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i 8-Orono Wfeèkly Times, Wednesday, June 20, 1983 Rabbit breeders High profile for Increased activity u or)D g na anarv the United Way industrial training ' PP 9 1983 will be an important year; for Oshawa, Whitby, ;. Newcastle and surrounding areas " according to Bill ■Hetiry, this year's General Campaign Chairman. An unprecedented unprecedented five Assistant Campaign Chairmen have been appointed as well as hundreds of volunteers working, working, in every town, factory and business to get the job done. . The theme oft this years United Way Campaign is "LET'S HELP OURSELVES - GIVE YOUR FAIR SHARE". The fair share guideline is 15 minutes per week of your income, a small amount to help your neighbours and yourselves. ..The Campaign Promotion Committee is planning Gala . Kick-off events in each major community (Oshawa, Whitby The 1983 objective has been set at $1,595,000. a 6 percent increase over the 1982 objective, but Mr. Henry stresses that this target must be met or exceeded due to the shortfall in last years campaign. campaign. There are 37 agencies serving our local area which are supported by the volunteer giving of the people in our communities. This year the Town of Bowmanville and surrounding surrounding areas have their own team of volunteers headed up by Bob Stone, Managing Director of World Records who is one of the five Assistant Assistant Campaign Chairmen. He will be ably assisted by Brian Purdy acting as Public Rela- : lions Co-Ordinator for Bowmanville, Orono, Hampton, Hampton, Newcastle Village and all other areas incorporated in the Town of Newcastle. and Bowmanville) tp create public awareness and community community involvement. Mr. Henry is hoping that with much improved economic conditions and good team organization that the campaign campaign will be efficient, effective effective and successful. Remember, 92'A cents out of every dollar goes directly to help people in our own communities. communities. • Bill Henry is a long term resident of Courtice and President of Henry Buildall with the Head office in Courtice Courtice and branch stores in Oshawa, Whitby and Ajax. Lie has worked on the Campaign Campaign for five years and last year was one of the Assistant Campaign Chairmen. Bill is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Oshawa and serves as' a > Director on the United Way Board. Mainstream Canada Start-ups need a push By W. Roger Worth While governments procrastinate procrastinate and big businesses hunker down in the face of the worst recession sines the 1930s, average Canadians fully understand what's happening, and they're acting accordingly. Consider, for example, the fact that savings rates are,the highest they've been for years. Canada Savings Bonds are a sellout, the financial institutions institutions are brimful of cash and ordinary mortals are actually paying down, rather than building up debt. The major reason for this phenomenon is the fear and uncertainty connected with the employee layoffs and cutbacks cutbacks that have become, endemic. Nevertheless, while attempts to maintain financial security have become the norm, a strange thing is happening in ■the very real world of entrepreneurship. entrepreneurship. At a time when bankruptcies and receiverships are at nearrecord nearrecord levels, the number of business start-ups is remarkable. Last year, 150,000 new firms were started in Canada, and in 1983 the number may reach 200,000, according to ■ the 64,000-member Canadian , Federation of Independent Business. Such risk-taking in the midst of a full-fledged recession, of course, is good new< for the policy makers in Ou. va and the provinces, because 'ch new firm represents in, cased employment. And w 1.6 million Canadians unemployed, such jobs are badly need; d. But if the politicians and governments are going to take The Durham College Industrial Industrial Liaison Department reports increased activity during during 1982/83. Training in Business and Industry (TIBI), which is a Provincial Government training training assistance program, has grown substantially during the past two years. This program helps employers, unions and associations to upgrade or develop portable skills that will enhance or improve the productive capacities of the labor force. There has been an infusion of special funds for High Technology related training. During 1982/83, Durham College received approximately approximately five percent of the total Provincial TIBI budget, which amounted to the seventh largest allocation in the college system, for a total of $407,000. ' Some "unique training that received TIBI support in 1982/83 includes Fibre Optics, Optics, ■ CAD/CAM, Statistical Quality Control, Programmable Programmable Logic Controllers and Microprocessors, Robotics, Computer Systems and Programming, Programming, Electronics Upgrading for Plant Electricians, Electricians, Numerical Control Machining, Propane Conversion, Conversion, CAD/CAM for Engineers, and Word Processing. Processing. The Ontario Career Option (OCAP) program administered administered by Durham College's College's Industrial Liaison Department has also shown considerable progress. This program is designed to help young people who are 16 to 24 years of age, out of fulltime fulltime school for at least three months, and not employed in their career choice area, to get *work experience and a job. Participating employers pay nothing, and OCAP pays a trainee allowance of $100 per week, plus all standard benefits. The training period with an employer can be up to 16 weeks duration. The success of this program is evident evident in the placement increase increase from 184 young people in 1980/81 to 430 in 1982/83. "Jhe Industrial Liaison Department also conducts free 3-day "Creating a Career" workshops for eligible eligible young people, which help with such topics as resumewriting, resumewriting, job search techniques, techniques, personal skills, interest ' evaluation, arid how to conduct conduct oneself in a job interview. interview. OCAP has been successful in helping to place 24 Durham College graduates, and 22 Durham students who had left before graduation, in full-time jobs. During 1982/83 the OCAP training allowances amounted ' to $434,484. Durham's Industrial Industrial Liaison Department has also been instrumental in conducting surveys, submitting submitting programs, and meeting with Provincial, Federal and employer representatives to get approvals for apprenticeship apprenticeship programs under the Employer Sponsored Training Training Program (EST). This has initiated several unique programs programs at the College such,as Industrial Electrician and Precision Metal Fabricator, ■ which are the first, of their kind to be offered in Ontario. This September, the College will commence a Motor Vehicle Vehicle Apprenticeship Training Program with an estimated 70 new trainees. For the Precision Metal Fabricator program - 45 trainee names have been forwarded to Apprenticeship Apprenticeship Counsellors for registration, and additional registrants are expected from, firms that have not been able to make art immediate commitment. commitment. In these apprentice programs, a trainee must first be hired and then sponsored by an employer. The Industrial Liaison Department is responsible for General Industrial Training' (GIT), a Canada Employment Employment Centre program that helps employers to hire and upgrade personnel in critical skill occupations. Financial assistance towards areas such as employee wages, and instructional instructional costs may be considered considered for support. ,ln 1982/83 there were 78 contracts contracts delivered, and in addition addition there were'73 apprenticeship apprenticeship related contracts processed. processed. Some of the occupations occupations included Furniture Re finisher, Resistance Welding Technologist, Automotive Electrical Repair Person, Cabinet Makers, Racehorse Trainer, Quality Control Inspector, and Program Program Analyst. In regard to Resistance Welding Technologist, there were 15 new hires for a new firm, and nine of these were Durham College Technology graduates. Contact: Jim Kirkconnell, Community Relations, Durham College, Oshawa, Ontario. 576-0210, Ext. 271. Over 140 rabbi! breeders and growers from all-across Ontario registered at a meeting held in the Orono Community Community Centre last Satur- , day and many were hopping hopping mad and even had to be restrained as the meeting progressed through' a question : and answer session. The meeting was called to discuss the recent incorporation incorporation pf the new Canadian Canadian -Rabbit '• Association-- granted to Lee Coates. Although the incorporation incorporation has been enacted bv the Department ■ ol Agriculture it is not binding binding nor final until such tijne as the Minister gives his approval! That approval approval has not at this point been given. The great majority of those present at the Oroho information meeting were positively opposed to the formation of the new Association and expressed many concerns and objec- , fions. The meeting was con-' ducted by representatives - from the.'Department of Agriculture who outlined the involvement of the Department' in the proposal proposal in'which the govern- credit for the new jobs (and rest assured they will), then surely they have an obligation fo provide greater support for these hard-pressed entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs, all of whom risk their time, hard work, money and even their standards of living when they set tip their own shops. This government support can be handled in a variety of ways. Most important to the new job creators, of course, are low interest rates, because many have borrowed heavily as they attempt to make it on their own. ment agency acts mainly as an overseer. It was pointed out that members of the Association would have direct input into the course to be followed by the Association. Lee Coates, promoter of the new association, stated the formation of the association, all Canadian, Canadian, was in no way a marketing board and would not be setting quotas. He said it would have 4itile # y effeet -en the small breeders and individuals individuals did not have to join if they wished not to do so. He said to date they only only had a forum and you are hear today to express your opinions. Coates was critical of some present organizations organizations which he said were promoting purebred rabbits rabbits which in fact are'not. He said the different groups would regulate themselves within the framework of the Canadian Canadian Rabbit Association. He referred to the presently formed Ontario Council of Rabbit association association which is, he said, affiliated affiliated with the American Rabbit Association and (Continued page 9) , THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM CLOSURE OF SANITARY LANDFILL SITE The DARLINGTON WASTE DISPOSAL SITE will be closed Friday, July 1„1983, due to the Dominion Day Holiday. Normal operations will continue; on Saturday, July 2, 1983. ' , W.A. TWELVETREE, P.ENG. * COMMISSIONER OF WORKS Ref. No. GEN-SLS-1-2 . A few extra tax breaks also wouldn't hurt, particularly for those who lose heavily in the early business years and others y,-ho invest in research and development that may not pay off until well into the future. Federation President John Bulloch puts the matter succinctly: succinctly: '.'The best solution to' our economic problems is the country's finest resource - entrepreneurs." entrepreneurs." i ' ,Now, if only the 1 politicians would agree, and provide ^he right ingredients for even greater success amon'g" this rare breed of individuals. < CRIB Feature Service tèi TENDERS FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION Separate tenders are invited to supply: (a) a 72 passenger school bus and driver for the transportation transportation of pupils from Hamilton Tdwnship to'Cam- bor.ne, Dale Road and Baltimore Public Schools e and (b) a 36 passenger school bus and driver for ' the transportation of pbpils from Percy Township to Percy Centennial Public School in Warkworth. Sealed tenders clearly marked "Pupil Transporatlon" will be received by Mr. J.A. Bi;d, Business Administrator and Treasurer, The ixur- thumberland<and Newcastle Board of Education, 834 D'Arpy Street, P.O. Box 470, Cobourg, Ontario K9A 4li2 until 3:00 p.m. Wednesday July 6, 1983. Conditipns, specifications and tender foirris are available ât the same address. fll-queries regarding these tenders are to be directed to Mr. R.E. Cliiheroe. Supervisor of ' Transportation, Phone (416) 372-6871. V ; , P.O. 90352