The Future of Work: Here

garym — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:11:30 -0500

We've had some very invigorating discussions here lately, and I'm just beside myself with joy that it's happening here in the open 'net. Thank you all for all your contributions!

While I'm not really privy to a lot of solid base information one way or the other, Dodge recently raised a side-line point where I am, or was, deeply involved: The Future of Work.

in comments to Special Committee Meeting Dodge wrote ...
It seemed a bit of a paradox that there was such a local lobby for a wonderful school that would be supported with education taxes from cottagers who would never use the facility ...
The people who are buying properties here tend to have had their families. Retirees or folks within a decade of retiring don't need the school system ...
The next generation go to school where their parents live not near the family cottage. There are residents with families too and probably a growing cohort as work increases at The Point. Properties at Sauble are in good supply. Jaymor has approved plans for a subdivision that can go ahead. You are right the Board has too many classrooms and good money was wasted. We paid for a mistake of listening to promoters who were not good planners.

Or were we being smart ... in spite of ourselves?

We err in our judgement if we think every family who lives in a place like this must choose between low-paying tourism support roles, farm-hands and retail, the quarries, the trades or The Point. Sure there are some jobs there, but as a vital economic foundation, the statistics on the modern workplace no longer support that smoke-stack world-view.

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The Future of Work: Here