternative, people may be
more willing to accept possible changes," he said.
Williams didn't entirely rule out recommending
changes before 2008, either — at least in Listowel.
Pressed by chairperson Meg Westley about the ele-
vated loading of North Perth elementary schools — "I
know that they're kind of hanging out the windows
there," the Stratford trustee said — the education
director commented, "These are just suggested rec-
ommendations. There may be a need to fast-track if
school accommodation guidelines are not being
met."
The report notes possible Listowel scenarios
include major additions to existing schools or the
construction of a new facility to replace older ones.
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