Jeff Colbourne
Northern News Services

NNSL (Aug 21/98) - It's good news for anyone pounding the pavement looking for work. A new Web site has been launched to make job-hunting an exciting, interactive experience rather than a long, throbbing headache.

The department of education, culture and employment along with a number of close partners launched the NWT labor market internet Web site, NorthWIN, yesterday at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.

"The site establishes and maintains an electronic information network that ensures all Northerners have "access to reliable labor market information, career services, training programs and other services," said NorthWIN spokesperson Kim Duong in a newsletter.

The NorthWIN initiative is part of a national effort by Canada WorkInfoNet, a non-profit corporation that strives to link all communities, cities, towns and hamlets to the internet.

"The use of technology will certainly bring us much closer together," said deputy minister of education, Mark Cleveland who was on hand for the afternoon Web site launch.

The first product of CanWIN is an on-line directory of existing Canadian Internet sites providing human resources development information and services.

On April 2-3 of this year, a planning session was held to start up a Yellowknife arm of CanWIN.

Representatives from territorial and federal government departments, NWT Literacy Council, Status of Women, the Youth Volunteer Corp, NWT Construction Association and the private sector agreed to form the NorthWIN partnership.

The Web site contains a variety of information accessible by the simple click of a mouse. There's a new business directory, mentor of the month profile, current job postings and a discussion board.

To interact with this site, internet users can open up their browser and type in www.workinfonet.ca/NorthWIN