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By KIM ARNOTT Special to The Champion As director of membership services for the Canadian Professional Golf Association (CPGA), Alice Strachan works in a world damninated by men. 'They're the ones wha mastly have the time ta golf," she explainsjokingly. The associatian has more than 2,800 members and only 147 of them are femnale. "Unfortunately, in the world of golf, I think the female raie is what some people wauld caîl traditional, and what I would caîl out of date," Ms Strachan told 200 of Haltan's Grade 8 girls at McMaster University in Hamilton recently. Succeeding in a non-traditianal career srequires self-confidence, mativation and a thick skin, she tald the students. And sometimes, it requires forgetting you are a woman. I dont do my job as a woman, I dont do il as a man, I just try ta do my jab," she said. Ms Strachan was the keynate speaker at a weekend conference titled The Future is Ours '98, organized by the Halton Women Teachers' Association. The event gathered senior elementary students from across the region together with a dozen women currently working in non-traditional carcer fields. Along with Ms Strachan. the conference featured women employed as pilots. com- puter animators, jockeys, veterinarians, sheet metal workers and zoo curators. Students also had a chance to hear from Ontario's only femnale ire marshall, a CBC executive and an investigative reporter. "We're hoping today will give the girls a real sense of empawerment and let them know that worn c ari do whatever they set their minds to," said Alynne Solway, one of the conference organizers. As the students prepare ta head into high sehool in the fail, Ms Solway said the teachers hope to convince them to consider a wide range of career possibilities before making the course selections that will begin to determine their future. The conference, which included students t'rom ail the middle schools across Halton, also gave the girls a chance to nctwork, added Ms Solway. Ms Strachan urged the students to work toward whatever career interests themn and told themn that the most important lesson she has leamned is one of self-reliance. "If I wanted to gel somewhere, the only persan who could get me there was me," she said. Vandal goes on car scratching spree Someone with too much free time on their hands was busy in Milton in April. Crime Stoppers seeks information that could identify that persan. During the Friday night of April 3, the culprit went for a walk along Laurier Avenue near Holly Avenue and Moorelands Crescent. Along the way, the individual spent time damaging cars. Using a sharp instrument of some kind, the suspect gouged the paint on four vehicles. One was a pick-up truck that had its tailgate etched. The balance were cars that had their hoods scratched. Crime Stoppers 0CF H AL TO0N The cost for repairs totalled an estmated $2,500. Crime Stoppers would like this person to spend sume of is free time in court. If you have heard who was responsible for this vandalism, give us a caîl. You may flot only help solve a crime, but earn some cash as well. If you have any information that leads to, an arrest in thîs or any other case, you may be eligible for a cash reward of up ta $ 1,000. You need not give your name and your information can be taken with complete anonymity. Crime Stoppers does flot subscribe to caîl display. Cal l1-800-222-IIPS or 825-TIPS. Crime Stoppers of Halton is operated by a board of directors made up of 18 civil- ians from aIl areas of the region. The reward fund results from the inancial sup- port of business, industry, service clubs and private citizens. The Canadien Champion, Tuesday, June 23,1998 -5 DESANEU ServicesLtd EXPRES,,S COURIER (905) 691-4688 Rusl A h. 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