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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 9, 2000 - 7 Distress Centre Durham Volunteers needed The next 2-part training workshop to become a volunteer volunteer helpline worker with Distress Centre Durham's 24 hdur telephone helpline will be Sunday, March 5 and Sunday, March .12. To be eligible for training, you must be 18 years or older and complete a telephone telephone screening interview and a face-to-face registration registration meeting. You must be able to commit to 16-20 hours per month, including one overnight shift, from our central Oshawa location, for a period of one year. We carefully select empa- thetic, no -j udgm entai , responsible individuals and provide intensive training in active listening, crisis intervention intervention and suicide prevention prevention techniques which are of benefit personally and professionally, professionally, not just on the phone lines. If you are interested in joining a vibrant team of volunteers volunteers and staff dedicated to helping callers throughout Durham Region to find their own solutions to their problems, problems, stressors and personal conflicts, call us now at 723- 4461 for an application. Training registration is limited, limited, so please have completed applications submitted as early as possible. PARLIAMENT These eight Newcastle Public School students, were selected by their classmates to participate in their school's 'Speak Off'. Each student performed their speech in the school gym Thursday afternoon, before a panel of judges, teachers, parents, and fellow students. Pictured - back row, left to right - Kristofer DuPont, Mackenzie Cook, Bobby Orr, Lindsay Jones. Front row - Justine Galea, Robbie MacGregor, Tracy Smith, Stephanie Porter. Tracy Smith was selected to take her speech on 'Divorce' to the Legion Competiiion. Alex Shepherd Applications for the Summer Career placement program can be picked up at my office right now. All of us have a responsibility responsibility to invest in youth. Doing so iipproves the future prospects of all Canadians. To that end and to help young Canadians find summer summer jobs, the Government of Canada has launched the year' 2000 Student Summer Job Action Program. The program is designed to give employers who hire students a wage subsidy, as well as, loans for students to start summer businesses. , Eligible employers include the private sector, public sector sector and noi for profit. The wage subsidy for the private sector is a maximum of $3.40 per hour, the public sector is $4.25 per hour and not-for-profit is the adult minimum wage which is $6.85 per hour. Employer applications are assessed according to the ability of the job being offered to provide career-related experience; prepare students for future labour market participation; participation; the benefits the students derive from doing the jobs, and the contribution contribution the employer is prepared to make to these ends. As well employers are encouraged to use the recruitment services available available through HRDC and. the employment centres set up for students. With the help of student business loans, young people people with innovative ideas and drive - and intending to return to school in the fall - are eligible for loans of up to $3,000 to start up and run their own summer business. , The loans are interest free until October, when payment in full is due. Students who repay the loans, with a value of $1,000 or more, between August and September are eligible for a cash rebate of $100. Completed applications can be sent to the attention of Claudia Taylor at Human Resources Development Canada and must be received no later than 4 p.m., March 10, You can direct any questions questions to Claudia Taylor at 725-3562. I meet many young people in my job as federal member of Parliament for Durham. I find they know that in order to plan their careers they have to find out where tomorrow's tomorrow's career opportunities will be. Helping them with that process is becoming increasingly important. Young people have innovative innovative ideas, energy, and flexibility. flexibility. That's whey they are so good at meeting" chal lenges. As I said we all have a responsibility to improve the country's future prospects. One of the ways we do this is through getting young people people ready for the workplace. I remember once reading somewhere that experience is a good teacher because it doesn't allow any dropouts. Employers can give the young people in Durham the opportunity to gain that all important work experience so they can move toward the future with confidence and optimism. Are invited to our Service of. Worship on Sunday, February 13, 2000 at 10:30 a.m. at the Newcastle United Church. It is our way to recognize and celebrate with The Newcastle Group 30years of m eeting at our place February 14, 1970 to February 14, 2000 * * * NEWCASTLE UNITED CHURCH - 84 Mill St. S. Reverend David Chisling, Minister Charles Ewert, Ch air of the Official Board Cathy Abraham, Clerk of Session Corner of Taunton Rd. E. & Bethesda Rd., Bowmanville, Ontario * 263-2293 Pro Shop S Snack Bar Open Saturdays/Sundays Warn - 4pm Blouses $5®® Gloves $6®® Shoes ®29®®up Bags ®59®®up Junior golf cluhs 11-piece mens/ladies sets from Mou to Tfri exclu cling | tiolidavs - it |>200 plus GST lull 2 Day- $30 O pi us Ob 1 Uooc i for play afle, r!2. noon April 1 all c )ct. 15, 2000