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B8 2 0 0 0 United W ay of O akville C am paign Total am oun t ' raised t . THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday November 22, 2000 OUR GOAL * 2 .7 m illio n * 1, 700,000 United Way For m ore info: 845-5571 Business To reach this section call 845-3824 Fax:337-5567 Meet the Team Norm Nelson Norm Nelson has been sports editor of the Oakville Beaver for the past seven years. During that time, the sports section has received several honours from both the provincial and national community newspaper associations, including sports section of the year. Married with a 27-month-old child (Angus), he has jumped on the golf bandwagon in trie last few years and this coming season he swears "to crack 100 on a decent course." "I like the variety of what I do. There's a ton of stuff going on in the Oakville sports scene and it covers such a wide range, from grass roots right up to professional sports. "In the latter category, we've got NFL placekickers Mike Vanderjagt and Steve Christie, and we've got NHLer Rob Zamuner. & And then there's Donovan K B m JJ Bailey. ~ fa d : "And there's a whole group of ath letes who are just as successful, but per haps not in as high profile sports. "Of late you can usually find an Oakville resident on any national rugby team Canada fields as well as the nation al volleyball team. Jason Hardabura, a Loyola grad, was injured last year, but was a two-time NCAA gymnastics cham pion the previous year. Swimmer Andrew Hurd is an 18-year-old OAC stu dent at Oakville Trafalgar, and he made the Olympic Games. "You never have to look for sports stories in this town; the Herculean challenge is getting to them all." If you're looking for a jo b in the O akville/Burlington area in the first quarter o f the new year, chances are you'll find em ployers w illing to hire you. T h at's one o f the findings o f the First Q uarter 2001 E m p lo y m en t O utlo o k S urvey released this w eek by M a n p o w er Inc. a w orkforce m anagem ent company. O f those em ployers that w ere polled, 22% said they will be adding w orkers in the Jan-M arch period, w hile 10% fore see cutbacks. O f the rem ainder, 60% see no changes while 8% haven't finalize their hiring requirem ents. `T h e outlook for the O akville/Burlington jo b m arket was a bit brighter as 2000 was about to begin," said M anpow er spokesperson Claire Small. "A t that time, 20% forecasted new openings and 2% anticipated reductions. Three m onths ago, em ployers w ere upbeat as 37% projected hiring, but 10% said they w ould trim their payrolls." N ew jo b opportunities are expected this w inter in durable goods m anufacturing and services. Construction firm s plan cutbacks, w hile non-durable goods manufacturers, transportation/public utilities and finance/insurance/real estate firm s, as well as w holesale/retail m erchants voiced mixed intentions. The curren t national forecast approxim ates that o f the first quar ter last year, but only once since 1978 has the out look been brighter as 23% plan sta ff ad d i tions, 13% antici pate declines, 59% will rem ain at the current level and 5% are uncertain. In the p rev i ous year, 21% ex p ected hiring in creases, 11 % foresaw declines, Z&V6UX+C&. F i t 64% reported no Savanna Fir blends the liatural ch an g e and 4% w ere undecided. look of fair green/dark green needles with rounded tips. Photo by Christina Loizou NEW HQ:-Mayor Ann Mulvale presents a letter of welcom e to the president o f Cannect Communications, George Horhota at the recent opening of the company's Canadian headquarters here. 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Nominees will be evaluated by a panel o f indepen dent judges. Awards will be presented to the winners at the gala awards dinner on Feb. 6,2001 at the Rattlesnake Point G olf Course. Guest speaker for the event will be Sheldon Levy, outgoing President of Sheridan College. Proceeds from the dinner support the O akville Awards for A c a d e m i c Excellence, a sec ondary school scholarship pro gram operated by the Rotary Club of Oakville West. Tickets are $130 each and may be reserved by calling 4677900 or faxing details to: 4677907. T irre l o { d i e d c d o i d F oCi^-fellie.f, { h e edn>eujf nyelcon*e cjc^{ { h e d h e e ^ r on. ejcocncj. G e e d e n . G c d le r y lu ^-f u. £ r e e d fe le c tio n . c A o o fe ^ron*. c o h d e f, jb en A f, t n e e b l e o u e ie lc e f u n d { r e d d e o n e d C hrC f{e^u.f r e d f. Cede Price... A/eu-o /\o e u te .( /fe · Doejt*>ood B r e u x d e f · Ct*e(y ( V id e · B oxw ood · B ireA . 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