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f durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ June 21,2006 ♦ Page A5 Metroland a leader in fire safety Company s Durham Region Media Group honoured for educating readers DURHAM-- Metroland has been recognized recognized as one of Ontario's leaders in fire safely and prevention. As the major source of news, sports and community events, Metroland Durham Region Media Group, which includes Clarington This Week and the Canadian Statesman, uses video and newspapers to deliver important news and information ' to more than 500,000 residents across Durham Region. On Wednesday, June 21, Metroland was honoured with a Fire Safety Partner Award at a ceremony hosted by the Fire Marshal's Public Fire Safely Council. The annual awards reçognize outstanding outstanding contributions to fire protection and prevention in Oniario. "Metroland is a dedicated partner in . preventing lire and serious injury in Durham companies taking advantage Durham Region," Fire Marshal Bernard Moyle said. "Time and again, Metroland has proactively proactively provided essential support and assistance toward advancing fire and life safety education in the community." A valuable community partner, partner, Metroland Durham Region Media Group has provided ongoing ongoing support to Oshawa Fire Services Services through the production of numerous public service announcements and articles related to community fire safety events, the latest latest smoke alarm requirements and the importance of changing smoke alarm batteries. It also donated to the publishing publishing of 12,000 Captain Squirt fire safety Eddie Kolodziejczak adventure books to the fire department's school fire safely education program every two years, and contributed financially financially toward the purchase of a large, inflatable firefighter used at community events. Eddie Kolodziejczak, Metroland classified classified advertising manager, said the'media group is very honoured to be chosen as the recipient of such a highly regarded award. "Our newspaper has made a consistent effort over the past several years to support support fire safely by running special features features such as colouring contest pages, the printing of our Captain Squirt Fire Safety Adventure Book, which is distributed free of charge to local fire departments... as well as several other projects aimed at fire safely education," Mr. Kolodziejczak said. "We plan to continue these efforts to educate our readers and to help their children understand basic fire safety rules in order to make our community a safer DcLuMe teXs;, Children's Wear > \ _ --i LIQUIDATION SALE «♦Fixtures Also For Sale We can be reached at 905-579-4400 Efje Cciitaïriflit Statesman 15 King St. IV., Bowmanville 905-697-7237 Don't Get Caught fqÇLESS THIS SEASON! 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Speaking to a group of manufacturers From across Durham Region during a morning workshop at U01T on Monday, lason Myers said opportunity exists not just in the province's oil sands, but right across Alberta. "At the rate we are going at right now, it will take 80 years to get the same opportunities opportunities with China that will be available in Alberta in 10 years," he said. The senior economist for Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, Mr. Myers knows the advantages of exporting materials materials and products to the country's wealthiest wealthiest province. With the increasing dollar value and slowing economic development in the United States, "Alberta stands out as an area of economic opportunity," he said., In' fact, Alberta will have created more • than 400,000jobs between 2005 and 2015. With only 314,000 new workers expected to enter the market during this period,- it leaves the province with a labour shortfall of 86,000. "All sectors are seeing a lightening in the labour market," said James Gleland, a director with Alberta's economic development development department. And: where there are challenges, there are opportunities, he added. 1 While it may be tough for Alberta to significantly significantly increase the local labour force, companies can oulsource parts of produc-, (ion elsewhere -- to places such as Durham Region, for example. Mr. Cleland cited two major opportunities: opportunities: the opportunity to provide technology technology and automation solutions to oftset the dependence on labour, and the opportunity opportunity to partner with Alberta fabricators to supply components to hungry sectors, such as structural steel fabrication, boilers, pressure vessels and tanks, and machine shops. "These arc opportunities unlike anything wc'vc'seen in the past," he said. Opportunity was certainly the buzz word of the morning workshop, with the Alberta delegation encouraging local manufacturers manufacturers lo lake the initiative in finding partnerships partnerships with western companies in need of outsourcing - something local companies seem more than willing to.do. "It is a tremendous opportunity," said Frank Gricco, vice-president and general manager ol'P.R. Engineering, The Oshawa-based company, which specializes in heavy machining and lubrication lubrication and manufactures rock-crushing equipment, already has indirect links to Alberta firms. But Mr. Gricco says there is opportunity to strengthen ties and increase the level of partnership. "Everything they build, we build as well," he said. John Berger, president of Tri-Service Metal Products, also sees opportunity knocking for his design, engineering, and manufacturing company. 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