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Ulel 'Ur YVMM La3 i a~slTIHW ,8 EOAq Whitby-company is .,a,partner' ..in educ in By*NMa ro Boucher A new, program caiied 'Part- ners ini 1Education' cbuid heip produce tomorrow's great wri- ters. In conjunction with the Dur- ham, Board of "Education, McGraw-iII Ryerson,.is p artici- pating in aprogram.,that offers3 young students a chance Ito iearn about the. publishing in*dustry and the process, of getting a book pubiished. Six students from Beau Valley public school, iri Oshawa partici- pated in many activities such as creative writing and iearning how to, operate a computer, says Larry .Green, director of human- resources at McGraw-H-ill Ryer-ý son in WJhitby. 1 'Mhe creativity aspect was part of the first p hase im which the editors here helpdhe kids with the input ini their books," he says. There Were three series. of two- hour workshops, with the edi-, tonial staff a t the' book pub- lisher's office in Wlhitby. Students "Made editoriai changeson the computer, erfor- med artwrk and e e éJdeve- lop andcrat marketing flyers' for their bock, hg. says. <'Tey ie=rn bout, the writing pducng'and publishing*,cf a ~k~ e says. Gen says the positive aspect fer the, companyr is, the contribu- tion they can make to the com-, munity while "for the children, it is a real leann experience.1, >McGraw-Hiii Ryerson hopes toà participate in the program again next year, he says. .Green says parents of the stu- dents involved in .the ý program are- delighted with, the efforts and enthiuiiasm shown b4y their childen, and --ail agree that 'Partners i Education is a pro- gram worth continuig next year., The Durham Board of Educa- tien flmt Ipresented the concept' to MeGraw-Hill, Ryerson,- he "T'ýKs;Yay, works'education consultant with the board, fsays theproramis "an -extension cf te co-op programs that the board tries te offer te its stu- dents. "Partners in Education was initiated .by the board cf educa- tien and we have a ion g hister cf partnerîship with local busines >ses and industries in the. area,».he says. Durham Region ,Action Coninittee for Training (DRACT) and the Whi tby Chamber of Commerce, through its gevern- ,ment- relations coninittee, addressed the travelling committee looking into the NDP Ontario Training and Adjustment Board initiatives, i Whitby on May 7. The chamber represented ail of district' 19 of -the Ontario Chamber. District 19 represented* over 2%300 businesses in the region, as far east as Cobourg and au far nerth as Port Periry and Beaverton. Lynn Woeds, chair of the' chamber'. governiment relations cemmittee, sad the chamber wantd "to bet the goïverniment lcnow, thrcugh this committee that business, labour, educationai institutions, special interest.and government must woek. in prtnershps te ensur that Onaio'a sto base i. fecused ini a manner that wiil make u comuui tive in the international The chamber, in a sbessn outlined the views of the chambers of commerce fromn Whit , Ajax, Pickering, Oshawa, erry, Uxbridge, Cobourg and Beaverton. Thp total -number cof men and women -,repreqented by these ciaznbers is -about 20,000. hww SPIKE, DRAcEANA reg,. $2.49 ~$179, ~jj4"Pot ,1 'l ,q ' v F , , SCELEBRATE bý "VICTORIA DA Y WEEKEND" VISIT JOHN BROUWER GARDEN FANTASTIC 4 S4" POT GERANUMS Reg. $1.99 rHeId over by <V Spopular demand b-IMPATIENS, 6- 9A& IMAGINE.. p ~ "pots of beautiful large GERANlUMSý S(Buy1 rmore- $4.50 ea,) à à à~k The Future las REDUCE, REUSE> RECYCLE wi*th<, WASTE SYSTEMS Cali DerrIck42743253e- '1 4 BUCKY & BARBARA1 BEA VER ! ARE SOON TO BE PARENTS ~AUTHORIZED UNILOCK DISTRIBUTOR i DUR'HA M REGIONI'S LARG iESTr GARDEN CENTrRE Maqy Canadian & U.S. Garden Centre Owners Tour Our Beautiful Groùnds Eaoh Year,,Because It's, So Uniquel' JOHN BROUWER GARDEN AND LANDSCAPING CENTRE 650 Lakeridge Road South, Ajax, Ontario Li S 4S7 TELEPHONE: 686-1545 or 686-1680 PN Holiday Mon. Tuesday to Friday Saturday Sunday OPEN - pm' 9arn-9pm 8-I p am5~ 1'1 CANAYA. GEESI & SWANS are NESTING... S401 Hwy ~StE BRUVE a~ IPnc 1)