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New job exper through OCAP garden in Oshawa? Young persons seeking to gain working experience to qualify for selected occupat- ions can now gain help through the Ontario Career Action Program (ýOCAP). OCAP provides training on the job whereby participants become probationary emp- loyees and are paid $100. per week during a training period of up to 16 weeks. To be eligible for the program participants must be between the ages of 16 and 24 inclusive and have, lef t the educationai system for at least three months. They will not have heid fuil-time enp- ioyment in their selected occupationai f ield other than on a seasonal basis, for exampie summer jobs. They wiil also have been unemp- ioyed prior to acceptance on OCAP. *Joe Gagliardi, of the Aduit Training Division, Durham Coilege, is responsibie for co-ordinating the OCAP pro- gram for the Durham Region. Hie explains that iack of work experience often makes it' extremeiy difficuit for young people to find a job in a desired line of work. Yet the onily way to get that exper- ience in the first place, is by getting a job. OCAP heips, overcome this frustrating dilema. Participants earn whlle they iearn, with a gross stipend of $100. per week during a -training period that lasts up to 16 weeks, depend- ing on the' complexity of training. For furthiýÉ?.. infor- mation cali Durham Coilege at 576-0210, or apply at your local Canada Employment Centre. .The City of Oshawa mnay sometime in early 1980 be sporting a botanical garden ini the present Valieyview Park. For the park to become a reality the cost is flot to' be above $100,000.00. This cost is, also to be shared by Wintario, the Kinsmen Club of Oshawa and the city. The estimated cost of the project has been set at $99,461-. The operation and maintenance of the botanical garden is estimated at an annual $3,000.00. Pontypool gi rl graduates from erature extremes and precip- Atmospheric Environmnent itation amounts. These rec- Servies. The award of menit ords are forwarded to Reg- was signed by the Deputy ional Headquarters in Toron- Minister, Dr. A. Collins of to at the end of each month. Atmospherîc Environment Lloyd Pfeffer, on staff at Services. the Nursery accepts the There are twenty-one such presentation of an Award of awards'presented throughout Menit as weli as a barometer the Ontario Region al with from Jerry Jordon from over twenty years service to the service. - M Think small byJim Smith The Elephant's Trunk Tragic comedies begin, at times, with unlikely concerns. The peculiar history of the Royal Commission on Corp- orate Concentration - whose report was made public late in May - would hardly do jus- tice to Shakespeare's best but is amusing nonetheless. Royal Commissions often originate because the govern- ment has no ides how to han- die a delicate marter. In this instance, the delicate matter was a 1975 takeover bid of the giant Argus Corporation by the even larger Power Corp- oration. Many Canadians were concerned that Ibis would place undue power in the new firm's hands. So, rather than arhitrating a decision, Ottawa set up the Royal Commission. High expectations from Royal Commissions are nor- mally unfounded. Even by those low standards, however, the investigation into corpor- ate concentration was a tra- vesty. Which, as it happened, was exactly the prediction made by the Canadian Federa- tion of Independent Business when the terms of reference were defined more than two years ago. Now, you mighi suspect, Royal Commnissons would naturally inquire into any lacet of life which might be relevant to the matter under investiga- tion. And that's why you aren't responsible for heading up or designing Royal Commissions. The corporate concenatration investigation, for instance, was prohibited fromt checking int the effects of govemnment spending, taxes, manpower poiicy, the organized labour mnovement and many other im- portant social and economic issues which would naturally have a malor effeci on the de- velopment of big business. The CFIB's protesis about the nar- row terms of reference were ignored. Weil, when ail the possible negative influences on any subject are ruled irrelevant, the only logical finding must be positive. And that js the conclusion which the Commis- sion turned in - that the pro- cess of big business becoming bigger and bigger is both nat- ural and desirable. The Commission did not discover thai Canada's heavy tax buirden forces many small firms Io sei oui 10 bigger firms. The Commission did niot dis- cover that enormous govern- ment spending goes hand-in- hand wiih fewer and larger firms conirolling the economny. The Commission did not dis- cover that our failure 10 de- velop a meaningful apprentice- ship program bas forced many small firms, which rely on skilled labour, tu seli oui 10 bigger firms. The Commission did not discover that there are many e ffective ways - such as consortia, trading corpora- tions and franchises - through which the small firm sector can achieve many of the effi- Appoint business administrator The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Educat- ion last week selected James A. Bird to take over the duties of business administrator from M1r. AI. MacLeod when the latter retires as of September lst. Mr. Bird a resident of Brighton Township has been acting assistant business ad- ministrator. Bird was select- ed from 74 applications for the position which pays a salary of $38,063.00. Bird became a member of the staff of the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Educat- ion upon its formation in 1969. Prior to this tlime Bird was secretary-treasurer to the East Northumberland School Board. Macbeod retires as of September lst after spend- ing 30 years in the field of education. ciencies of big business with- oui the unpiessant side effects. In fact, the Commission dis-, covered virtually nothing of significance - because the Commission was not forced 10 examine the important evi- dence. The Commission was ask- ed, in effect, to describe an elephant by examining nothing but the trunk. Not surprisingly, it failed. Unfortunately, $3 million of taxpayers' money went dlown the drain because of bad project design. 'Think small" is an editorial message f rom the Canadian Federation of Independent Busness c ADULT Biood, Brains and Beer by David Ogiivy (a delightful autobiography of a success- fui advertising man) Bookkeeping made Simple by Louis Fields (a self study book) Decorating with Plants by 0. Allen (how plants inside and outside the home can beautify it) Circus by Rupert Croft-Cooke (a world history) The, Scott-Dunlap Ring by George La Fountaine (author of Two Minute Warning) I, Judge by Taylor Caldwell New "light romances" for sumnmer reading., JUNIOR' The Young Scientist book of Jets by M. Hewish (mec- ludes experiments) Canadian Children's Annuai 101 Easy to Learn Classic' Magic Tricks by Bill Tarr New paperbacks for summer ireading., Madeleine Hadley. ORONO FIGURE SKATING CLUB Financiai Summer 1977-78 as of April 3th, 1978. Total Receipts $11,455-63 Total Expenses 10,826.62 Net $ 629.01 Statement availabie on req- Walla Walla college A local Pontypool student is among more than 260 grad- uates of Waila Walia Col- lege's 1978 graduating class: Barbara Lynn Yanke, dau- ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barter, R.R. 2, Pontypool, recived a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Nursing. Waila Walla College's eighty-third annual com- mencement exercises were held June 2-4. WWC is one of 13 Seventh-day Adventist col- legs in North America an part of a WOrldwide educational system. Running Shoes- - $15.00 The remainder of our Cougar hard soled running shoes sizes 4-10 are being sold at $15.00 a. pair. $2.00 off Reduced Racks Last week's special salé of $2.00 off aay article in already reduced prize area of racks will continue. There are still someespecialiy good buys. Wash cloths and linen place mats are stili selling at reduced prices. Material $3,00 a yard Three boits of material in polyester in bine, beige, and pale green suitable for slacks or suits reduced froan $3150 10 $3.00 a yard. Dresses Our dress racks have become very short in sizes. They wIll be replenished with new stock ready for sale on Wednesday afternoon of this week. ARMSTRONGS I I i Nursery, Ministry of Natural Resources were commended last Friday for twenty-five years as a voiuntary clima- tological observers. The Orono Tree Nursery is one of 350 voluntary observers in the Ontario Region who take twîce daily readings of temp- Up and Down the Book Stacks