PAGE 10o WEDNESDAY MARCH 2,1J983. WHITBY FREE PRESS PROGRESS EDITION SALUTE TO PROGRIESS Employment centre offers personal service There is one Durham Regon that specla inIDflndlng rnpoymet for people and findlng the rlght peupIAvleUI cmams They do it.well, as indi- cated by their aggres- sive growtb and their commitment to quality and service. Elaine Mlnacs, the owner and president of The Employment Cen- tre Llmited, says they Ffr*m o ffers la test iwoodburning needs The Fireplace Plus is a family business, opened i 1975 as a fire- place specialty. shop serving Durbamf Region. In 1975, the business started with about 1,8 00 square feet of ware- bouse and showroom space. Today, the.busi- ness bas been expanded and in addition ta fire- places offers a full selection of woodstoves, prefabricated chim- neys, glass doors, chim- ney brushes and al related accessories. The showroom and ware- bouse bave been ex- panded. and encompass approximately 4,500 square feet today. The Fireplace Plus always emphasizes safety in installation and operation of your fireplace or woodstove. Tbey try to assist custamers iail pbases of installation. If a, ful installation is desired, Tbe Fireplace Plus will arrange it. In order to offer tbeir customers tbe best ser- vice tbe firm always keeps up-to-date on pro- ducts and new develop- ments in the woodburn- lng field. Ini addition to manufacturers meet- ings tbey attend tbe two largest woodbeating seminars in Nortb America eacb year, one in Toronto and one in the United States. The Fireplace Plus is a member of the Cana- dian Wood Energy In- stitute, tbe Wood Heat- ing Alliance in the United States, Better Business Bureau, the Wbitby Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. If you are in the mai'- ket for a woodburning appliance, visit The Fireplace Plus where you wil view an excell- ent selection of produets serviced by knowledge- able sales people. The sbowroom hours are Tuesday and Wednes- day 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday and Friday 9 9 -a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9a.m. to 5 P.m. 11 liriln in nadmiab fiim handle a wide variety of recruiting needs and services, and attributes their success ID staff ability to accurately asseas a flrm's pro- blems and, after an ac- credlted testing andý screenlng process, solve the problem with quali-, fied permanent or tem- porary staff. The Employment Centre Limnited, at 65 Albert St. i Osbawa, is the only known Class "A" Llcenced Agency currently operating in Durham Region. The firm's permanent placements are bandled by a team of experienc- ed busiuiess professionals and ac- cording to them, "'often the personnel biring within a company bave several bats to wear, and do not bave the facilities to.conduct ef- fective testing, inter- views or reference checking." "IThere are a large nuniber of qualified candidates in the Durbami Region to f111a variety of jobs," Ms. Minacs says adding, "lthere are often people working iD Toronto who are tired of daily com- muting and would like to work in this commu- nity." Tbe Regional Ern- ployment Centre Limited, is the sister division of The Employ- ment Centre, Limited, wbich specializes- in temporary placement of clerical workers, secre- taries. word Processors Elamne Minacs (seated) and her staff Ufnmlft at Volpe, Maria Smitb and Sandy Cameron provide personalized service as weil as professional screenlng and testing services. satisfaction. " Wben asked of their aggressive expansion of late into the field of word processing, both as a work center and training facility with bulk -malling in the off- ing, Ms. Minacs said, "We just keep growing as business and industry indicate their needs ID, US." She added, "How- ever, we accommodate tbis only after a busi- ness case is done and we can assure ourselves of a blgh level of 'quality and service for custoni- er satisfactioni." and general industrial staff. This division now offers a complete Drivers Service as wel as the latest in Micomn word processing train- ing. Ms. Minacs stated, "We guarantee a stan- dard. Therefore we bave a rigid skills mea- suring test tbat is ad- ministered to our tem- porary people, thus in- suring oui' customers Our' ternporary staff have corne tbrough an accredited prograin."Y The Employment Centre Limnited is capa- ble of starting up re- cruitment programs for new companies coming into the area as witness- ed by American Can Canada Imc., located in Whitby. "We co- ordinate a program for tbeir preliminary biring tbat includes advertis- ing, general application bandling, screening, in- terviews, professional consultations and follow-up maiings to in- forrn tbe candidates of tbe status of tbeïr appli- cation." Ms. Mlnacs claimed the program "worked -excellently and to everyone's A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ! Who do you cali when your company needs-temporary clerical heIp. or a-fuil-time position filled? A: OR OR tLAINt MINAIS- PAT VOLPE MARIA SMITH IF YOU'VE CHOSEN ANY 0F THE ABO VE, YOU VIN!I To answer any employment service questions, cali 579-2911 for expert assistance in staff problems. Whether your needs are per- manent placement, consulting, temporary services, word process- ing, or help from our driver service, t he Regional Employment Cen- tre is the only Class A Permanent Placement Service in Durham TURN ON FIREPLACE_ THE Keep your heat in your home with ELMIRA a beautifud efficient airtight fire- INSERT place insert from Elmira. " Airlight design uses. 2/3 les%~ wood than "open" ireplace " Automatic on/off blower sysem " Over 52,500 BTU's of heat per hour " Large cooking surface " High temperature Corning vicwing window alwav% Mays clear Fireplooe .Plus 900 Hopkins Street at Burns Whitby - 668-3192 Tues., Wed. 9-6, Thurs., Fr1. 9-9, Sat. 9-5 Closed Monday -~ ri Regio. REGIONAL EMPLOVMENT CENTRE i I 65 ALBERT ST. OSHAWA, ONTARIO LiNH 4Rl 100% CANADIAN i 4 1~