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Wednesdsay June 23, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Student has need to bake F o r S h a w n W e st i t 's j u s t a s e a s y a s p ie By Scott M ac Arthur SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Oakville high school student Shawn West has a knack for baking, and he's got the medal to prove it.West, a 19-year-old White Oaks North student, fin­ ished third at the Canadian Skills Competition, baking category, recently held in Kitchener. The road to national recognition was a long process for West, who had to compete successfully in regional and provincial meets before earning his way to the Canadian championships. "I won the Halton competition and then I took third in the provincials," said West. "I had to finish in the top three in Ontario to move to the Canadians and I did, and I got third there, too.'V The national contest covered a two-day period, with participants creating different types of food while being marked on their cooking process, appearance of the food and kitchen, cleanliness, and eventually taste of product. "The first day we had to make two loaves of bread, one plain and one specialty, along with 36 dinner rolls and 36 sandwich cookies," said West. "On the second day, we had to make a sponge cake and decorate it, as well as bake some puff pastries." W est's baking instructor, Richard Crossman, explained the significance the com petition has for today's youth. "The Ontario Skills Com petition Started 10 years ago in co-operation with industry to help promote technical trades," said Crossman. "It's for secondary and post-sec­ ondary students and covers everything from baking to bricklaying to auto service." The competition has experienced tremendous growth over the last 10 years, as the number of contests has jumped from 15 to 45 in that span. West will continue to bake out o f personal interest, something that has developed over time. "I've enjoyed baking now for a couple of years, since I started taking it in school," he said. Photo by Barrie Erskine Shawn West at work: knack for baking pays off for student. H alto n w a n ts A c a m e ra s on tra ffic s ig n als By Irene G entle SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Halton's planning and public works committee has voted to put the brakes on aggressive driving. The committee has agreed to send out the message that Halton is in favour of hosting a pilot red light cam­ era project. If Halton is chosen, the cameras would be set up at intersections plagued by drivers racing through red lights. But Halton may not be able to afford the cost of policing the cameras, said Burlington Councillor John Taylor. That's because under Ministry of Transportation guidelines, the project must be coupled with stepped-up police enforcement. That can mean having an officer on hand to issue tickets to lead-footed drivers who ignore traffic signals. "The attitude of the province is that it will require an officer to be tied up at the intersection handing out tick­ ets," said Taylor. He suggested the committee show their willingness to host the pilot project only if it comes at a reasonable or appropriate cost. There is no dollar value attached to the word 'rea­ sonable,'" argued Halton Chair Joyce Savoline. "Reasonable is ambiguous," she said. "Both those words can be taken many ways." Leaving the modifier out leaves Halton vulnerable to any cost, no matter how high, said Taylor. "Right now, it's wide open," he said. Though policing the red light project could mean steep front end costs, fewer infractions could cause costs to plummet in the long run, said Halton's planning commissioner, Pat Muiphy. 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