Chetwynd The Echo in Chetwynd, British Columbia

Guest Speakers on Employment at Chetwynd Chamber Meeting

At the November 7 1989 Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Swiss Inn CSS Teacher Tom Lazenby and Canada Employment Centre Manager Terry Mills spoke on local employment. Lazenby outlined a student work experience Co Op project at Chetwynd Secondary School with counselor placements and employer cooperation. Mills described three Canada Employment Centre programs Skill Shortages, Skill Investment, and Job Development with wage subsidies and the need for public input on area employment needs. Also noted were the Women’s Centre 5th anniversary and recent public awareness efforts, plus reports from Pat Flack and Chamber manager Barb Shirley on regional arts funding tourism and small business. Breanda Massey won a door prize.