Youth Employment Centre Closes

The economy was a factor, but officials with Service Canada's Youth Employment Centre in Fort Frances are happy with how their year went.

The centre officially closed for the season Friday.

Youth Services Officer Dayna Debenedet says over one-hundred students accessed their services.

"We're pleased," says Debenedet. "It was a little slower than usual partly because of the economic situation in town, but we're pretty happy with the number."

About 70 to 80 jobs from the local area were posted at the local centre, but hundreds more from around northwestern Ontario were also available to area students to consider.

Debenedet says this year's Odd Job Squad and Hire-a-Student weeks also proved very successful with many students finding employment.