Interlake Job & Career Fair

The Interlake Job & Career Fair was a genuine success!   The SDCLC hosted a combination of 45 exhibitors, representing Employers, Educational Organizations and Service/Employment Support organizations.

The Fair was open from 10 am to 8 pm.  These long hours were made much more comfortable by our onsite food vendor The Catfish Tables & Tavern.    Darlene and her great staff sold sticky buns & coffee, salads and sandwiches amazing chili on a bun and homemade lasagna.

The very talented Ray Walker of the Interlake Broadcasting Corporation emceed the day.  Ray introduced exhibitor presentations throughout the day.   At noon we featured Barbara Bowes as one of the two keynote speakers.   Barbara's topic was “Recruiting, Retaining and Transferable Skills”.  The second Keynote Speaker was David Zinger who gave us a great presentation on “Change”.  Although we did not have the ideal setting for the presentations the speakers adapted quickly and all did a really great job.

OUR   TO:

• Our Corporate Sponsors; The Puratone Corporation, Owl Welding and Steeltown Ford.
• Barbara Bowes, Keynote Speaker.
• David Zinger, Keynote Speaker.
• Exhibitor presentations.
• Ray Walker for being the emcee for the day.
• The Catfish Tables & Tavern, the quality of your food is fantastic, as is the friendly service and community support that accompanies any interactions with the Catfish.
• The Water Shop for donating enough bottled water for all of the staff and exhibitors.
• Manitoba Employment and Training Services, not only for funding      the event, but for the direct support from Gail Langlais and Debbie Britsky. 
• Alvin & Karen Keppler for donating our Grand Prize of a Computer.
• The Businesses for your donations towards the prize packages;        For Keeps gift shop, Boston Pizza, Subway, MTS, Hydro, Faroex, McDonalds, The Total Look Spa, Anna Eggleston, Manitoba Employment and Training Staff, Stampin Up, TD Canada Trust, Canadian Forces, The Selkirk Steelers, Pizza Hut, Fabutan, The      RM of St. Andrews, Service Canada, Program Operations, Youth Ambassador,   LakeView Hotel, Gerdau Ameristeel.
• Our skillful photographer, Michael Eggleston.

The Raffle Prize Winners

Computer Winner:  Mason Kane

Patty Eggleston, Program Coordinator, congratulating

Mason!

Student Prize:  Amanda Neufeld

                        Prize package #1   Tyler Zifling

                        Prize package #2   Ashley Chagnon

                        Prize package #3   Christine Morley

                        Prize package #4   Courtney Clemons

                        Prize package #5   Dawn Coutu

                        Prize Package #6   Tom Parkin

                        Prize Package #7   Nancy Froese

Congratulation to all Prize Winners!