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It’s that time of year again… time to think about Wandering. We have
an exciting opportunity for a post-secondary summer student – in fact,
it’s the best summer job ever.
The JOB:
We want you to travel around our beautiful province, checking out
everything that makes Saskatchewan great — and then tell the world.
Andrew Konoff did it last year – YOU could do it this year
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(Excerpt from The Daily , Statistics Canada, 3 Feb. 2012) OTTAWA -- Employment was virtually unchanged in January, and the unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percentage points to 7.6% as more people searched for work. Compared with 12 months earlier, employment rose by 129,000 (+0.7%), with most of the growth occurring in the first six months of this period.
Employment
Chart description: Employment
Both full-time and part-time employment were essentially unchanged in January
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( Exerpt from Yahoo News article by Charles B. Stockdale and Michael B. Sauter, 24/7 Wall St , 1 Feb. 2012 )
NEW YORK, U.S.A. and PARIS, France -- In the past 50 years, college graduation rates in developed countries have increased nearly 200%, according to Education at a Glance 2011, a recently published report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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Statistics Canada’s chief economic analyst has quit, citing concerns that internal debate at the agency is being stymied.
Philip Cross made his name as a straight-shooting analyst who scrutinized Canada’s economic cycles through recessions and recoveries and put them into historical context
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(Excerpt from Highlights of Heritige Insititutions Survey 2010, Statistics Canada, 2 Feb. 2012)
OTTAWA -- Canada’s heritage institutions, excluding nature parks and archives, generated operating revenues of $1.3 billion in 2010, up 3.4% from the previous year. Heritage institutions’ operating revenues come from government and private contributions, admission receipts, membership dues and sales, and other sources
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(Excerpt from article in PR Newswire via COMTEX/, 25 Jan. 2012)
DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland -- In a global study released today at the World Economic Forum, it was revealed that international travel is considered even more important than the Internet, TV/movies, or political diplomacy at stimulating the economy and breaking down cultural barriers
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Wearing hairnets and blue latex gloves, Holly Liddiard and her husband, Gary, amble into a field to pick vegetables. All for the fun of it.
Two notecards carry their assignments: Return with kale and a head of lettuce.
Several dozen others in their group, brought here in a bus and similarly clad, head off with cards requesting green onions, cabbage, broccoli and more
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Are you interested in helping update a certification program for retail sales associates? Are you interested in networking with retail sales associates from across the country?
The Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC) is updating the emerit® certification program for retail sales associates. We are looking for professionals like you to sit in a focus group and provide your expertise on the knowledge and abilities required of retail sales associates
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(From University of Queensland News, February 1, 2012)
New research suggests that major growth in the travel, leisure and tourism industry in the coming century may be possible as more people begin to define recreation as a learning and educational opportunity.
The collaborative study by The University of Queensland (UQ) and Oregon State University found a major shift as people viewed their holidays as ways to explore new ideas and cultures, art, science and history
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(Excerpt from The Daily , Statistics Canada 31 Jan 2012)
OTTAWA -- The traveller accommodation services price index is now available for the fourth quarter. Separate index aggregations are available for Canada, the provinces and the territories by major client group.
Data released are final and are not seasonally adjusted.
Starting with the next release, foreign and government price indexes will no longer be available
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