By Shawn Jeffords from www.theobserver.ca The Observer
A new arts and crafts superstore opening in Sarnia is about to hire 69 people.
Michaels is expected to open its doors Aug. 13 in the Smart Centre plaza on Quinn Drive. A job fair to fill four full-time positions will be held Tuesday to Thursday at the Goodwill Job Centre on London Road, and 65 part-time workers will be hired after June 26, said store manager Phillip Campbell.
“(Sarnia) was an untouched market and we’ve had a lot of call for it,” he said. “The store here in North London, I bet we get 50 customers a week from Sarnia.”
The store specializes in supplies and classes for scrap-booking, cake decorating and jewelry, and offers custom framing services.
Campbell said he’s eager to see the Sarnia outlet launched.
“I was just down to the store; it’s by Wal-Mart and Winners. I imagine it’s going to be very busy.”
The store will reduce its staff complement after the Christmas season to about 35 employees in total, Campbell said.
The Sarnia store will be 81st in the Canadian arts and craft chain. There are more than 1,000 Michaels stores in the U.S.
Applications can be submitted online at www.michaels.com/storejobs
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