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Bright lights, small city
BY IAN SUTTON |
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Both the provincial and federal governments are partnering with their counterparts at the municipal level by providing necessary dollars to – at the very least – explore what opportunities exist to attract new Canadians to smaller centres.
Many of those rural-oriented communities are increasingly faced with a need to reinvent themselves as their traditionally white, Anglo-Saxon population ages and retires and while birthrates continue to decline.
"Smaller towns and cities, which already have an aging population, are on the verge of decline,” a report published in May by Ryerson University pointed out. “When you factor in young workers leaving home for better job opportunities elsewhere, this creates enormous problems in spurring growth in the local economy. Newcomers are also not attracted to these places because...[ read more ] |
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| 10:1 Isobel Anderson |
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| At 19 Isobel Anderson became the first black female officer with the British South Africa Police (BSAP) in her native country of Rhodesia. After immigrating to Canada history repeated itself in 1994 when she became the first black female officer with the Ottawa Police Service (OPS). She is the recipient of the Margaret Eve Leadership Award for women in law enforcement, the DreamKEEPERS Community Citation for Outstanding Leadership, and the Black Leaders Leading Award from Profiles in Diversity Journal. Anderson is currently a sergeant with OPS...[ read more ] |
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| ETC global news briefs |
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The Ontario provincial government is providing $158,000 to the City of Peterborough to develop a website to attract immigrants. On announcing the funding, MPP Jeff Leal said, “It’s about population growth, diversity and it’s about taking advantage of skills that many new Canadians have to offer.” The Immigrant Services Peterborough Portal will offer information and links to community resources such as agencies that will help newcomers develop résumés for employment. The website is at www.welcomepeterborough.ca...[ read more ] |
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| MVP diversity champions |
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| Out of 40 applications received this year, the Radio Television News Directors’ Foundation has awarded over $12,000 in scholarships to 5 broadcast journalism students across Canada. The 2009 recipients include Valerie Malla of the British Columbia Institute of Technology who won the Eric Murray/Canadian Press Scholarship for aboriginal persons and members of a visible minority. For the complete list, www.rtndacanada.com....[ read more ] |
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POV The most seasoned job hunters
BY DONNA J. JODHAN |
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| They are probably some of the most persistent door knockers that you as an employer will ever come across. In good times and in bad times, they are there at your door with resumé in hand. They are pretty good at sniffing out opportunities and you can give them an A for effort. However, when it comes to success at job hunting…well, here is where they get an F minus. Shocker or shaker? A shocker to those who are completely oblivious to what is going on around them when it comes to who is unemployed and why... [ read more ] |
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Diversity: a tool for problem-solving and innovation
BY JESSICA FAYE CARTER |
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As the economy worsens, companies are cutting back on their diversity programming and initiatives. But this short-term approach to managing diversity has troubling long-term implications for the companies engaging in it.
When companies cull diversity efforts in a downturn, they are, in effect, acknowledging that their diversity efforts are non-essential and of less than central significance to the mission of the organization. Let’s face it: economic downturn or not, companies do not abandon the most important aspects of their business, because they generate revenue and ensure the company can continue its operations. Yet somehow, this perspective is lost when it comes to human capital, especially when viewed through the lens of diversity... [ read more ] |
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