Ontario Community Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 2 Sep 1994, p. 7

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Four Oakville students will be returning to class this fall with a litâ€" tle something extra in their pocket courtesy of Petroâ€"Canada. "Back to School" is a special program which combines various levels of government and the priâ€" vate sector to award bursaries to Petroâ€"Can employees who are comâ€" mitted to furthering their education. The idea is to reduce dropâ€"out‘s and encourage students to stay in school while continuing to work for the company. This year 200 cash awards will be handed out across the country. On Tuesday, students from Oakville and Burlington were honored in a ceremony at the Harvester Roadâ€" Guelph Line service station. Three of the 10 students (two from Oakville) will be heading off to university while six others (including another pair from town) are going to college. The last recipiâ€" ent, from Milton, will be finishing high school. By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff Kim MacWilliam, who works at a station in Mississauga, typified the Oakville‘s students‘ reaction to the bursaries. "Petroâ€"Can did so much for me I‘d like to do something for them," Petroâ€"Can helps students on way ‘Back to School‘ 2. When prompted enter the 3. To end your call press 1. Call 845â€"5585 (touch tone only) 4â€"digit code from the directory MacWilliam, who was awarded $400, will be returning to Mohawk College in Hamilton for her second and final year in Accounting. Who knows? Maybe Petroâ€"Can will need a good accountant when she gets out, she speculated. Oakville‘s Matt Jones was also awarded $400 for his plans to return to Toronto‘s George Brown College and complete a twoâ€"year course in she said. "The job helped me out so much." PUD come MEET Your KINDERCARTEN . TEACHER, SAMMY _ TOP 10 WBKIY MOVi@S 5700 Top 10 Weekly Videos ........... Oakville Symphony Orchestra........ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts.. Theatre Sheridan................................ Advertising...... AT Directory ........... CHURCH DIRECTOR Y ....... ... COMMUNITY/ NONâ€"PROFIT GROUPS .............. 5261 (See ‘Students‘ page 8) Matthew Johnson, Kim MacWilliam and Matt Jones hold bursary certificates from Petroâ€"Canada who employed them for the summer. 5049 Leave "UPDATE" information .. Question of the week............... Speak your mind ... . Weekly Poll............. Lottario Results .............. 649 Results BEA L Circulation department ........ home delivery ...................... Shop Locally Information ..... BUT I THINK _ ,° THE GOLD RANGERS MY FAVORITE. RECIPES.... RECYOLING SENIORS â€" 0.S.C.Recreation Centre ....... SUGGESTION WEATHER (Dept. of Environment) Community Policing Listing of Areas CTIMQ® Crime Stoppers ** "CIM@ Of th@ Child Find ............... 3 by Steve Nease ....8015 ....5003

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