E-Team

The E-Team focuses on the Association’s goal to further the long-term survival of the English-speaking community, retain existing community members and attract new English-speaking individuals and families to the region, by fostering community development. It works to help reduce the rate of out-migration of English-speaking young people.

Learning about job opportunities in the Eastern Townships at the Priorité-emploi job fair in Sherbrooke.

To ensure that young people are informed about the advantages and opportunities for living in the Eastern Townships, and to facilitate their reaching their full potential.

Mandate

• Develop and oversee the realisation of a strategy to raise awareness of the educational and employment opportunities in the Eastern Townships.
• Develop and oversee the realisation of a strategy to motivate youth to live in the Eastern Townships.
• Collaborate with the Knowledge Base Committee about pertinent research to be carried out, or about findings that inform the committee’s work.
• Collaborate with the Communications personnel in disseminating information to the public, in drafting briefs related to educational, employment and out-migration issues, and in facilitating the provision of information and referral services related to these issues.
• Collaborate with the Community & Culture Committee to highlight the dynamism of the English-speaking community in the Eastern Townships.

Contact Persons

Committee Chair: Jeremiah Cox

Staff Support Person: Ingrid Marini, im@townshippers.qc.ca