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8-Orono 1 Weekly .Times, Wednesday, January 16ith, 1980 Another new set of sweater for an Orono team were presented last week. Dean Cox and Dennis Williams happily receive the presentation from Mr. Jenkins Jenkins (centre) of Camsport. Trailer Sales. The Orono teams are now well outfitted with new sweaters sweaters all round. Although the conservatives and the liberals would lead you to believe there is a great difference between the two parties there is one area they cannot deny a similarity. They both have the same joke. Last Wednesday Sinclair Stevens preparing his audience audience for a slam against Trudeau told of the wizened little lady who stepped into an elevator, closed the door and rode to the fifth floor. The elevator then made its descent descent back to the main floor and out stepped a luscious blonde. • Stevens said not even this machine could so transform Pierre Trudeau. Then on Thursday night either by accident or design Ed Schamerhorn at the liber al nomination meeting came up with exactly the same joke but of course it was Joe Clark who could not be so transformed transformed by such a wonderful machine. ^Appreciation Mr. Charles Gray, Chairman, Orono Fund Raising Committee. Dear Charles: On behalf of the Ontario Lottery Corporation, I would like to thank you very much for your assistance in planning planning and organizing the 125th Wintario draw. • We enjoyed very much the variety show and your community's community's enthusiasm was well received. I am most certain that with such community community involvement and spirit, spirit, your fund raising activities can only lead to success. Again, please extend our thanks to all those involved in hosting a successful Wintario draw. . Yours very truly, Barbara E. J esson, Manager, Draws and Community Relations. Gas tax would cost Region $235,000 Jack, Gartley, regional commissioner of finance, has pointed out that the recent federal budget as proposed by the Conservative government in 1 Ottawa would have raised costs to the region of Durham. The fuel excise tax on gasoline going to 25 cents from 7 cents would raise costs for the région in the order of $165,000 •resulting from an increàse of $90,000 in the works department and $75,000 for the police department. The rise in _ the unemployment unemployment insurance premium, from $1.35' to $1.60 would add à further increase cost to the region of $70,000. In total the proposed budget which was shot down in the House of Commons would have increased costs to the Region in an amount of $235,000. To the Unfit If you just sit You won't quit Being unfit. <1 amanM&t paRnupacnanm 9 ® Th# Canadian movement for personal tilneea The Orono United County, turedabove are (top row) left Snoek, Brian Souch. (Middle Atoms wear new uniforms to right, Darren Lewis, Tim row) Brian Hill, Chris Rich- presented to the club by. Mercer, Stuart Irwin, Robert ards, Richard Bouwmeester, Camsport Trailer Sales. Pic- Robert Jerome, Shawn Bailey. (Bottom row) Jason Carleton, Darren Dennis. Mainstream Canada What's Gone Wrong? We can't help without your help. WORKING WITH PHYSICALLY DISABLED ADULTS. Newcastle Rabies outbreak It has been reported by the Health of Animals Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food that an outbreak of rabies does exist north-east out of the Village of Newcastle Newcastle Village. Since the first of the year two dogs and a fox have been found to be rabid in the area and the branch is advising that dog owners keep their doys and pets out of, the bush areas. It is suspected that rabies are being transmitted from wild animals in the area. Carl McSwe'eney of RR 2 Newcastle is the latest resident resident of the area to have his dog strucken with rabies. The dog, a St. Bernard, died l'ast week. Anyone suspecting their dog or pet having rabies are asked to contact the Helath of Anihial brnach in Bowman- ville. Phone 623-5759. By: Roger Worth A manufacturer in Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, can't find a qualified qualified millwright, even though the job pays more than $20,000 per year. Meanwhile, Alberta businesses are recruiting skilled trades people in Ontario, and a Nova Scotia contractor could use two additional carpenters - if they j|ere available. Even big companies like General Motors have been forced to import specialized technicians from Europe. These are only a few example example of the growing'shortage growing'shortage of skilled labor that is creating major headaches for Canadian, business. The paradox, of course, is" that this labor shortage exists at a time when 800,000 or so Canadians claim they arç unemployed. unemployed. • Roger Worth is Director, Public A /fairs, Canadian Federation of i Independent Business. What's gone wrong? Why haven't Canadians beentrained to handle the kind of-,wellpaying of-,wellpaying jobs that are now becoming becoming available. f • The simple' answer is that (governments have been shortsighted, shortsighted, spending heavily on higher education rather than concentrating on the skilled trades where opportunities now exist. In many ways, the problem arises as a result of poor planning, planning, and the shortage is going to get worse as the country gets set to spend a whopping $200 billion on new investments in this decade, And while big business is certainly feeling the pinch, smaller companies are caught in an'even tougher dilemma. The 55,000 numbers of the Canadian Canadian Federation of Independent Independent Business, for example, repeatedly - rate shortages of skilled labor as one of their top problems.. Governments aren't totally responsible for the lack of suit- "able training programs. Business Business and labor have also been reluctant to co-operate on realistic realistic apprenticeship programs, programs, forcing federal and provincial provincial 1 authorities to set up training systems that in many cases bear little relationship to the job market. Nevertheless, ail is not lost. Crash programs to train specialized specialized trades people are already already under way in soine areas of the country and plans for more concentrated efforts exist. What's needed, though, is an added push. Unless Canadians Canadians are trained, to handle skilled jobs, the tremendous opportunities that present themselves in the nejri decade will be diminished.