NS: Government considers possible sale of three provincial resorts
By Staff, The Canadian Press
Source: The Canadian Press - December 16, 2010
[HALIFAX, NS] - The government of Nova Scotia is considering several options - including the possible sale - of three resorts it owns.
The management contract with New Castle Hotels for Digby Pines, Keltic Lodge and Liscombe Lodge expires in January 2012.
Tourism Minister Percy Paris says all three properties are in need of major repairs that could cost as much as $22 million.
Paris say they are significant economic and employment generators in their communities and important to the province’s tourism industry.
His department has issued a request for expressions of interest to develop a range of options for the future operation of the properties.
Paris says previous governments have ignored the resorts for years and as a result, a lot of their amenities are in need of costly upgrades.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Call Centre Closing
Convergys closing call centre
By Leanne Delong, Transcontinental Media
Source: The Digby Courier - December 15, 2010
[CORNWALLIS, NS] - The company informed Convergys its employees Tuesday.
“It really was an emotional day yesterday. A lot of people were pretty upset, nobody wants to hear this just before Christmas,” said one employee.
The employee added the closure is blamed on the Canadian and American dollars at near par.
Convergys offered its employees the opportunity to relocate to other locations in Halifax and New Glasgow, and employees in the work-at-home program would not be affected, said the employee.
“It’s really going to hurt this area, Convergys did a lot locally and pumped millions of dollars into the local economy.”
Digby mayor Ben Cleveland said with the loss of Convergys he wishes “people would stop saying no to development in this area because we’re not going to get ahead if we continue resisting change.”
“We’re going to continue working hard to find replacements for those jobs. We’ll talk to various levels of government to see what we can attract to the area,” he said.
Convergys opened the Cornwallis location in 2004. The facility is an inbound call centre offering customer service for a large U.S. wireless provider.
When the facility opened, Convergys signed a five-year renewable lease for the building with the Digby-Annapolis Development Corporation. The lease was renewed but expires in April.
Convergys has roughly 65,000 employees in 68 locations throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
By Leanne Delong, Transcontinental Media
Source: The Digby Courier - December 15, 2010
[CORNWALLIS, NS] - The company informed Convergys its employees Tuesday.
“It really was an emotional day yesterday. A lot of people were pretty upset, nobody wants to hear this just before Christmas,” said one employee.
The employee added the closure is blamed on the Canadian and American dollars at near par.
Convergys offered its employees the opportunity to relocate to other locations in Halifax and New Glasgow, and employees in the work-at-home program would not be affected, said the employee.
“It’s really going to hurt this area, Convergys did a lot locally and pumped millions of dollars into the local economy.”
Digby mayor Ben Cleveland said with the loss of Convergys he wishes “people would stop saying no to development in this area because we’re not going to get ahead if we continue resisting change.”
“We’re going to continue working hard to find replacements for those jobs. We’ll talk to various levels of government to see what we can attract to the area,” he said.
Convergys opened the Cornwallis location in 2004. The facility is an inbound call centre offering customer service for a large U.S. wireless provider.
When the facility opened, Convergys signed a five-year renewable lease for the building with the Digby-Annapolis Development Corporation. The lease was renewed but expires in April.
Convergys has roughly 65,000 employees in 68 locations throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
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