Paul Chislett completed a thirty year career at Bell Canada, taking a voluntary separation package in 2004.

During his time at Bell, he was a union activist and was president of CEP Local 37 from 1997-2000. He was a columnist for the Northern Life Community Newspaper from 1995-1997, and still submits on ocassion on political and social issues.

Politically active, he ran as a candidate in the Sudbury riding on three separate occasions: once for the now-defunct National Party of Canada, in 1993; and as the NDP candidate in the 1999 provincial election, and in the 2000 federal election. He attended the Labour College of Canada in 2000. With the re-organization of Bell Canada in the late 1990’s, he witnessed the devastating effects of corporate culture on working people, all in the name of media convergence. This had a profound effect and prompted an interest in how the corporate media is destroying the capacity of the public to accurately understand the world around them. He attended the “20 Years of Propaganda?” conference in May, 2007 at the University of Windsor.

Presently, he is pursuing an undergraduate degree in Communication Studies at Laurentian University, contemplating a move to the Communications program at the University of Windsor.

Paul Chislett
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Phone: 705 698 8351
Email: pchislett@sympatico.ca

Employment:
Cable Repair Technician
Bell Canada, 1989 – 2004
I was responsible for the repair and maintenance of aerial, buried and underground telephone cables. I was required to interact with external and internal customers in a fast paced, continuous learning environment. In a typical month I would serve 30 – 40 external customers in a prompt and courteous manner to restore access the Bell network.

Installation and Repair
Bell Canada, 1986-1989
I was required to install and maintain residential and small business telephone systems. I interacted with 100-200 external customers a month, in a prompt and courteous manner, autonomously as well as in a team environment. Prior to this job, I held other positions, including Line |Technician and Material Attendant. I started my career at Bell in 1974.

Post Bell Employment:
2004 - Present
Program Host
Family Enrichment Centre
Sudbury, Ontario

My duties include managing a modest budget for refreshments for the monthly Marriage Preparation Program, which runs October to June. In that capacity, I greet and sign in participants, provide access to the building and photocopying services as may be required.

June 19, 2006 – July 31, 2006 – September, 2006
I was employed as a driver for residents of Kashechewan during the evacuation to Sudbury.
My duties included driving residents in a 12 passenger van to appointments and errands. The job required cultural sensitivity, safe driving and the ability work as a team with city and government officials, First Nations representatives, and the general public. Also, I was recalled by the city to drive for 3 days during the brief evacuation of residents of Long Lac, due to forest fires.

September 2006 – to present
Writing assistant.I assisted students across the entire curriculum with the writing of essays. Much of my experience was with foreign students for whom English is a second or third language and I am able to work through the language differences to help produce a good paper. As well, I am a peer tutor for first year Sociology and second year Religious Studies/Communication Studies students.

Sept - Dec, 2007: Peer Writing Assistant, University of Windsor 

1993: Candidate for the now defunct National Party of Canada, in the Sudbury Riding.

1995-1997: Regular contributor to the Northern Life Community Newspaper. I wrote on political, social and personal topics and still contribute now and then.

1999: NDP candidate in the provincial election in the Sudbury riding.

2000: NDP candidate in the federal election in the Sudbury riding.

1997-2000: President of Local 37 of the Communication,Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada

Education:
Communications Studies
Laurentian University 2005-Present.
Dean’s Honour List 2005-06. Currently I have completed 63credits with a GPA of 84

Labour Studies Diploma
Labour College of Canada, Ottawa. 2000.
I completed twenty hours of classroom learning at the university level in each of the following subjects: Economics, History, Labour Sociology, Political Science and Labour Law.

High School Diploma
Nickel District Secondary School, Sudbury
1970-1974

Additional Information:
Volunteer tutor for Grade 1 boys in the Early Reading Intervention program at Wanup Public School. 2005-06.

References:
Brian Kennedy
Bell Canada Manager
1028 Lorne St
Sudbury
(Ph) 673-6372
Email: brian.kennedy@bell.ca

Glenna Cunningham
Family Enrichment Centre
30 Ste., Anne Rd
Sudbury 670 0606 Ext. 225

John Braney
Emergency Management Co-coordinator for the Kashechewan Evacuation.
670-0553

Leda Culliford
lculliford@laurentian.ca
Writing Counsellor/Faculty Member
Writing Assistance Program
Laurentian University
705 675-1151 Ext. 3426