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The Review-Mirror August 24, 2017 – 16 Four volunteers from the Lyndhurst area have created matching Canada 150 'quilts' in fabric and paint to decorate the inside and outside of the Lynd- hurst Library. "I wanted the two close enough together to com- pare them," said quilter and painter Susan Magalas The group, Marilyn Crawford, Susan Magalas, Terri Olivo and Nicole Wright worked together on the Lyndhurst Rejuve- nation Committee's Barn Quilt project two years ago which added eight painted barn 'quilts' to buildings along the Lynd- hurst Road. The group brain- stormed what would be contained in the nine blocks which reflect activ- ities and culture around Lyndhurst including camping, canoeing, the Turkey Fair, the stone bridge, agriculture and a forge which gives a nod to the village's iron making history. After the fabric quilt was completed using a common palette of five burgundy colored prints the fun began to recreate the work in paint on board. "We had to take all the patterns and tried to sim- plify them. This was very time consuming," said Magalas who is enjoying the two close together to invite comparison. The two quilts are being enjoyed at the Township office's art wall in Lansdowne before their eventual move to Lynd- hurst this fall for mounting at the library. Project commemorates Lyndhurst's varied history From left, Nicole Wright, Terri Olivo, Marilyn Crawford and Susan Magalas created a lasting Canada 150 legacy quilt which will be displayed in the Lynhurst library with a wooden copy of it to be mounted under plexiglass on the building's exterior. Throughout Ontario, there is an increasing need for trained and qualified workers. One of the ways to meet this need is to train more local people to work in local industry that has identified a shortage of qualified applicants for available jobs. That's where The Employment + Education Centre's (EEC) new Women in Trades Pre- Apprenticeship program comes in. Launching this month, the program is designed to help meet the local needs for workers to become qualified in a wide variety of disciplines. "We hear from certain employment sectors that they have trouble finding and retaining qualified employees," said EEC Executive Director Susan Watts. Participants in the pro- gram need to be female, between the ages of 15 and 30 and who are finding it difficult to access job opportunities. Recruiting for the first group is beginning now with information sessions at the Employment + Edu- cation Centre at 105 Strowger Blvd in Brockville. These will be Sept. 6 at 5 p.m., Sept. 7 at 1 p. m. and Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. Several classes will run through September 2018; the first group is slated to begin the five-week in- class portion of the course October 2. The first group of par- ticipants will be focused on participants looking to work in hospitality careers. These can include cook, baker, butcher, meat cutter, patisserie or an institutional cook. Some of the specific certifications which the first participants of this program will receive include Smart Serve, Safe Food Handling, Customer Service Excellence and WHMIS. Other topics to be covered include career advancement, job reten- tion, job searching and interview skills, healthy life and work balance and workplace culture. Following the paid in- class portion of the pro- gram, participants will have a 20-week work placement. The groups which will follow the first group will be focused on careers in the trades outside of the culinary sector. Some of the expected areas of focus include construction, welding, plumbing and electrical. For more information, contact Women in Trades Program Facilitator Jamie Pate at 613-498-2111 ext. 246 of at jamie@eecen- tre.com. New program to emphasize women in trades in Leeds and Grenville Mirror The Review 43 Bedford St., Westport, ON  K0G 1X0 273-8000 • 1-800-387-0796 email: advertising@review-mirror.com Trades People, Landscapers, Designers, Building Supply Outlets, etc. The Review Mirror will be publishing a Fall Home Improvement Supplement Thursday, September 21st Don't miss this great opportunity to let the readers know about the services and supplies offered locally Deadline for advertising is Friday, September 15th Contact: Bill Ritchie at Information about bus- ing for the upcoming school year is a click or a phone call away, for par- ents and students in East- ern Ontario. Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario (STEO) is the consortium for the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO) and the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB). Parents and students can visit the STEO web- site at www.steo.ca, click on the Find My Bus Stop icon and fill in the required fields to access individual busing informa- tion, such as pick-up loca- tion and time. The site also offers information on school eli- gibility, a portal for par- ents, bus delays and can- cellations, bus company information, bell times and frequently asked ques- tions. In addition, STEO's safety and student pro- gram information are reg- ularly updated in order to provide helpful resources for families. STEO also has a busing hotline at 1-855-441-1589 until Sept. 15 with extend- ed hours of service. Busing hotline and web site ready to go Chamber keeps expanded Welcome Centre hours in September The Westport and Rideau Lakes Chamber of Com- merce held its monthly meeting at the Opinicon in Chaf- fey's Locks last Wednesday as part of its cycle of hold- ing meetings around Rideau Lakes. Members decided to continue keeping the Welcome Centre in Westport staffed Friday nights, a practice they have committed to continue until Thanksgiving. Other staffing changes for the centre's operation include continuing employment of the summer student during the day until the end of September. They will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Fridays. Membership in the chamber is currently around 82 members. Each chamber director is also to be assigned a list of members and they will have the responsibility of communicating directly with those members.

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