Demand for young legs and heads will skyrocket.Legs, business and kids. If a young man or woman asks, "What should I be?" it isn't just their career that is on the line. It might be yours. Opportunities for business and opportunities for youth are two sides of the same coin. If northern business grows, kids will stay in Northern Ontario Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay), the French River and Lake Nipissing. Northern Ontario has a land area of 802,000 km² (310,000 mi²) and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it . If there are no jobs, the best business plan for a bright kid is "Go South". But if there are no young people, northern businesses can't grow. Businesses have to move "up-tech." In a global market they need better, smarter, faster products and services just to hold local customers. To compete outside the North they need bright, well-trained workers. Businesses need the most talented northern kids to stay in the North. Prosperity for Northern Ontario may depend more on education policy and the career choices of northern young people than on northern resources. At this point in history, northern students should be thinking about legs. Canada's booms have all been driven by high resource prices. With China, India, and Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. all expanding, Canada is in the early stages of a boom with legs. The signal is pretty clear for anyone who has an ear to the ground. Exploration companies are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. geologists A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology. Geologists are also known as earth scientists or geoscientists. The following is a list of famous or notable geologists. , for example. Strong demand for geologists usually means that metal prices are up and mines will be opening. It means jobs on exploration teams for university students, and on development projects for people with the right trades. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] How strong is the demand? Field geologists spend all day going up and down hills looking at rocks. If you can't climb the hills you can't do the job. The fact that geologist Dick James This article is about the singer. For the American football player, see Dick James (American football). Dick James (born Reginald Leon Isaac Vapnick [1], 12 December 1920, in East End, London — died 1 February 1986) was the singer of the is being recruited is one sign of how strong demand is. Dick is almost ready to retire after serving for years as chairman of the department of earth sciences at Laurentian. Now he has a new job in the field if he thinks his legs are up to it. It's not just old geezers (that's Dick's word, not mine) that are in short supply. The bulletin board in the geology department is full of job postings for geology students. This is good news for northern kids. Exploration and the mining supply industry offer high-paying professional jobs that might make young people want to stay in the North. It is a good time for bright kids to think about geology, engineering and industrial design. Growing demand is just half of the story There are a lot of geezers about to retire in the resource industries. When their legs give out, the demand for young legs and young heads will skyrocket sky·rock·et n. A firework that ascends high into the air where it explodes in a brilliant cascade of flares and starlike sparks. intr. & tr.v. . The traditional fields of geology and engineering are especially promising. Over the last 20 years, Dick James helped provide a solution. The Canadian Shield Canadian Shield or Laurentian Plateau (lôrĕn`chən), U-shaped region of ancient rock, the nucleus of North America, stretching N from the Great Lakes to the Arctic Ocean. produces about 60 per cent of Canada's metals and covers nearly half of Canada, part of the U.S. and half of Greenland. With some other wily strategists, Dick pushed the idea that the Laurentian geology department should claim the entire Canadian Shield as its special field. He helped create the first PhD program in Northern Ontario that actually contributes to the northern economy. For the first time, the North can train its own. The tight market may be bad news for business. There is a shortage of young northerners going into geology and other mining-related fields. The fields that are so important to the northern economy haven't even attracted enough students to replace the postwar post·war adj. Belonging to the period after a war: postwar resettlement; a postwar house. postwar Adjective occurring or existing after a war Adj. 1. generation. Exploration and mining supply companies are already facing a tight labour market. If northern kids don't train for the jobs, northern business won't be able to compete. The best jobs don't have to stay in the North. The Australians are working hard to export exploration services. The Chinese will be happy to take a bigger share of the mining equipment market. Toronto can provide consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" for the mineral sector. So if you are giving advice to young friends, tell them it is a good time to be young in the North. There will be jobs. For the first time in a generation the resource industries are a terrific career choice. Dr. David Robinson David Robinson or Dave Robinson is a name shared by the following individuals:
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