Apprentï'ceship prograin great training, say students f rom OYAP on page 5 Eighteen-year-old Mîke Pickett was pullîng bis gear out of a van. getting ready 10 tackle the first floor. He's pumped. -l'Il gel a bLtter undersîandîng 10 see wbal goes mbt building a hituse,' the Acton High Scbool sludent said. 1111 give me some nice expertence.- Riebeil Andrew. 17, alsit frott Acton Htgh Sehool. satd lrying out vartous trades is greal. -lIl gel 10 leam mitre about everything." He's steering tossard the elecîrîcal trade righî ntw. "Somebody bold me I was good at electrical'" Andrew satd, smiling. David Graves, technological education co-ordînator for the puîblic board, said bc wishes be had ibis kind of program when be was a student. "I my estimalton, tiîs is the best course ever 10 be offered ini an educatton system, he said. 'We can't aliord 10 give (students) $3011.(X) worth ot materiats tic buitd projects in shop.- Mr. Graves said competiton is stîlf for a spot in OYAP. wtth 75 Io 8t0 people applying each year. Fhey'll undergo interviewss and bave tcî meet other standards. wiîh the priîgrani betng filled up by the end ofiJaniary. The work days run 8:30 a.m. îo 3 p.m. and Il's crucial the students adhere 10 the schedule, Mr. Graves said. A teacher, ws bis always on site, bas a ccll phone and the teens have heem gîven the number ID catI if tbey're going 10 be stck and can't show up for work. There will be n free ride. Mr. Graves satd. -We're trying 10 insîtîl a work etbic in tbeîn, that il's îbeîr responsibility to, be on the job site on lime. and bc there every dlay.- Robert DeRubeis, curriculum consultant, tecbnolog- ical sîudies for the Catholîc board, said, -1 think we've Sumeday, yoattl be offered a cigarette or he tempted 10 smoke. Before you lIart, thîok about il: every drag you take screws up jour body. Smoking cao cause permanent damage lu jour body. Once a person otarts, il hecomes eotremely toagh lu quit. And dîd we mention ailt1h01 cash you'it be hlowîog in the process? Su, if ynu're tempted tu stant, ask yourself, "Whaf's the point?" nis message lrnughi lu yont by Canabiîan I WW eshbjea Immoral Impairs I I "11'1l get a better understanding to sele wbat goes into, building a house. It'II give me somùe nice experience." put together a rcally, really unique program' Students gel te, dabble in dîfferent trades Io see what they like, he said. At any gîven lime, 401 trades, like alummnum siding, nrim carpentry or roofing, are being applied t0 build a house and each îs important. Because there are so many trades involved, students leam problem-solving and time-management skills t0 Pre-OI ensure Ihose workers coming 10 the site for one job Car M aren't waiting for another job te be completed. "They've goito1 be good problem solvers,- Mr. Rubeis emphasized. The tact the Province is experiencmng a shortage of skilled labour -with as many as 40 per cent of the total of those workers retirîng over the nexi decade - 201-l20l this kind of apprenticeship program wilt go a long way Dodg. in helping bridge that gap. Crv "We want te0 mîroduce thrm te, the trades sooner as 3.3L V6, a opposed 10 later because the supply is becoming so air, PW. PDI acute as a resaIt, costs of labour are skyrocketing, - Mr. tiltedoai e Rubeis said. Those rosts are being passed on 10 the homebuyer. Last year's OYAP home project was hut in Milton in the new and rapidly-growmng Bristol Survey devel- opmnent aea. Chrysi 300M i i mon Fra II 8 ro 51 Si'IR FasII& 1T U tUM 70 a CET y0un CAR BEADY OR WINTER! LL fS ouf, SPECIALS The Canadian Champion. Taesday. October 5, 2004-9 ANWAR THE DEAL MAKER Invites you to-corne and check out Milton's Finest Pre-Owned Vehicles Buy with confidence! (7 Day Free Exchange') Ail vehicles are fully recondltloned and E-tested by Factory Tralned Technlclans. 2 n rt fol, ep ows Z r Only 27 - 29000krn nroof, seats, er 07 in i tm eain lcio maures rsc cess!rmot 2004 sett 25 005e, 2004 Ot 3OOe C h rysier ,,<Chrysler lntreld ~'sseaconcorde tilt craîserdV uaar rair, pus, pdl, Bull usheels, rear .seuls, pw dl, 2 a . spaîler, St --37 tit A i-se d 16V, air, PWl, POL, tilt, P. merrais, P. wrrariat. Sily . a Dodge One aiseer, lady driven, ro 6 cyl, 3.3L, qiuads, power autoairpw pet, tilt, craise, CD, bai. ai Chrysier Warr. S1866152057_ 2003 Dodge Oiely 59,OOOkms 201 67,00 OOks. Ram 1500 r Dodge Laramie SLT VRam 150 Quad Cab ~* Port craîsecd 4x4 Quad Cab HiemîV8 to V8autoair Irather, alsys, 32, pdiin 9,1p p oftroad pack, s, ID09290 St#341338 \ _ ý S#269 CRSE*DODGE-JEEP -EW n .i. vi 15 *,,L SATISFACTION- s one bloc hv of the Mion'rMail îdî.l ,vii v 1 5M ,e-î..v Pvr idiui«ii.""S'eýl'6si t' "bu1J0 - I ~~'rtî~ CUTU FAIRF I P0itCKTON THE CITY (OMES TO THE COUNTRY -2004 185 2-2004 ThanksgvnWekd Fn. Ott 8 4.'OOpm - O4pm Sat. Oct. 9 .9.)00 am 10.30pm ELm u stms$ Sîa. Oct~> .~ 10~ 90m-8.3p A lte $9 - PRu*hsg $2 Mon. Oct il 9:Oom -5OO0pm rmore information cai(59 647-2502 - -.rc nwrdfi.o 2 .1 h - - - -----