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www.insideHALTON.com |OAKVILLE BEAVER |Thursday, November 17, 2016 |2 2 Abbey Park students connect with Plymouth Fury by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Students of Abbey Park High School' s technology program now have a hot rod to tinker with and restore thanks to the Yves Landry Foundation. The federal not-for-profit organization, which promotes learning among the trades, delivered a 1963 Plymouth Fury to the school on Thursday (Nov. 10) as part of its 2016 Get It In Gear project. Karyn Brearley, executive director of the Yves Landry Foundation said the project was launched in response to the alarming rates of skilled trade shortages, manufacturers struggling to find qualified workers and the lack of awareness by young people and their parents about the good jobs within the trades in Ontario. "Ontario needs to address the skilled trade' s shortage," said Brearley. "We can' t stress enough that if Ontario is going to maintain its foothold in the global marketplace, or even have a chance of being competitive, w e need to have highly skilled The Yves Landry Foundation (YLF) donated a 1963 Plymouth Fury to the auto shop at Abbey Park High School, as part of its Get It In Gear project. Three Abbey Park Grade 10 auto shop students, who will get a chance to work on the car, take a look under the hood, from left, Patrick MacNeil, 15, Andrew Fairs, 15, and Hayden East, 15. | Graham Paine/Metroland Make Room for Family Adventures. Buy and Sell Locally. 0 Chat Visit w w w .T rad y o .co m tcady® [J Call orText workers. The Get It In Gear project is our attempt to do something more than just talk about it, and it was important to start with our youth. They truly are our future." Brearley said Abbey Park was chosen for this car after teaching staff approached the foundation and made a strong case. Having a motivated teacher and a supportive principal were considered key factors in making a donation to a school. Brearley also said many schools do not even have automotive programs anymore and there are only a handful that could carry out a restoration like the one proposed. The gift was well received by Abbey Park Principal Gerard Herlihey. "We're thrilled that this is happening," he said. "It' s giving our students access to a vehicle they normally w ouldn't have access to and that' s a great opportunity." The Plymouth Fury was made famous in the mid-eighties w hen it appeared as a main character in the Stephen King novel and subsequent movie Christine. The Plymouth, which was delivered to the school' s machine shop via flatbed truck, immediately attracted a crowd of students w ho excitedly examined the vehicle from front to back. Some students could be seen lifting the hood and eyeballing the engine while others checked out the vehicle' s almost non-existent interior. The story behind the car is something of a sad one. see Foundation's on p.24 AppStore CampingTent f t MiSOdGuy $70 tradyo Buy an d sell in y o u r n e ig h b o u rh o o d . Sr Now O pen! O a kville 's only British store The biggest & BEST selection of all your favorite British products and hand made, award winning butchery & bakery items in store! Biggest selection and cheapest prices H e in z beans M 5M |||||| Jacob's C re a m C rackers " 2 " § iii $6*» S 3 $ Y Tons of Christmas stock * just arrived! C o m eseeo u r gifts section! Seniors Day! 10% D IS C O U N T EVERY M O N D A Y if you are over 60! M onday to Saturday 10am- 5:30pm, Sunday 10am - 5pm · (905) 845 2748 259 Lakeshore Road East (Opposite the Church), O akville, ON L6J 1H9 w w w .britishgrocer.net