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Vol. 16, Issue 40, June 9, 2012
Theme of Lifelong Learning Continues at Chapleau Learning Centre
Carla Guthrie, Marilyne Doyle, Jean-Yves Lavoie, Margie Saari, Janet Hazen, and Janice Tremblay. By Marilyne Gagnon-Doyle
T
he graduation ceremony at Chapleau Learning Centre was
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filled with energy and enthusiasm on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, as students,
families, and friends gathered to celebrate achievements this a c a d e m i c y e a r.
Instructor/Manager, Marilyne Doyle, welcomed everyone to the ceremony. She introduced the Centres instructors Janet Hazen, Carla Guthrie, and Janice Tremblay. She thanked the past efforts of the Chapleau Learning Centre Advisory Committee, including Joan Longchamps, Lucy Bignucolo, Dale Turcotte, and Jamie Broomhead. Marilyne welcomed guests Mayor Andre Byham and Lucy Bignucolo, who represented the ACE Award sponsors, the Rotary Club of Chapleau and the
Royal Bank. She acknowledged the affiliation with Northern College in delivering the Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) program in Chapleau over the past seven years. She added that the Adult Education program has operated out of four locations this year including the old Chapleau Public School, Chapleau Public Library, Trinity United Church and, finally, our new home at 34 Birch Street. Mayor Byham extended Council's sincere congratulations to the instructors and students for
another successful academic year, noting that the Centre has served 101 learners this year. He said, “This is especially amazing since the staff and students of the centre have survived through a roof collapse and a multitude of moving experiences” and congratulated this year's graduate and learners who have overcome hurdles to get to this proud moment. Following the presentation of certificates in Literacy and Basic Skills and various computer courses, two awards Cont’d on P.2
Business support for women expands in northeast with PARO New programs, services available for female entrepreneurs
W
omen now have a new place to t urn for business development support in northeastern Ontario, as PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise has expanded into the region. From their newly opened office at the Civic Centre in Chapleau, PARO is working with area partners to offer a range of bilingual programs and services to women entrepreneurs in the areas of Ti m m i n s , H e a r s t , Kapuskasing, Dubreuilville, and
various area First Nations. Thanks to support from FedNor and Status of Women Canada, PARO can now offer such regional assistance as training, business counselling, as well as networking and mentoring opportunities for women looking to start or build their business. “For years, PA R O h a s b e e n helping women entrepreneurs, and we’re more than pleased to begin offering resources, knowledge and support to women in
northeastern Ontario,” said Rosalind Lockyer, Executive Director, PARO. “There are many terrific networks and funding resources w h i c h PA R O h a s brought to women in the Northwest, and we’re hoping to help connect women in the Northeast with these resources. We just want women in these communities to know that PARO is here to help, and we’re just a phone call away.” Having first begun in Thunder Bay in 1995 with the development of microloan funding and peer-
Josée Rousseau - Paro Bilingual Project Coordinator NE Ontario - Chapleau Satellite Office lending circles for women in business, PARO is a non-profit, grassroots organization that also serves communities from Kenora to Wawa and up to Northern First Nations. Latin for “I
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