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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.


Abby Cook says more men should travel in to Travelling Toes Esthetics Boutique when lockdown lifts

Abby Cook says more men should travel in to Travelling Toes Esthetics Boutique when lockdown lifts

'We aren’t using words such as ‘waxing’ or ‘threading’, instead we are calling it ‘grooming’ and we hope that can make people feel more comfortable about coming in'
Pivoting during pandemic helps Telia Carrière keep her business afloat

Pivoting during pandemic helps Telia Carrière keep her business afloat

'I had been lining up festivals and I had about 25 of them planned for the spring and summer. I was then double booked on the last weekend of March. March happens and within a span of a week, all of my festivals got cancelled. I think that was the toughest week of my life to tell you the truth'
From N64 to Virtual Reality, Geoffrey Taylor excited about the future of the video game industry

From N64 to Virtual Reality, Geoffrey Taylor excited about the future of the video game industry

'Making effects for Darksiders II was so much fun because no one could say that something was wrong or didn’t look right when it's all stylistic, what mattered was how cool it looked. When you’re doing artwork that's based in reality and something is slightly off, everyone is going to notice'
Writing the facts with Sports Researcher Michele Walker

Writing the facts with Sports Researcher Michele Walker

'I just said that I feel I have a bigger contribution to make to sports somewhere. I had no idea what it was though'
Allison Bennett finding the links between flying and healing

Allison Bennett finding the links between flying and healing

'I’m using my mechanical background with airplanes to look at the body as a machine'