Jobs of the Future

These stories about career paths, local jobs, programs and tales of success that highlight North Bay's diverse job market are made possible through the continued support of Laurentian University as part of our Community Leaders Program.

How an investment in avocados led Jim Bruce to owning an NOJHL championship winning team

'Once I started doing my research, I saw that the government reports labelled it as the second fastest growing fruit that was being imported into Ontario. That’s when I had thought that this might be something to look into'

May 18, 2021 2:00 PM Read more >

'Public Health Hero': Former North Bayite André Picard details 34-year career with The Globe and Mail

'I had always heard that you don’t last too long at one job in this field and for me it was kind of just luck that I got hired on in the first place'

May 11, 2021 1:00 PM Read more >

From a corporation to politics to policing, David Woolley reflects on communications career

'That was one of the biggest eye openers coming in from the outside is that you don’t realize how many people, in particular civilians, that are working with the police and helping them do the job effectively'

May 4, 2021 1:00 PM Read more >

Abby Cook building North Bay's tourism experiences platform

'When you share that experience with someone you get to think about people differently and learn about different backgrounds and cultures and communities and hopefully it gives you a different outlook and better understanding of people'

Apr 27, 2021 5:30 PM Read more >

Cecil's ghost kitchen operation going well, could last beyond pandemic

'Because of the size of our kitchen facilities and the equipment we had, we felt we had the capacity to start down that path'

Apr 20, 2021 2:30 PM Read more >

Reflecting on a career in marketing with John McLellan

'Whether you’re on the hockey side or the business side, do everything. If you have to tape some sticks or travel on the road and order food, or you have an opportunity to go out and sell'

Apr 13, 2021 11:30 AM Read more >

RFPMEDIA Inc. creating jobs to embrace the Digital Age

'When we go to create videos to tell our story or marketing products, it takes a team. It’s hard to do alone, it’s hard to shoot, edit, publish and manage a brand alone. The idea with RFPMEDIA is to help brands and artists find their voice, and bring that voice to the market'

Apr 6, 2021 1:00 PM Read more >

A look inside the OPP Communications Centre with Jen Labelle

'Most people don’t even know that the OPP comms centre is in North Bay. We don’t really advertise our location, and we are one of the larger employers within North Bay, we have over 100 people who work there'

Mar 30, 2021 1:00 PM Read more >

reThink Green offers short and long term solutions to becoming more sustainable

'We look at what issues there might be, how we can improve the building envelope and its overall energy performance and provide a reference to the utility bills and recommendations on some of the lower hanging fruit all the way to the long term interventions'

Mar 23, 2021 1:00 PM Read more >

Mark Beaulieu says there is a bright future for paramedics

'Not only will the Community Paramedic Program take some of the burden off the provincial emergency departments but also the road medics who can focus more on those emergencies that do come in'

Mar 16, 2021 1:00 PM Read more >

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