A community BBQ highlighting local newcomers and employers will be held in Timmins next Tuesday.
In collaboration with various community partners, the non-profit Réseau de soutien à l’immigration francophone du Nord de l’Ontario is hosting community BBQs in several northern communities.
The BBQs will be held in Hearst, Kapuskasing, Timmins, Kirkland Lake and Temiskaming Shores.
In Timmins, the non-profit partnered with Centre Culturel La Ronde and Collège Boréal to host the event on Aug. 17.
It will take place at the old St-Charles School at 120 Kent Ave. from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m.
"Hopefully, people can come and enjoy all the free entertainment, our BBQ and our event. To take the opportunity to know about these services for them and also to do a little bit of networking," said a socio-economic development agent Marie-Josée Tremblay. "It's the perfect opportunity to meet the employers as well."
Earlier this summer, Réseau du Nord released three promotional videos called La route du succès. After that, the organization took part in the Magnetic North conference and submitted all three videos for the Make Your Pitch competition.
All three videos were ranked first in three different categories. The video about Timmins won first place in the “most attraction.”
“We thought it was a good thing and important to highlight the employers and newcomers within the video and to say welcome to the newcomers in the community,” Tremblay said about the upcoming BBQ events.
Featuring hot dogs, beverages and live music provided by the Lapointe family, the Timmins event will have various community organizations and partners on hand promoting their services and programs.
