TORONTO, Nov. 6 /CNW/ - Scotiabank is opening its doors to Gr.9 students
on Take Our Kids to Work Day, learning what makes Scotiabank an exciting place
to work. Students will gain knowledge of unconventional bank jobs like
marketing and bank security, visit the trading floor, job shadow their parents
and much more.Who:      200 Gr. 9 students
              Veronica Lacy, President, The Learning Partnership
              Jane Van Dyk, Sr. Manager, Security and Investigations
              Jim Tobin, Marketing Director, Scotiabank

    What:     Take Our Kids to Work Day

    Where:    4th Floor Cafeteria, 44 King Street West, Toronto

    When:     Wednesday November 7, 2007
              8:30 a.m. Kick-off event and photo opportunities.

              8:30 a.m. Welcoming remarks
              8:35 a.m. Presentations to students about non-banker Scotiabank
                        careers
              9:05 a.m. Kids tour of BankScotiabank Group has been a leading sponsor of Take Our Kids to Work Day
since its inception. More than 1,000 students across Canada are expected to
spend the day with their parents - tellers, traders, administrators, managers
and executives - who work in various roles at the Bank and its subsidiaries.

    Take Our Kids to Work Day is a national program organized in part with
the Learning Partnership - a non-profit national organization which brings
together business, education, government, labour, policy makers and the
community to develop partnerships that strengthen public education in Canada.