New buttons for What’s On and Garage Sale Listings
The Revelstoke Current has created buttons for the What’s On This Week section and a page just for garage sales! The buttons are located at the bottom of the Front Page and at the bottom of all section fronts. We hope that will make finding the What’s On and Garage Sale listings somewhat easier than having to hunt for them. The new Garage...
Columbia Basin Trust seeks advisory committee members
Basin residents interested in providing advice to Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) on delivering benefits to the region are invited to apply for volunteer positions on CBT’s core social, economic and environment advisory committees. The application deadline is May 20, 2011. “We rely on our advisory committee members for their community perspective, as...
BC Hydro injects more cash into trades training programs
Get a new perspective on your future. BC Hydro is injecting more cash into college-based trades training programs. Photo courtesy fo BC Hydro With the start of construction on the Mica Units 5 and 6 Project this spring, BC Hydro is offering an additional $60,000 in total to trades training programs given by local colleges, funds that are a direct benefit...
Experience Works Program may be your ticket to future success
Older and unemployed workers who want to re-enter the work force should contact Okanagan College and investigate whether its Experience Works program is right for them. Aimed at men women between the ages of 55 and 64 who need to update their skills to meet the demands of a modern workplace, Experience Works can help them learn how, for instance, to...
Experience Works for older — unemployed — workers
By David F. Rooney Older and unemployed workers who want to re-enter the work force should contact Okanagan College and investigate whether its Experience Works program is right for them. Aimed at men women between the ages of 55 and 64 who need to update their skills to meet the demands of a modern workplace, Experience Works can help them learn how,...
Priced out of the market? Think Again
Joel Olson It’s a pretty common conversation that happens in every coffee shop and grocery store in town. “I’d like to stay in Revelstoke, but I just can’t ever afford to buy here”. This is a pretty common perception ever since Revelstoke became a major ski destination and drove house prices and rent rates on a steep upward slope. However,...
Feds pony up cash to help local youths overcome employment barriers
Local youth who face barriers to employment will gain employability skills and work experience through Skills Link — a new federal employment project. “In today’s environment, it is more important than ever that youth develop the skills they need to participate and succeed in the job market,” said MP Jim Abbott as he announced the program on...
Learning by doing
Students in Okanagan College's Residential Construction Program put their class-based lessons to the test in a practice session beside the Visual Arts Centre on Monday. You can find out more about the college's programs by calling 250-837-4235. David F. Rooney photo Read More →
Self-exploration can be a guide to career development
Steve Miller of Implicit Career Search was at Conversations Monday evening for a seminar on ways to use self-exploration as a means of determining your career path. You can find out more about this program through Stepping Stones Consulting. Contact Hvvojka Mordus at 250-814-0304 for more information. David F. Rooney photo Read More →
If you’re young and unemployed you should read this
Youth Employment Facilitator Ottit Brown (left) works with client Ainsley Bell at the Revelstoke Employment Centre. Brown wants to know what local young people think the centre can do differently to help address their needs. David F. Rooney photo By Otti Brown These are serious numbers: youth unemployment in BC has hit 12.7 % while across Canada it...
