News Release Archive
ECONOMIC RENEWAL--TOURISM NOVA SCOTIA-VIC STAFFING 1996
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Tourism Nova Scotia is looking for the 120 best qualified
seasonal/casual employees with which to staff its visitor
information centres around the province between May and
October next year.
Michele McKenzie, director of Tourism Nova Scotia, said the
provincial agency is seeking the "most competent candidates,
capable of providing the highest levels of quality service
necessary to maintain and improve our position in a very
competitive tourism marketplace. In other words, we are
looking for the very best Nova Scotia has to offer so they,
in turn, can help us present ourselves at our very best",
she said.
Tourism Nova Scotia is looking for candidates with
leadership, effective communication and supervisory skills.
Candidates will also need tourism-related experience,
languages and first-aid.
Notices are appearing this week in the province's weekly
newspapers, in local Canada Employment Centres across the
province, universities, community colleges, Economic Renewal
Agency Business Service Centres and Access Nova Scotia
Centres. In addition, tourism association newsletters will
also be announcing the competition for the varied positions
which include supervisors, travel counsellors,
maintenance/caretakers, pipers and, at Peggy's Cove, rock
patrollers.
The deadline for applications is Jan. 15, 1996.
Job descriptions and application forms are available at
Human Resources Development Canada, the Economic Renewal
Agency, Access Nova Scotia Centres, Business Service Centres
and from Human Resources, Nova Scotia Economic Renewal
Agency.
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Contact: Joe Cottreau 902-424-3970
trp Nov. 20, 1995