training

Coronavirus News 

Québec government announces new training program for long-term care support workers

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Press Release Quebec COVID-19, eduction, health, long-term care, Québec government, training

To make up for the scarcity of resources in the field of care for the elderly and the vulnerable, the

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Economy Health & Wellness News Top Stories 

Province provides $617,000 to train PSW’s in Prescott-Russell

February 10, 2020February 11, 2020 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell employment, Employment Services Centre of Prescott and Russell, long-term care, Ontario government, Personal Support Workers, PSW, training, United Steelworkers, USW

Personal Support Workers (PSW) are on the front line of patient care in long-term care facilities, and there will soon

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Economy Education Life Local Business News Top Stories 

Employment Services Centre opens satellite offices in local French high schools

January 6, 2020January 7, 2020 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell csepr, education, employment, Employment Services Centre of Prescott-Russell, francophone, jobs, secondary schools, training, youth

It’s now possible to find a job without leaving school for some local secondary school students. The Employment Services Centre

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Business Local Business News Politics 

Local CFDC receives funding to assist female entrepreneurs

August 20, 2019 James Morgan Hammond, Ontario, Prescott-Russell entrepreneurship, federal funding, Prescott-Russell CFDC, professional development, training, women

A Prescott-Russell agency is leading the way when it comes to coaching and training women in business in rural, francophone

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Business Local Business News Technology 

Hawkesbury company adds aviation training equipment to product line

April 1, 2019 James Morgan Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell aircraft, aviation, emergencies, flight attendants, manufacturing, pilots, safety, training, Tulmar Safety Systems Inc.

For people who work aboard airplanes, training is going to feel a lot more like realistic because of new products

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News Police and Fire Politics Top Stories 

Firefighter recruits to be shared by Brownsburg-Chatham and Wentworth

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 James Morgan Argenteuil, Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec, Wentworth firefighters, letter of intent, part-time, training

Brownsburg-Chatham has reached an agreement with its firefighters’ association, ending a dispute that started in November, 2018. At that time,

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Family Life 

More foster parents needed in Prescott-Russell

January 21, 2019 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell children and youth services, developmental disabilities, foster parents, home-share, respite, screening, training, Valoris for Children and Adults of Prescott-Russell

There is a serious shortage of foster parents in Prescott-Russell. Valoris for Children and Adults of Prescott-Russell, the local children

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Economy News Top Stories 

Unemployment rate in eastern Ontario up, but local labour shortage still exists

January 7, 2019 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell Centre for Employment, employment, jobs, labour, skills, training, unemployment

Statistics on the local unemployment rate are hard to come by. According to Carole Muise of the Employment Services Centre

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News Police and Fire Politics Top Stories 

Brownsburg-Chatham terminates seven new firefighters; council told to “Do your homework”

November 7, 2018 James Morgan Argenteuil, Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec budget, council, firefighters, firefighting, municipal, study, termination, training, volunteer firefighters

Tension between Brownsburg-Chatham council and the town’s firefighters was high at the November 6 council meeting, held at the Louis-Renaud

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Business Economy Local Business Technology 

As Metec owners plan expansion, finding skilled workers may be a problem

October 29, 2018October 30, 2018 James Morgan Champlain, Ontario, Prescott-Russell, Vankleek Hill Christian Walz, industry, labour, Marc Walz, metal fabrication, Metec--Metal Technology Inc., training, vankleek hill

There’s more to the Vankleek Hill Business Park than beer and cider. Metec Metal Technology Inc. manufactures aircraft parts, snow

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