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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, NOVEMBER 28,2001 PAGE 9 Durham U passes test DURHAM - The provincial government is moving forward with its intent to establish a new university in Durham Region. Dianne Cunningham, minister minister of training, colleges and universities, universities, introduced an act at Queen's Park yesterday to establish establish the University of Ontario Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). It will be located at the Durham College campus in Os- hawa. If passed by the legislature, Ms. Cunningham said the university university would develop degree programs that link curriculum directly to the needs of the local business community, providing students with both academic and hands-on experience. "UOIT is part of our government's government's plan to ensure that we have the skilled people we need to attract investment to this province," Ms. Cunningham said, telling the speaker of the house, "Durham Region is one of the fastest growing areas in Ontario... For some time now, the people of Durham have been telling our government that a university, built on the strong foundation of Durham College, is necessary to support their goals. A university would serve as an anchor institution to provide a skilled and trained workforce, along with the necessary necessary research and know-how, needed by Durham Region to secure its economic future." However, opposition leaders criticized the government for investing in the new facility rather the existing university system they say is in shambles. "When (Finance Minister Jim) Flaherty likes (a project), the money flows," contended NDP MPP Rosario Marchcse. In his May 2001 Ontario budget, Mr. Flaherty announced the Province would invest $60 million to establish the new university. university. The investment will support construction of facilities facilities for up to 6,500 students, furniture, equipment, information information technology and a library for degree-level studies. "The Ontario government's $60-mil!ion investment in this unique new institution will not only result in an innovative and market-driven approach to post- secondary education but it will have a major impact on the economic economic development of Durham Region," said Mr. Flaherty, the Whitby-Ajax MPP, after the legislation was introduced. "The new university will help to boost the local economy in terms of jobs, housing and community community resources." The university plans to offer students a number of market- driven programs ranging from advanced manufacturing to nuclear nuclear technology and safety. It would also provide students students with a range of opportunities opportunities to help complete their degree degree programs, Ms. Cunningham Cunningham said. Dave Ross, spokesman for the Training, Colleges and Universities Universities Ministry, couldn't speculate on the timeline for final reading of the act, saying each government bill takes a different amount of time. Catholic system guaranteed in constitution CATHOLIC from page 1 with the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington ; Catholic District School Board. "The Catholic school system has been under some degree of threat going right back to constitution days," he says. Now is not the time to be re-starting ■ this battle, given the current state of education in the province, Mr. Langlois Langlois adds. "With so many issues on the table, one more is certainly not one that we need," he says. Trips don't pose risk: parent ; TRIPS from page I tional travel, under which a Bow- manville High School European trip had already been cancelled before a large deposit was required. Even trips for which parents had • signed waivers, absolving the board of responsibility for the children, were ; called off, since the board received legal advice that such waivers wouldn't necessarily necessarily be binding, and the board could . be held liable for any problems which might occur. But parents are convinced the hazard hazard isn't any greater than at any other time, argues Ms. Tozer. "We always had the risk there would be an accident on the trip," she says. "It wasn't demonstrated to us... that there is ■ a significant increased risk now to those safe countries we were planning to go to." But the board had to consider current current world affairs in making its decision, decision, Mr. Willsher said last week. "I don't think this is overreaction. There is, I think, a high degree of uncertainty uncertainty out there. You need to err, if you're going to err, on the side of safety," safety," said the Clarington trustee when the , decision was made. Though he says he can't comment on a lawsuit that has not been launched, ! Mr. Willsher says even though the trip ' contracts are between parents and the travel companies, the board could be held responsible for any calamities. "The board still has a liability. The trips are done under the auspices of the board, and therefore there is a legal liability liability there," he says. Board staff has been directed to "talk to the tour companies and see if they can work something out" to mitigate mitigate financial implications, says Mr. Willsher. Meanwhile, Port Hope parents and the school's principal are set to meet tonight, Wednesday, to discuss possible options for the students affected by the board's decision. One option they may look at is to alter the trip, and have a paid guide, instead of teachers, lead the tour, says Ms. Tozer. Trustees were also told last week that educational travel companies have offered students a number of alternatives, alternatives, given the international situation, such as receiving a voucher for a private trip, postponing and rescheduling the trip to next year, and travelling within Canada. Postponing won't work, since many participating students arc in their senior year of high school, says Ms. Tozer. And travel within Canada isn't a good alternative, she says. "It's like a travel agent saying to you, '1 know you paid lor a trip to Paris... in the springtime, but we're changing it to Halifax. We hope you're happy with that,"' she says. Defibrillators requested DEFIBRILLATORS from page I vived a cardiac arrest at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Generating Station after he was treated by an in-house emergency response team trained to use the defibrillators, defibrillators, says Mr. Ostrander. The team reached the victim victim in about four minutes, far less time than it would have taken for an outside emergency medical response response team to get in the plant, lie explains. In the next couple of years the company intends to extend the program and the training training so other employees will know how to apply the equipment in case of emergency. emergency. Defibrillators have decreased decreased significantly in cost in recent years and currently can be purchased for about $5,500. There arc prototypes not yet approved approved for the market expected expected to cost even less, said Mr. Kirkpatrick. Liability was an issue that caused "great concern when they first came out," noted Dr. Vandersluis. But, he said, in areas already using pubic defibrillators, it has proven to be the opposite. opposite. "You're more liable if you don't have it available available and you don't use it, when similar facilities do have it," he said. "When people have a collapse technically they're dead and you can't make them more dead. You can bring them back through timely intervention." Clarington council referred referred the presentation to its emergency services department department for a report back to council. CUFF MILLS MOTORS Special Event Sale! 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE8 Rear Spoiler Balance of 5yr. 100,000km Factory Warranty Power Train Automatic Low, low kms. 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