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The Times Advocate, 2005-08-17, Page 3010 Exeter Times -Advocate Wednesday,August 17, 2005 Cathy Batten, a manager at Dairy Queen is helping take away the sting of the summer heat with its cool Blizzards while raising money for the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario. On Thursday, the Exeter location raised over $2500 during Miracle Treat day. Owner Darren Kints says this year all three of his locations (Exeter, Grand Bend and London) raised over $7,600 to help the kids. (photo/Nina Van Lieshout) Using the Internet EXETER — To be com- petitive in today's job mar- ket, you can use the Internet to your advan- tage. From electronic resumes to online job searches, the Internet can help you plan your career by helping you answer these questions: Which career is right for you? Do you have what it takes to become a dentist? A welder? A medical recep- tionist? The Internet can help you learn about dif- ferent careers, growth industries, job prospects in various areas of Canada, and average salaries. To find out more, check out the following sites: • Human Resources and Skills Development Canada at www.hrsdc.gc.ca • Career Experience at www.careerexperience.co m • National Job Futures at www jobfutures. ca • MazeMaster at www. mazemaster. on. ca Do you have the right education? You can use the Internet to find out what the edu- cational requirements are for your chosen career, and you can research what schools offer the courses you will need to take. You can also learn about study -abroad pro- grams and volunteer pro- grams designed to help you build experience. The following sites are ones you may want to check out: • Canada Career Consortium at careerccc.org • Career - College.com at career -college. com • SchoolFinder at www.schoolfinder.com • youth.gc.ca How do you find a job? The Internet can help you research possible employers, prepare a hard copy and online resume, look for job postings and learn how to succeed in interviews. The Internet has thousands of websites designed around these topics. Check out: • The Canadian Careers Page at www.canadian- careers.com • youth.gc.ca • Jobs, work- ers, training and careers at www jobsetc. ca Online resumes are dif- ferent from their hard copy predecessors. There are many places where you can create and post an online version of your resume for you to fill out when applying for a posi- tion. The Internet You can access the Internet from a variety of places in this area, includ- ing your local Human Resource Centre of Canada for Students (HRCC-S). The Exeter HRCC-S has now closed for the season, but you are welcome to contact the Goderich office at (519) 524-8342, ext. 232 until Aug. 26. We are located at 52 East St. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. To view our job postings or to access links to other inter- esting websites, visit youth.gc. ca. The HRCC-Ss are part of the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy. KATIE EMMRICH SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OFFICER As4by 13t6%t 4 J36iKt COLLISION & REFINISHING CaII Andy 237-3566 Dashwood Regular worship service begins Sept. 4 By Rhoda Rohde THAMES ROAD CORRESPONDENT THAMES ROAD — There are no worship services during the month of August. In case of an emergency please call Larry Lynn at 229-8276, Janis Richardson at 229-6782, Murray Dawson at 238-6378 or Rev. Harry Disher at home 238-5690. Rev. Disher will not be available for the week of Aug. 15 but Rev. Paul Ross will be available at 235- 0860 or home 235-0342. During the week of Aug. 22, Rev. Disher will be available by cell phone 859-5690. Please note regular worship begins Sept. 4. On Sept. 7 a standing com- mittees meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. followed by a council meeting at 8:15 p.m. On Sept. 10, enjoy golf and a barbecue at Exeter Golf Club. Personals Larry and Barb Ratz of Crediton, Marlene and Melissa O'Brien of London, Helen Webber, Gordon and Margaret McCarter travelled to Cape Breton Island to the wedding of Trevor Ratz and Janine Marmulak. The wedding took place Aug. 7 on the shores of St. George's Channel and the reception was held at the conference centre at Inverary Resort at Baddeck. The happy couple will live in Toronto. Congratulations and best wishes to Trevor and Janine. Quite a number of people from this area attended Sunday's decoration service for the Exeter Cemetery at Caven Presbyterian Church, Exeter Dan and Anne Gallant of London and Fred and Bev Delbridge were guests at the wedding of their cousin and niece Michelle Glenn to Steve Smith at Hockley Valley Resort on Saturday. 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