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Durham College G%"ood placement for Famiy ski outin two-three year grads Employers who seek* a Durham College has con-~ more theoretical training for ducted an historical survey in their employees, looking for regard to job placement for future management poten- two and three year graduates. tial, wiîî tend to bire three- The data shows there bhas year graduates. On the other been no significant difference hand, employers who seek in placement rates between more pragmatic training, and, the two groups. who need personnel with more practical skill, par- For example in 1981, 1982 ticularly in the technician and 1983 placement figures area, have bired two-year for the two year business graduates. graduates were 92%, 70%o and 78% respectively. For the corresponding periods, the three year business graduates had a placement rate of 85%, 68% and 76%. For the two year tecbnician graduates in 1981, 1982 andi 1983 placement was 100%, 70% and 80% respectively. For the corresponding periods the three year technology graduates bad a placement rate of 100%, 62%l and 89%. Glenn Gohm, Durham College Placement Officer, stated that graduates from both areas have an important role to play within the labor force, and continue to be in demand in both business and industry. He saîd that pro- spects for the college graduate classes of 1984 ap- pear to be positive, and an- ticipates even better place- ment results then the previous year. 1 received a letter f rom a woman in Cochrane which 1 arn sure reflects the feelings of a lot of people in Nor- thern Ontari. She begins: "'Ne watch Global News on TV mast nights, and more and more lately, it seems as if Northern Ontario is another countryý not in Canada at aIl. We hear about the PLO and Lebanon, IRA bombs in London and detailed items of news from the USA. But at your comfortable desks in Toronto, do you ever stop to wonder what is going an in the northern part of your own province, Ontario?" There's mare, in the same vein, and a suggestion that for a start we should do a stary on what alcohol is do- ing to the native population. "AnywAay," she says, "next time you ramble on about the Middle East, spare a thought for the Immediate North, in yaur own country. Many of the stories end in murder or bloodshed, sa it's a war tao, in a way." She is right, of course. GIobal's coverage of the North is almost nonexistent, and so is the coverage of most of aur southern competitors. But let me quibble for a minute. Anchor desks in Toronto are not comfortable places. And it would be difficult for any of us not ta spare a thought for the north when sa many of aur viewers in the regian rightfully give us the devil for ig- naring it. Mostly, it's a matter of time and money. Get- ting staries out of the north can be hideausly expen- sive and time-consuming., lranically, it's much easier ta bring in a story from Calgary or Halifax than it is from Northern Ontario. As it happens, we recently had a crew in the Sudbury region daing a series of stories but that is the exception ta the rule. The neglect of the rtorth by the- media is just one of the immutable facts about life in Canada, and a seriaus part of the problem faced by Canadian communicators. It contributes ta the fact that mare and more of aur television news is becoming American. The cast of cavering Canada is prohibitive, and because mast Cana- dian news organizations are clients of one or more of the American netwarks, American foatage is much cheaper. Like the ather Canadian news services, we pay an American network a flât annual fee for access ta ail of its news material. The fee is -a fat one, but when you work out the cost per item of, the American mnaterial used, it is infinitely cheaper for us ta show you a same-day stary from Lebanan than it would ta show you something twa days aid from Maosonee. Even Canadian coverage f rom abraad is cheaper than Canadian coverage at home. 1 once satellited a story f rom Southern Lebanon for $700 a time when it would have cost us $4,000 ta feed the same item fram Van- couver. This toa is one of the ugly facts of life in the Canadian TV news business. That's why, night after night, you get intimate detail of newvs events in the United States and nothing fram Cochrane. lt's one ma- jor reason why this country faces an identity crisis. And-. it's a subject l'Il take up again when l'm less discourag- about it. aHeber DOWns The ideal snow conditions this winter have encouraged local cross-country skîers to "bit the trails" in the Conser- vation Areas in record numbers. Marked trails are open every day from dawn to dusk at: Long Sault (4 trails, 17 km.), 'Heber Down (3 trails, 9.5 km), Enniskillen (l trail, 3 km) and Harmony Valley (2 trails, 2.3 km). Parking, entry and skiing are free in ail of these areas. 1For skiers who would like to know the Conservation Areas a little-better, a family ski outing will be held at Heber Down on Sunday, February 12, 1984 at 1:00 p. m. The outing will be led by interpretive staff of the Cen- tral Lake Ontario Conserva- tion Authority. Along the Town of Newcastle. 1The group is to meet again near the end of February. Counc. Hamre said she was pleased with the kind of interest being shown but that if they begin to drag their feet that Newcastle proceed with the directors report and become a leader in handling household waste in the Region. Cigarette sales drop biggest in years Health and Welfare Min- ister Monique Begin re- cently disclosed that cigar- ette and tobacco sales in Canada in the past year show the largest decrease experienced in many years. "Sales of cigarettes and cigarette, tohacco declined by four per cent in 1983," Miss Begin said. "This is th e largest decline in an- nual cigarette sales in over 20 years, and 1 hope il is the beginning of a clear rever- saI of the long-termn trend that bas seen cigarette sales increase by a yearly average of two per cent for many years." While 1 believe that our prornotional efforts to con- vince Canadians of the benefits of avoiding tobacco use have contributed b this decline in tobacco con- sumption, the decline is no doubt due largely to the increase in the price of cigarettes which, after al- lowing for inflation, was 14 per cent in 1982. "Although many wo, consider this a large pe mecrease, cigarette price. dîscounting inflation, ha% sirnply returned to the 1969 levels, and they still cost 14,per cent less than they did in 1949. "However", said the Minister, "even though overaîl sales decreased, sales of fine-cut tobacco for roll-your-own cigarettes inl- creaseýd by seven per cent apeople switched to this lower-priced product. Despite this worrisomne trend in fine-cut tobacco sales, 1 arn stili very en- couraged by the overal decline in ci garette sales that was registered in 1983."1 way, winter birds, animals, tracks and trees will be pointed out. This outing will be very easy going, and beginners and childreni are encouraged to attend. Skiers are asked to dress appropriately and meet at the ski parking lot at Heber Down Conservation Area. To get there follow Taunton Road, one mile west of Higbway 12, turn right at the golf course and follow Coun- try Lane Road nortb, to its end, turn right and go 1/ mile east to the parking lot. Watch for signs along the route. For further information, contact Steve LaForest at the Central Lake Ontario Con- servation Autbority office, (416) 579-0411., Striking commfttee members appoînted The Town General Pur- pose Committee on Monday made appointment of Counc. Woodyard to the Town Strik- ing Committee which corn- mittee handles appointments to various boards under the control of the Town of Newcastle. Counc. Hamnre resigned from the, committee carlier this year. Members of the committee now include Maàyor Rickard, Councs. Hobbs, Taylor and Woodyard., Orono Weekly Turnes, 'Wednesday, Febiruary 8 1984-3 Sex2 ma cotes gathering steam by Joan Ransberry ORONO - Let's hear a drum roll for Mr. Sexy* Workingmen Ken Miller and Paul Jones of Orono. Charisma..Pierre Trudeau swept a country with it, while both Miller and Joncs are using the same po- tent body chemistry to catch the attention of women everywhere. However, neither man is alone in bis role of sexy man. Joining Miller and Jones are Roger Cobbledick and Stephen Adcock. In addition, Pat Gardner of Newtonville deserves bis sexy man nomination and farmer Brian Caswell and businessman Rolfe Wakefield are well recognized for their alure in Orono. <Rumour has it that Judge Dick Lovekin bas been nominated three times in the Newcastle Sexy Men Contest. Yet, Dick bas toughi competi- tion from dentist Doctor William Kent of Newcastle and Doctor F. MacKenzie of Orono and from Waverly Public School principal Ray Simser of Bowmanville. The Newcastle Sexy Men Contest is being sponsored by the Kidney Foundation - Toronto and District Branch. Oroino is in this brancb. The quest for Sexy Men is being organized by Bowmanville resident Vaierie Bowler and, former,,Orono resident Joan Ransberry. Nominations for thiscon- test close on February l7tb, 1984. Ail nominations can be dropped off at the following locations: Bowmanville IQA, Strike and Strike Barristers, the Newcastle Public Library, the Orono Public Lîbrary, United Drug Mail at Waverly Plaza and Shoppers 136ug Mail at the Bowmanville Mail. Dieny application for Orono crossing guard The Town of Newcastle General Purpose Committee ,has supported a recommen- dation to the Town Clerk, David Qakes, that a scbool crossîng guard in Orono at the corner of Mill Steet and Milîson Hill is not warranted. A request was received by the Town for sucb a crossing guard at the Mill Steet- Milîson Hill intersection at the time of construction of the new Armstrong Plaza. The request was referred to the Durham Regional Police who have since investigated the request and as well under- taken traffic counts and use of the area by public scbool children. Durham Regional Police have suggested that a guard is not needed at this timne.. 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