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i. a aaa CR SE ---- y mp ER A A A TY al Iya Lhe. i CARE ea er 8 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 17, 1993 M4 Ea ae wr od IY RO IB Or SR ER AA BA Na TIAN Ay 5 wit yg Sod gry Sree ¥ TRE AB IRE age S PREP SUS NPE SY PE Sh i TT RI ty gener. pen oe el ro SA Bie Se El eV OR lsat RE hw DMA IN Bhim & ERAN | "3 © R A rR RT ada a To the Editor: is year again we were able to, give generously to our chosen charity Camp Trillium which is a summer camp for children with cancer who require medi- cal supervision. With support from local businesses, we viere able to organize our 9th annual golf tournament. All proceeds go directly to Camp Trillium. A "special thank you to those below who gave so nerously. =. C.IB.C., Laurentian Bank, Home Hardware, Pineridge Sports, Books Galore, Paradise Bedding, IGA, Royal Bank, Ra- . dio Shack, Framers Gallery, Valu-Mart, Ridge North Realty, Canadian' Tire, Lakeside Golf and Repair. Port Perry Ambulance Contest was positive To the Editor: I would like to take this op- ~ portunity to reflect on the posi- tive outcome of the Big Broth. ers/Sisters baby contest. So far alll have heard is negative. First off, the doors of Big Brothers/Sisters are still open due to everyoneinvolved. I would like to also take this opportunity to thank all the lo- cal merchants who gave the generous gifts. To name just a few Paradise Bedding, Brocks, Settlement House, Children's Den, etc. Thank you also to all the merchants who let us take up your counter space with our jars. And finally thank you to all the people who gave so gener- ously to the 'money jars, and to Patti Goreski and family for all the money they had to roll. Yours truly, Michele and Kailly Anderson, Port Perry PRIME 'COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR LEASE In dois Port Perry, approx. 3,000 8q. B Air conditioned. Lots of private parking. Suitable for retail or restaurant development. in the downtown core. Reasonable long term lease available. «436-3025 We do a complete range of repairs on most makes and models of cars and light trucks such as... it s+ Safety Inspection = Exhaust Systems xs Computerized Tune-up = A/C Repairs & Recharging yo ss Complete Front End Repairs " Balancing & Alignment -. a Anti-Lock & Conventional Brake ~ Systems "scugog 09's Community Newspapers of Chol Generosity appreciated Letter to the editor 'Employment centre helped br man a To the Editor: Last Thursday, Sc cugog Em- ployment Services held a gath- ering at the Y.MIC:A.; so Bhat Ross Stevenson, MP. could . meet some of our job seeking residents and hear and discuss - their concerns. Mr. Stevenson * has, from the start, always been a strong supporter 'of our efforts to disturb and dislodge the un- employment situation .in this area and wanted the opportuni- 4 tolearn first hand how we are ackling the problem, and what we have achieved through our efforts. In welcoming and introdue- ing Mr. Stevenson, I took the op- portunity to tell those present that, at hough S.E.S. is just a new and small office, it is a com- munity run operation, and owes any success to the solid team of supporting partners on whom we rely daily. Mayor Howard Hall and Councillor Ken Gads- den have been actively involved «in every aspect of our develop- ~ ment, and are constantly lend- ing their advice, assistance and . practical support to our efforts. Together we have made a strong showing and accom-. plished a fair amount of success + since startingout onJune 28. Before getting into the details ~ of our track record to date, I . must say again that we could: ~not have. accomplished thing at all had it not been for the initial and vital support of + Drs. Jack Cottrell and Jim Har- dy, who so kindly donated the any- office until Labor Day, and Jim + Grieve whose advice, generosi- > ty and community spirit seems to be endless and who is totally committed th the efforts to ge Scugog working. Algo the Do 'nesses who haveo cal services (Port Perry Print- ing, Port Perry Star, Scugog Citizen), have all been an enor- mous help all along. ' Xe Shirts, Hats, Bolo Ties, . i "Accessories ° + Naconas Boulet » Dingo + Canada West » Acme * Dan Post * Wrangler » MWG e Country Shirt Design Roper e Stetson SmithBilt ¢ Australian Outback 1801 Dundas St. E., Whitby. K-Mart Plaza | @1 6) 432-W 432-WILD LD (9453) =~ « Western Wear» ° o» "Spittin' Distance" from KooKoo Bananas Sadly, there area great many residents of Scugog who are without employment; the peo- ple who come to the office are all casualties of the recession, come from a wide ranging back- ground of professions and skills and are -working extremely hard to. try to regain employ- ment and get their lives back on track. Many have had. long- standing careers and are past the age when they thought they would ever have to hunt for a job again; most are out of work 'through no fault of their own, . due to downsizing or business failure. Many were at the peak of their professions, have out- standing qualifications and skills and are at a loss as to where to turn next. It is not un- usual to see husbands and wives who are both out of work, - ora single parent without a job, and so many young people who have no idea what to do with: their education now they are out of school or university. At S.E.S. we tackle each prob- lem head on. We have no mira- cles to offer and cannot wave a magic wand and produce jobs-, for-all out of thin air, but we can _ accentuate the positive, and show the best ways to start to resolve a problem. We must be doing something right because, since June 28, 10 of our resi- dents have found full-time em- 'ployment and one has a part-. "time job. These numbers. may not seem large, but they repre- sent a good start. We are begin- _ ning to get enquiries from em- ~ployers for workers - and this is - precisely what will get Scugog working: again. Our-long-term "goal is to have a full-fledged. 1"onie- -stop" 'employment office; ered practi-- with businesses: their employee requirements and jobseekers being matched with work appropriate to 'their With the full co-, skills. -.Boots, SIGNS AND INSTALLATIONS o Fann Fence Installed e Post holes dug up to 36" dia. i ES Me [c15Te e Post driver e Crane service up to 42'- 7 ton. Batali (cle (lp VdcTe BNF IR RICH RFE) CIN {oT Ba IVSIWVZE VES » Reflectorized 911 Numbers 986-5900 : Riis (It should be: whi © prior, commitment, operation of the Scugog busi- ness community we could ;achieve so much towards find- ing jobs for our people. . ; : obseekers also 'come to s. E.S. tolearn about trainingor skills upgrading programs, and government "services which may help their situation, we 'have been 'very successful in providing help and information on how to access whatever ser- vice they choose. Also we have been able to provide a complete information: package to those wishing to establish their own' businesses 'and' this, too, has been very 'successful, In short, we try to smooth the way to al is appropriate to whatever theindividual. On Thursday, at the urging of 'Mayor 'Hall and. Councillor Gadsden, Mr. Stevenson was .asked to renew his efforts ta.ob- tain some sort of federal fund: ing to enable S.E.S. to continue 'operating. 'He promised he. "would do his best but could onl; - say that, if funds were Sound! any support would only be for . six months. We feel that, given 'this assistance, we 'would be -able to prove the value of S.E.Si and, in the interim; have time to establish ourselves- 'with area "businesses and" 'agencies to ~ whom we can provide cost save' 'ing services. Li NE "Employers: may telephone > the office and we will explain how we can offer assistance to their businesses, either by way. of staff recruitment or with' guidance to subsidy progra ms.' We are. very: fortunate in these tough times to live in this; | i tad community. We know for cep< y tain that our elected officihls, tioned 'that Mr. Gord Mills, "M.P.P,, would have attended last Thursday' s:gathering but was unable to do so d a : Like Mr. Stevenson, Mr. Mills has al- o all levels OF gernmant; 'are in of registering % . 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