Update on costs of Hawkesbury European employment trip
It did not impact the town’s budget, but used funds remaining in Hawkesbury’s 2019 budget. That’s the explanation on the
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Hawkesbury mayor and employment services staff going to Europe to recruit francophone immigrants for local jobs
After months of meetings and announcements, evidence of action is starting to be seen with Hawkesbury’s designation as a welcoming
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16 Prescott-Russell students receive job succession scholarships
Staying close to home pays for 16 local grade 12 graduates. The Employment Services Centre announced the 2019 recipients of
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Ivaco, Drouin welcome end of steel tariffs
The United States government has ended tariffs on Canadian steel products, and that news has led to a positive reaction
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UCPR embarks upon new economic development strategy
Phase one of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) Economic Development Strategy is underway and counties council was
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Local employers and government looking abroad to fill labour shortage
Business and government leaders from across Prescott-Russell recently gathered to discuss recruiting more French-speaking workers from other countries to fill
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Four-week layoff for Montebello Packaging production workers in Hawkesbury, President denies talk of eight-week layoff
A four-week production staff layoff began at one of Hawkesbury’s more prominent industries starting Monday, February 25. The 50 production
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The search is on for new clerk in Brownsburg-Chatham
They are reading through résumés at the Brownsburg-Chatham town hall. The deadline to apply for the municipal clerk’s job was
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Unemployment rate in eastern Ontario up, but local labour shortage still exists
Statistics on the local unemployment rate are hard to come by. According to Carole Muise of the Employment Services Centre
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Commonwealth Plywood in Lachute closing
The Commonwealth Plywood mill in Lachute is closing. Lachute Mayor Carl Péloquin said the Ste-Thérèse-based company has notified the 80
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