Celebrating Small Business Week
Making wall art for her own home was a stepping stone for Ashley Breitkopf to start her own business. The Norfolk County resident started Shaded Pines in 2018 at age 19 and has been slowly growing the business ever since. Shaded Pines makes a variety of laser cut and...
Workforce Series – Interview with Caleb Haines
In this week’s Workforce Series, where we share stories from local people who work in some of our region’s most important industries, we talk to Caleb Haines who is a licensed Automotive Service Technician for Bluestar Ford in Simcoe. He is also a mentor for Organized...
Brantford jobless rate edges up, but stays low
September 2021 employment numbers for Brantford saw the jobless rate edge up, but it is still one of the lowest in Ontario. September’s local unemployment rate was 6.1%, up from 5.7% in August but matching July’s figure, according to seasonally adjusted estimates...
Workforce Series – Interview with Stephen Chary
It’s Ontario Agriculture Week and in this week’s Workforce Series we talk to Stephen Chary who works for Chary Produce, a second generation vegetable and fruit farm in Oakland, Ontario located in Brant County. Stephen has worked at his family’s farm from a young age...
October is Manufacturing Month, celebrating industry
October is Manufacturing Month, celebrating a key industry that provides thousands of jobs in the Grand Erie region. About 1.7 million people work in manufacturing across Canada, with half of those jobs in Ontario – the country’s manufacturing heartland. Manufacturing...
Stelco hiring for Lake Erie Works and Hamilton Works
Stelco Canada is a leading supplier of superior steel products to the North American market, employing some 2,200 men and women at their facilities and they are continuously hiring for Industrial Millwrights, Industrial Electricians, Welder Fitters, Instrumentation...
Apotex hiring chemical operators and chemists in Brantford
Apotex Pharmachem is a division of Apotex Inc., Canada’s largest generic pharmaceutical company. Apotex Pharmachem is located in Brantford and offers research, development, and manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients as well as other therapeutic medicines...
Ferrero looking to add people to their team in Brantford
Ferrero, the global confectionery producer which makes iconic brands such as Nutella, Tic Tac, Ferrero Rocher, Raffaello, Kinder Bueno and Kinder Surprise, is one of Brantford’s largest employers and is looking to attract people to their Brantford operations in...
Numerous companies hiring in Grand Erie
As labour shortages continue across the board, many local employers are making efforts to onboard employees into open positions. Ferrero and Mott Manufacturing in Brantford are both actively recruiting for various openings. Ferrero, the global confectionery producer...
Jobless rate for Brantford area now lowest in Ontario
August 2021 employment in the Brantford continues to climb, as more businesses look to hire. Brantford’s jobless rate fell to 5.7% in August, down from 6.1% last month, based on seasonally adjusted estimates released Friday by Statistics Canada. Employment increased...