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V --- 77 l m Photo by RON KUZYK In front, from Ieft, Malton Catholic School Board Director of Educatian Lou Piovesan, Sundial Homes representatives Nitoan Wienberg, Shelley Hamer and Ken McCowan, White Qaks Secondary School principal John Stieva and Halton District School Board Director of Education Dusty Papke joîn Halton students at a construction site that was part of the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program. ,OYAP looks to curb lack of skilled trades By JASON MISNER Special to The Champion They looak and act every bit the pant of preafessional constructton workers. Tbey wear bard bats. bool beits. sungiasses and match hammer stroke for hammer streake with others who are husy crealîng homes oit huge plots of land nonih ni' Upper Middle Road under bnight, bloc skies. These students fromn diflerent schoois throughout Halton arenti just carryttsg tossîs, but also an enthusîasm white eaming real-world expenience tbey hope wili land thema a gond job. Twenty grade Il and 12 students, mates and lemales representng both school boards, bave enrolted ta the Ontario Youtb Apprenticcshtp Program (OYAPI. They wiii spend baif of this semester which ruas September to January - build- ing a 2.000-square-foot, single bouse with thete teachers. For the other haif. the stu- dents will specialize in a suh-trade, whicb may inctude framtag. electrncal, plumbing, heating. ventilating and aie condttoning (HVAC), dry waiiing, sidmng, roofing or fiish carpentry. The house wiii sellisn the $3t0t0,000 range whets finished. Sundiai Homes of Toronto has signed on as the new OYAP pantner. Prevtousty. the program has heen around for stx years under a partnership with Mattamy Homes. Studcents get four credits for completing the course. The new partsîership ssas ufiiciaiiy launched September 20 as the site. where the OYAP students are constructing the home. The house is lie ait a lot on the corner of Bloc Spruce Avenue and Stton Drive, nortb of Upper Middle Road. an area brimming with new-home sitans. The property's construction will stant off wit 10 students working on building the ftrst floor -the fouandation has atready been poured - while thse other 10 wiIl be working on a sub-trade, foliowed by a rota- tion. eu APPRENTICESHIP on page 9 M n -AUom4M' M IksMoco Rafdy MithL MMwah> puek 2004 Epica LS 4 Door Sedan 2.5L 155HP tIttina 6 cylinder engine, atamnati Ctransmiasion, ai c tiinnpower windews, tecks, & mirrsrs, crasse coatroa remte keytess entry, tag lampa, CD steres e ATLEASE I PURCHASE * <h FINANCING Per mtWe48 miSs. $2 750 Sein Payme.it $a930 Feelght, $0 Secur0ty S)eps r ie s n Is iO n u Up tor ea manths sMofeaO $1000 Caea We Clearance Cred PUR~NASE FINANCIN 204Imla 44 ea Up ta 809280tar PURCHASE CASH PRICE Ex tdes Fretht Plc n b Inl s e 1 Canaa e Cerne'ei 2005 Cavalier Sedan VL yearflO,0tkm GM Powertrain Warranty with $0 deductible, air conditioning, 4-speed automatic. 2.2L 140 lIP-ECO1EC Engmse, 60/40 sphit tslding rear seat * PURCHASE CASH PRICE 1386 Exssues Feanh Prce shownIsl rnls oe ioo 5 Canada Wiie Cleaance Crd PURCHASE CASH PRICE $21 ,918- Excludes Feigit Pi shownos înclssre o $1000. Cada WeCeaace rdi EA DEALS ON CARS L-1 *MI