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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday September 1, 2006 - 7 Correction The Town of Oakville will consider its proposed private tree bylaw at its Community Services Committee on Tuesday, Sept. 26 and Oct. 2 at council, not the dates as reported in the front-page story, Tree bylaw opposition takes root, in the Wednesday, Aug. 30 edition. The Oakville Beaver regrets any inconvenience this may have caused. GRAHAM PAINE / OAKVILLE BEAVER CHECKING OUT THE WEATHER: Federal Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn (left) visited Pelmorex Media (The Weather Network) in Oakville Wednesday morning and chatted with (left to right), Imran Adhami (The Weather Network show producer), Mitch Charron (vice-president and general manager, The Weather Network), Deanna Langton (Audience Relations Co-ordinator, The Weather Network), Pierre Morrisette (President and CEO, Pelmorex Media ) and Eugene Peters ( Manager of Energy Services, The Weather Network). Labour minister applauds The Weather Network's diversity initiatives By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Swimming Pool Fall Special! Inground Pool Package g g Any Shape - Installed: y p 17' x 28' = $25,499 Although the 20-year-old Employment Equity Act hasn't wiped out racism in the workplace, there are some shining examples of companies that have taken the legislation to heart. One of those, according to Federal Labour Minister JeanPierre Blackburn, the man in charge of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for Ontario and Québec, operates The Weather Network in Oakville. Blackburn visited Pelmorex's head office on Bristol Circle Wednesday morning to chat with company president Pierre Morrissette and meet Pelmorex's Diversity Committee. The team headed by human resources manager Kris Amaral has been formally in place since 1999. In 2003, its work led Pelmorex to win a Vision Canada award from the federal Human Resources and Development Canada (HRDC). "The purpose of the minister's visit is that Pelmorex Media Inc. is a leading Canadian company in the area of employment equity and diversity," said Morrissette, who heads up the firm that operates The Weather Network from its new Oakville-based headquarters as well as MétéoMédia in Québec. Pelmorex has not only picked up the Vision Canada award, but in recent years logged perfect scores when measured for performance in the area of employment equity and diversity. At this point in time, what began as the culture of the company and was formalized after the Employment Equity Act became law applicable to it, is now simply the way it is at Pelmorex. With the Employment Equity Act up for its five-year review this September, that's not the way it is at many other workplaces though, according to Blackburn. "In a recent poll (Statistics Canada's Survey on Ethnic Diversity, 2003), statistics show that 1.4-million people felt Call Bob at Halton Pool Guys to book your pool order now 416-702-2261 See The Weather page 9 School is back on September 5th Paul Tate Chair of the Board Wayne Joudrie Director of Education Please Drive Safely! Al Bailey Chair of the Board Lou Piovesan Director of Education