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Growing Your Business with Social Media
The Labour Market Group of Renfrew and Lanark, in partnership with the Renfrew and Area Chamber of Commerce and Community Employment Services - Algonquin College Perth Campus will be hosting 2 social......[More]
BDC Marketing Booster Program
Tue June, 5th 2012 until Tue June, 19th 2012
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Community Futures Development Corporation of Renfrew County and the County of Renfrew invite you to attend their Marketing Booster Program on June 5th,......[More]
Learn to Speak Chinese
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys School, Merrickville
  Merrickville International Languages Program       A Continuing Education Program, Eastern Ontario French Catholic Board of......[More]
English as a Second Language
Petawawa and Pembroke
Renfrew County District School Board Continuing & Community Education Department Is  pleased to offer: Adult classes A Program for Newcomers to......[More]
Second Career for Laid-off Workers
 What is Second Career? Second Career provides laid-off workers with skills training to help them find jobs in high-demand occupations in Ontario financial support Second......[More]
  • Regional Labour Market Activity
County's population growing but below national average
  County's population growing but below national average   By Ryan Paulsen rpaulsen@thedailyobserver.ca Posted 4 hours ago   RYAN......[More]
Tyne Engineering Opens in Deep River
Tyne Engineering Inc. and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) are pleased to annouce the official opening of a new Tyne manufacturing, development and test facility in Deep River, Ontario. Tyne......[More]
Skills Link Funding for Algonquin College
Link to the future   By Peter Lapinskie Posted 13 minutes ago   With its emphasis on creating jobs and helping the economy, the federal government has funded a program through......[More]
Tim Hortons readying for Barry’s Bay
By Angelica Blenich December 2, 2011   Barry's Bay may have a new coffee shop in town as early as next summer if all goes according to plan. Recent developments suggest the popular Canadian......[More]
Local wood producers demand a fair shake from the province
December 6, 2011 More than 20 forestry and logging industry representatives from across Eastern Ontario, joined by the regional economic development officers, gathered at the Griffith-Denbigh Lions......[More]
CP rails being pulled up
End of an era Salvage time. A worker for a Kansas-based company watches the salvage cars for the CanadianPacific rail line pass through Renfrew on Tuesday afternoon en route to starting the......[More]
New hanger to house Chinook helicopters at CFB Petawawa
  Jobs part of spinoff Local News -December 14, 2010   By ANTHONY DIXON ADIXON@THEDAILYOBSERVER.CA   CFB PETAWAWA -It was more of a snow turning than a sod turning, as the......[More]
What is the Options Skilled Trades Fair?
Algonquin College Community Employment Services, Pembroke
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What is the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)?
Algonquin College Community Employment Services, Pembroke
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Government of Canada Supports Manufacturing Innovation through Online Networks
Formation of Interactive Manufacturing Innovation Networks Move Forward in Four Southern Ontario RegionsFor Immediate Release October 18, 2010 Southern Ontario manufacturers will benefit from the......[More]
AECL Resolution from Renfrew County Council
Moved by: Mayor Aikens Seconded by: Mayor Briscoe WHEREAS the future of Chalk River Laboratories (CRL) is uncertain due to the on-going restructuring of AECL (Atomic Energy of Canada Limited) and......[More]
Strike at Commonwealth Plywood (Pembroke)
Employees have been without a contract since April 2009.  Picket lines went up April 21st after meeting with  mediator did not resolve issues.  Read Newspaper Article....[More]
Labour Market News Bulletins-Renfrew and Lanark Counties
2009 December 2009: Transport-Pontiac-Renfrew is a newly formed community based, non-profit corporation with a Board of Directors from Pontiac and Renfrew counties in Quebec and Ontario......[More]
OLS is Hiring
Pembroke
On Line Support (OLS) is one of Pembroke’s fastest growing companies. OLS has an immediate need to hire as many as 100 new employees, anglophone and francophone, as customer service agents.......[More]
440 new jobs coming to CFB Petawawa
Wed December, 16th 2009
The Minister of National Defence announced that Base Petawawa would host Canada's new fleet of 15 Chinook helicopters.  This will add 440 new jobs to base, and about $20 million to the local......[More]
Heritage Committee in Mississippi Mills seeks volunteers
Mississippi Mills
Volunteers required for the Heritage Committee in Mississippi Mills. This committee advises and assists Council on any matters relating to properties and areas of cultural heritage value or......[More]
Smiths Falls Problems with Water Plant
The bottled-water company that was scheduled to take over the former Hershey chocolate factory in Smiths Falls, has had its assets frozen. Read the CBC article Watch the CBC Video    ...[More]
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