MCEACHERN Items for this column BOOK FAIR R.A. HUTCHISON SCHOOL R.A. Hutchison school, Hutchison St. in Whitby will be having a book fair in the schooi library on Tuesday, Nov. 26 fram 7 to 8:30 p.m. There wiil be a seiqction of fiction and non-fiction for both aduits and children. Coioring books, cook books and caien- ciars wiil also be availabie. A $5 purchase entities yau to a ballot on a draw. Support your school, this is a good way to earn money for extra activities to benefit the children. Rernember - Tuesday, Nov. 26 at R.A. Hutchison Public School - 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHITBY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The November meeting of the Whitby Women's Institute wll be held at the home of Mrs. R.A. Smth, 909 Bayview Ave. in Whitby. The topic will be "Public Relations". Visitors welcome. WESTMINSTER UNITED CHURCH Bible Study - Wednesday 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Studies based on the Gospel of Mark. Choir Practice - Thursday at 7:30 p.m. New inembers welcomne. Advent Communion - Sunday, Dec. 1 at il ar. CONGRATULATIONS Our congratulations toalal the candidates for the Nov. 12 municipal election. Someone must win and sameone must lose. We know ail of you worked very hard to win a seat, and without competition, elec- tions would be a thing of the past. Our very best to the successful candidates: Bob, 'Tom and Gerry', Marcel, Rosa, Joe and aur own east ward winner Joe Drumm. Why Joe even runs in this difficuit ward ll neyer know, but he has served ail the people wel, devoting many, many hours of his time to slve constituents probiemns, be it Saturday, Sun- day or a weekday. Lets hope that in the next three years problems in the east ward decrease. Goad luck Joe. To Patty, Ian and John, keep Up the good work and assist our new representative through the difficuit adjustment and learning process. She is an extremnely capable person, and with the help of you two aid pros wiil serve Whitby weil on the Durham Board of Education. Separate schoal board winners Ed Finan, Tom Qîdman and Tia Waadcroft are also ta be congratulated wth a very special 'well done' ta Catherine Tunney. Anyane who displays creative advertising as Catherine did at the annual Capers Bail certainly deserves ta be elected. Al aur best Catherine. For hydro electric commissioner aur award goes ta Gerry Cox. Gerry, a ward councilior a few years back, was aiways there when he was needed. Gad luck Gerry. To those who dldn't quite make it this time, your galant efforts have made Whitby residents very proud of you. Good luck in ail future endeavers. REGIONAL SEAT Third and iast of the series. The third regional seat must be filed with a representative very soon. Our newly elected Whitby Council now must decide the best method to fili t.he newiy created seat. Thank you for the many cals regarding the articles I have writtn concerning this matter. It appears that al the persans who cantacted me, would prefer to see the seat flied by the persan who ran third for the regional seat. These cails came in bath before and after the election, and the name of the third candid- ate was not known. Ail wanted Tom, Jim and Gerry as their regional representatives. To the rest of you who have not called, feel free to express your opinion ta any of the councilors elect or caîl and I will pass the information ta the proper sources. This f is your town, and you have every right ta have your say in how aur council fis the third regional seat. The people of Whitby were very fortunate ta have f three excellent men fromn which ta choose. Quotable Quote on election night - "Even when Tom Edwards topped the poils for Regionai Caun- cillor, it didn't leave hlm speechiess 1" Ah but we lave you Tom!1 Befone yousend it, Seal it. Eli ;l L N( ASSO(I lA-I IN WI-ITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEIIBER 20, 1985, PAGE 13 Hardmto-employ youths get new "Futures" Capers BMARYP 'A , Cal 2 967 wth1 ployer if he's looking for a full time employee." Dempster said if he hired someone right off the market he would probabiy get someone who had worked in a supermarket, where they do things a lot dif- ferently. He said his staff pay more attention ta trimming, for exam- pie, and the pragrain gives hlm the appor- tunity ta train youths ta his procedures, with no cost ta himself for salaries. The collage airaady has established contacts with industry and businesses such as Dempster's. it also makes contacts through the management centre and the innovation cen- tre, which are also in the industrial skills development office. The hope, Turner said, is that youths will find a job before the 52 weeks are up. In fact there is a ona-weak pay Corridor changes. It gives more alternatives ta the in- dividual. The stipend is higher. lt used ta be $100 per week for the placement period 10 years aga, and had not changed. That's no langer adequate. "Futures gives people an opportunity ta get in the door," shesaid. "'You can't get a job without experience, and without a job you can't get experience." By JAN DODGE Free Press Staff Futures, a new $133 million provincial skills training program designed for hard-to- employ youth has im- pressed one Whitby merchant. Wayne Dempster, owner of Dempster's Butcher Block on Brock St. S., said, "I think it's just a fantastic program. The kids I've had here, have really appreciated bath the program and the oppor- tunity ta get work ex- parience." Futures, which went into effeet Nov. 4, is a combinatian of six youth programs, the most im- portant of which were the Ontario Career Ac- tive Program (OCAP) and Youth Start. In this area the new program, as did its predecessors, oparates out of Durham College's industrial skilis developmant of- fices. There are 90 coileges in the province offering the program. Ail youths begin with a thraa-day workshap in carear counselling and job-search techniques said Bey Turner, depar- tmnent head of women and youth programs. After that there are a numbar of options.' If they have less than a Grade 12 educatian thay can apt ta go into a 16-week pre- employmant prepara- tion package. During this time they earn $100 par week and also get academic upgrading, career coun- seliing, and life skills such as decision-making and assertiveness training. At the end of that pariod youths have two options. Thay may taka a 16-weak on-the-job placement during which they would not have ta continue upgrading or t.hey may take a 52-week placement during which they continue schooling for a minimum of three hours a weak. During this placement youths wiil earn $4 par hour, however, the schaoling is on their own time. ",it is the college's responsibility ta, provide monitoring and make sure that training is being carried out in in- dustry. It is the am- ployer's responsibility ta provide training ahd instruction 50 youths have marketable skilis," Turner said. "We set up a training program that covers the entire job and do it in phases," Dempster said. "lThere are real ad- vantages ta the em- FREE CHRISTMA LA AWAY PLA bonus if youths find a job before 32 weeks. If youths have grade 12 they may take a 16- week placement. At some time during the program they also get instruction in job retension skills. During the course of the year Turner expects ta deal with 1,000 young people. "4I'm really en- thusiastic about the pragram," she said. "I think they've made OU QAIT à 'AIEY N -RICE R NDT OE 1 11 FURNITURE STRIPPING Ref inlshing & Custom Upholstery ANTIQUES BOUGHT & SOLD Open 7 Days AWeek 413 Oundas St. E., Whtby, Ont. 668-5481