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Clinton News Record, 2015-06-10, Page 1010 News Record • Wednesday, June 10, 2015 Summer club has goal of engaging children in reading Are you looking for a reading club that exhilarates, engages, and educates your children over the summer months? We have the per- fect program for you: The TD Sum- mer Reading Club! The TD Summer Reading Club is a program for youth between the ages of four and twelve that encourages readers to have fun while learning through exciting crafts, activities and games, as well as reading. The reading club will meet once a week at all of the twelve Huron County Library branches starting on Monday, June 29 until Friday, August 21. This program hopes to engage children in reading throughout the summer months when students are out of school, as well as get them into the library to participate in weekly crafts, activities and games for the chance to win prizes, and of course to read. "Fostering a love of reading through play, crafts and games cre- ates a positive attitude towards education and a desire to learn," said Beth Rumble, Huron County Library branch services librarian. "Through the TD Summer Reading Club, children develop good listen- ing skills, share with others in a team environment and stimulate their creative capacity through arts and crafts, active play and reading. Programs such as this introduce children to the library as a source of pleasure and information which encourages them to use the library later on, as our resources are tools for lifelong learning." You can register today by drop- ping in or calling your local library branch. All participants will receive a reading club notebook, pack of twelve stickers, top summer reads list, as well as a web -access code that can be used on the www. tdsummerreadingclub.ca website to track reading progress and receive additional club benefits. This year's theme is about play and making reading fun, so get your party hat on and meet us at the library. You can find out more today by contacting your local Huron County Library branch or emailing summerreading@huron- county.ca. This local program is sponsored by the Toronto Dominion Finan- cial Group and partially funded by a Canada Summer Jobs (2015) grant, a Government of Canada initiative. See you at the Huron County Library to get your reading on. Call or visit your local library branch for more information and to register for the TD Summer Reading Club. 0 Q 0 Advertising Consultant The Job... • We have a career opportunity for a self-starter who is a team player. Working closely with other members of our staff, the successful candidate will be dealing with various Seaforth & area businesses, serving their advertising needs. Qualifications... • A valid drivers license and vehicle are required. • Advertising or sales experience preferred. • Strong organizational & computer skills an asset. • Ability to meet regular deadlines. What's in it for you... • Competitive wage and benefit package. • Initial training provided plus ongoing skills enhancement programs. • Opportunity for advancement within a large organization. To join our team... • Please apply by Thursday, June 19, 2015 by sending your resume to: Seaforth Duron Expositor • Attn: Neil Clifford, Advertising Director P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario NOK 1 WO or fax to: (519) 527-2858 Email: neil.clifford@sunmedia.ca All applications are confidential. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. County debuting new map guide Huron County will soon debut a new resource for the 2015 season designed to enhance the experi- ence of visiting tourists. The Huron County Map Guide is an initiative of the planning and development Department that pro- vides a detailed paperback atlas of the county. "Neighbouring counties have them and have shown how popular these books are with tourists and residents alike," said Karri Sonke, Huron County GIS co -coordinator. "We've been asked by a number of local tourism partners for a resource like this; it's been highly anticipated." At 4,000 copies, the first edition features detailed town maps, a complete index of street names, as well as the location of popular municipal features like parks, beaches and other recreation areas. Copies are available for a $5 pur- chase in local retail stores. MPP Thompson presents motion to have agri-food literacy in Ontario curriculum Steph Smith Postmedia Network Huron -Bruce MPP Lisa Thomp- son wants Ontario students to learn more about agri-food literacy. Thompson was at Queen's Park on Wednesday, June 3 to launch her Growing Agri -Food Jobs in Ontario private members motion. Thompson's motion is aimed at the government and the Ministry of Education to have them recognize the importance of having agri-food literacy in Ontario's curriculum. "Currently we have no shortage of employers who have job oppor- tunities, but they're increasingly telling us that there just aren't enough people who are trained properly to fill them," Thompson said. "There just aren't enough people with the knowledge and skill sets that the agri-food industry needs." According to a press release from Thompson, the agri-food industry is vital to the province, contributing $34 billion annually to Ontario's GDP and providing 740,000 jobs. Despite this, the agri-food industry continues to have a low profile on the job market. "We want to make it mandatory for teachers to talk about agri-food in Grade 9 and 10 Guidance and Career studies. We want to make students aware of the opportunities that are out there for them, espe- cially the ones that are in this field," Thompson said. "You need to be thinking about the career path you want to take as early as Grade 9 and 10, as well as the other courses you'll need to take in Grade 11 and 12 to achieve this career." Thompson said Ontario Agri - Food Education (OAFE) has already created a curriculum and that the government and Ministry of Education just need to imple- ment it in the classroom. She said in 2009-10, it was estimated that for every student who graduated post -secondary education in agricultural or related studies, there would be three jobs waiting for them. She added that when Premier Kath- leen Wynne was Minister of Agriculture and Food, she [Wynne] challenged the agri- food industry to create 120,000 new jobs by 2020. "We need to make sure we con- nect with this challenge and have people going into these jobs with the experience and education they need," Thompson said. "From food service to working with machinery; animal husbandry to food process- ing, the list of job opportunities out there is endless." Thompson said Huron -Bruce is very fortunate because they are both agricultural counties and they both have schools which provide high skills major opportunities in agriculture. She said she wants equity across the province, adding that a great first step in achieving this equity and getting students interested in, and excited about, the agri-food industry would be to teach about it in the Ontario curriculum. "There could be opportunities to keep our young people in rural Ontario with good paying jobs," Thompson said in her agri-food launch video posted on her You - Tube account on June 3. "There are maybe other opportunities to allow young people to realize their dream of pursuing a job in the agri-food industry." Thompson said her presentation of her motion was well received, adding that Premier Wynne said, "This needs to happen" and that John Vanthof of the NDP said he would be in support of her motion. Huron -Bruce MPP Lisa Thomp- son will have her motion debated for second reading on October 8, which will fall in line with Agricul- tural Week. For more information on the bill, visit www.growingagri- foodjobs.com. To view MPP Thompson's launch video in full, visit https://youtu.be/ df3kdpTqZkw.