Do conservatives Journalism meets art Caught ya looking! Put your message here fear sex? Contact Niagara News Advertising [email protected] Page 11 Pages 14 – 15 905-735-2211 ext 7748 NIAGARA NEWS FREE NOVEMBER 7, 2003 VOL. 34 ISSUE 4 Veteran’s Lest we forget ... Fewer can pay story of survival tuition costs By SHANNON ARNOLD alistic expectations on parents for Staff Writer monetary support. When parents in WW2 The shutters are closing on the choose not to contribute financial- By ANDREA ST. PIERRE window of equal opportunity for ly, students are left to shoulder the Staff Writer students considering post-sec- difference. Alexander “Sandy” Sinclair sat ondary education. Other evidence revealed by the back in a white, cushioned arm- A study released by Statistics study shows some students are chair and began his story of sur- Canada on Oct. 3 states that switching from university to col- vival during the Second World War. mounting tuition costs are result- lege. A differentiation in the fee Sinclair, a warm, hospitable ing in a two-tiered educational structure of programs and institu- man with snow-white hair and system, in which the upper-class tions was also found. experience shining in his blue remain unaffected and lower- and Zhao says, “Previously, there eyes, hung my jacket and offered middle-class students are faced was not much of a spread in the me a drink. with limited choices and tuition levels across institutions. “I’d like to have a beer. I usual- resources. Now what we’re seeing is a much ly like to have one,” said Sinclair, John Zhao, spokesperson for the bigger spread, with equal access as he ventured into the kitchen. study, says education is the key to becoming a concern.” I was fortunate to be sitting in his the integral relationship of the effi- CASA believes that this trend tidy living room on a comfortable ciency of a highly skilled work- may already have affected the beige couch with poppy red pil- force and the promotion of eco- choices available to students, cre- lows. The previous day I couldn’t nomic prosperity. ating a situation in which only the interrupt the avid football fan’s He states, “Our concern is quite rich enjoy the luxury of choosing Sunday games, but today I had relevant, (that is) whether we are still the program and institution that plenty of time between dinner and meeting the two objectives of pro- will best equip them for a career. Monday Night Football to hear moting economic prosperity while To curb the participation gap Sinclair’s story. supporting equality in society.” between rich and poor, CASA sug- Royal Dalton ladies danced on Zhao says the most notable gests the development of upfront the coffee table and end tables response to the higher fees has grants that target lower-income The First World War memorial, in Chippawa Park, Welland, was throughout the room. “My wife been an increased level of borrow- students. It also proposes that the used to collect them,” said dedicated on Sept. 4, 1939, one day after the start of the ing by lower-income students. federal government lower expect- Sinclair as he sat with his beer in a Second World War. It was the second largest memorial erected Furthermore, students are turning ed contribution levels from par- small glass on the table beside in Canada and is recognized as a nationally significant piece of to those with low-income back- ents and offer an appeal option for him. “We were married for 50 Canadian sculpture. The memorial was designed by Elizabeth grounds for help. non-supportive parents. years. She passed away four years Wya Wood and depicts two heroic figures representing the The study shows that escalating ago,” he said, moisture glistening theme “service and sacrifice.” tuition fees have resulted in a Continued on page 2 in his blue eyes. Photo by Don Armstrong decline in the number of middle- Sinclair, a retiree of Stelpipe in income students in post-secondary INDEX Welland came to Canada in 1954. education. After two heart attacks and one Knights win OCAA championships In a press release, James Kusie, world war, Sinclair remains a By BEAU CALLAGHAN theory to be true with a 15-14 win national director of the Canadian Editorials Page 6 strong-spirited but frail man. Staff Writer over the defending Ontario Alliance of Student Associations Viewpoint Page 7 Born in Scotland on May 7, A former National Football Colleges Athletics Association (CASA), says, “We should be Entertainment Page 18 1921, Sinclair has seen more in League player named Archie (OCAA) Touch Football alarmed that this demographic of Sports Page 22 his 82 years than most of us will Griffin once said, “It’s not the size Champion Mohawk Mountaineers students is actually going to uni- www.niagara-news.com see in our lifetimes. of the dog in the fight, but the size in Hamilton during the annual versity less than they were a When he was 18, Sinclair joined of fight in the dog.” OCAA Touch Football decade ago. The system just isn’t the British Army. Two days after- The Niagara College Knights Championship tournament on Oct. working for them.” touch football team proved that 24, Oct. 25 and Oct. 26. Kusie blames flawed student Continued on page 2 Continued on page 22 assistance programs that put unre-

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Henderson. “I’m amazed at how He was 50 years old. Darling many e-mails and phone calls was a 1982 graduate of the BRTF we’ve gotten from alumni of the program at Niagara College program. He had an impact on new majoring in film production. In and past students.” recent years Darling taught film A memorial celebration was production to first-year students. held yesterday in After Hours at He was a full-time professor for 11 the Welland campus. years. The flags are flying at half-mast Darling had worked for the to honour his memory. National Film Board, TVOntario In addition, a scholarship is and numerous production houses. being established in his name, on Darling was a founding member behalf of faculty and friends. and first president of the Niagara If you wish to contribute, please Film Society. make cheques out to the Niagara “It’s so sad. He was one of the College Foundation, noting the nicest people,” said Dawn Greg Darling scholarship. Bruzzese, a secretary of the BRTF Send cheques to room W210 at department for more than 10 the Glendale campus in Niagara- years. on-the-Lake. “Mr. Darling was extremely Flags are flown at half-mast in front of Niagara College at the Welland campus in remembrance of “A lot of grads from the pro- dedicated to our program, but teacher Greg Darling, who died on Nov. 1. gram work at the television station most importantly, dedicated to our Photo by Ian Shantz YTV, and they’ve started raising students.” money for the scholarship,” said Ron Tufts said, “The many sem- year radio and television presenta- “He had a great sense of ‘go-to’ guy. Greg was proactive Henderson. inars we would attend together tion professor for the BRTF pro- humour. I think he enjoyed his about getting us out of the flat-bed Darling leaves Martha, his par- were always spent on program and gram. work because he put in extra technology (for editing) and into a ents Nelson and Rae Darling, of student discussion, discussions “Greg was an integral part of the hours. He was really valuable to new computer-based editing tech- Kingston, Ont., brothers Kim and that were always helpful to me. I faculty and very popular with the the program. nology. It was one of his goals,” Ed, sister-in-law, Sue, and Bob will miss those talks and him for- students,” said Alysha Henderson, “He was here all the time, said Henderson. the cat. ever.” Tufts is a second- and third- the BRTF co-ordinator. beyond regular hours. He was the She said the BRTF department Darling was cremated. Second World War veteran recounts horrors, triumphs Continued from page 1 through,” said Sinclair. wounded out on stretchers when wards he was drafted for special When his ship left for South he heard his name called. missions when the Second World Africa, it made its way through the “In the army you do what you’re War began. Indian Ocean unscathed. Their told, so I went with them.” A modest Sinclair spoke little of next journey was successful as Shortly after Sinclair left the his four medals or how he earned well. hospital, he learned that his pla- them. Instead of talking about “Japanese planes were flying toon had been raided and everyone death, he wanted to reveal a more all over and bombing everyone has been killed or taken as a pris- positive story of survival and a when we docked in Singapore,” oner of war. sequence of events surrounding a said Sinclair, “yet we made it in His mother was given a letter mysterious mask. safely.” saying that he was presumed dead Sinclair left the naval base in When he went to Indonesia or a prisoner of war. Sinclair was North Scotland and, on the way there were five ships sailing officially missing in action. back to the base, his ship was hit together. Four of them were hit “I had never been sick a day in by two bombs and sunk. and sunk, while his was the only my life but it’s lucky I was. If I had Most aboard were killed, and ship that stayed afloat. been taken prisoner, I wouldn’t those who survived were picked At this point, I couldn’t help but have survived,” said Sinclair. up by a Corvette naval ship and ask if he thought it was the mask After that, Sinclair went to the sent home on leave. that protected him. Sinclair looked Middle East and Italy. “The war When Sinclair returned home, at me and chuckled. He didn’t nec- finished when I was in North his mother told him that he would essarily believe in the mask, but he Italy.” never be sunk again. She left the continued to keep it with him. Some may believe it was the room and returned with his cowl. When he sailed to Indonesia, cowl that kept Sinclair safe, but “Back when I was born, mid- Sinclair became ill. it could be his positive attitude wives would wipe the skin from Sandy Sinclair looks over his mysterious cowl. The mask was “I took to jaundice. Eventually I that aided him in arriving home your face and it would leave an given to him by his mother to bring him good luck and keep him was put in the hospital. The safely. imprint like a mask,” said Sinclair. safe throughout the war. Japanese were bombing all around “You really have to think pos- In Scotland these masks, named Photo by Andrea St. Pierre us while I was there, so I decided I itive when you’re out there. If cowls, were considered good luck. was going to leave,” said Sinclair. you think you’re going to get “I didn’t believe it,” said with me.” Atlantic with ease. Suddenly medical staff came in killed, you’ll get killed. That’s Sinclair. “I’m not superstitious, When Sinclair returned to the “The others were all being and started to evacuate the hospi- the way I look at it,” said but I took it anyway and kept it war, his ship sailed through the bombed, and we sailed right tal. They were taking the ill and Sinclair. SAC food drive in need of donations for end of term, Christmas By TAMARA SARGENT The drive has “a lot more boxes December,” says Jennifer Elliott, Students living in the residence anytime of year,” says Wilson, but Staff Writer this year and they’ll be scattered general manager of the College have a chance to win zone points. the food bank is needed “especial- Your help is needed. throughout school,” says Laura Residence, “they clean out their Floors are divided into zones. ly at the end of the year.” Students may see food boxes set Wilson, SAC vice-president of cupboards and donate the things These zones compete for points Each year Canadian Tire up throughout the college by the student affairs. “It’s all for the stu- they don’t want.” and can win a prize at the end of donates $1,000, and all revenues Student Administrative Council dents.” The food bank accepts all non- each two-month period. from the Charity Ball in March (SAC). The SAC office accepts dona- perishable items. Whichever zone donates the most are donated to the food drive. These boxes are for the Annual tions year long, but there is a push Elliot says common donations food will win zone points to help “We made enough last year that College Food Drive, which begins for donations before Christmas. are “soups, macaroni, canned veg- them win the bi-monthly prize. we’re just running out now,” says Nov. 10. “When the students leave in etables, soup and sometimes rice.” “Students come and get food Wilson. Lower income families can no longer afford post-secondary education Continued from page 1 The first is an annual study children’s participation. living conditions and specify- is to provide evidence to The release by Statistics of consumer finances that The second is a general ing policy issues of current assist the government and Canada is based on a research examines the relationship social survey, monitoring and emerging interest. media in formulating public paper utilizing two surveys. between family income and social trends and changes in Zhao says the study’s goal policy. Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003, Page 3 Trouble at polls for Ontario students By ROBERT WALKER 12 months,” Duff said. have no way of making an It’s easier for us to reach them impact was, because it was so Staff Writer “There is nothing, let me be informed vote.” while they are away at school badly distorted by the inconsistent Students are being turned away clear, nothing, in the Election In the riding where the student than in the summer. Then they’re application of the law.” at the polls, and the Canadian Act of Ontario that says any- is attending school, Duff said, scattered to the four winds.” “In one riding,” said Duff, Federation of Students (CFS) is thing about having to live some- “they would have ample oppor- It was this potential for maxi- “students are out in droves and hopping mad. where for 12 months for it to be tunity” to find information on mizing student turnouts at the all are being allowed to vote, “Elections Ontario is actively your permanent residence.” the list of electoral candidate’s polls, Duff said, that had the and, in another, students are discouraging students from voting Duff said that the 12-month and so make an informed vote. government worried. being equally turned away.” while they are away at school,” standard “was entirely manufac- Duff said while the CFS has The possibility of a large student Heather Bussey, communica- said Joel Duff, Ontario chairper- tured by the imagination of that received numerous complaints, it turnout at the polls, Duff said, “was tions manager for Elections son for the CFS. poll clerk.” is impossible to threatening to the Ontario, disagrees with Duff, “We’ve had some fairly signifi- Another complaint the CFS gauge just how government saying the goal of Elections cant complaints from students in has been hearing, says Duff, is widespread the because it’s a key Ontario is “to provide a fair and North York, downtown Toronto, from students who tried to vote problem was this constituency that’s accessible voting process to all North Bay, Thunder Bay and in their school’s riding, but were past election. likely to be very electors.” Hamilton,” said Duff, from stu- refused, told by polling station “For it to get critical of the gov- Bussey said that Elections dents who were refused their officials that they should have reported to us, first ernment’s poli- Ontario put a great deal of effort opportunity to vote in this past proxied. To proxy means to des- the student has to tics.” into youth-oriented announce- provincial election. ignate someone in your riding to know their rights,” “And I think ments before election day, encour- Duff said the students were vote on your behalf. said Duff, adding that they would aging young people to vote. being turned away because of “What Elections Ontario is many of the refused have a real inter- As for the question of perma- “misinterpretations” of the arguing is that the students students’ queries est in making nent residence, Bussey said that Elections Act of Ontario at polling shouldn’t vote at school, but that ended at the polling sure that vote Elections Ontario “worked stations, on the issue of permanent they should have their parents stations. didn’t manifest closely with CFS to clarify the residency. vote in their local riding on the “A lot of stu- itself at the issue before the elections.”

Some polling station officials student’s behalf,” said Duff. dents are going to Photo submitted by CFS polls.” Duff said that the CFS “will were claiming that students Duff said that it is “unreason- take the word of JOEL DUFF Duff said that lobby hard to get clarification on couldn’t vote in the riding of the able to assume that students someone who Elections Ontario’s this matter so we can avoid it school they left home to attend, would have access to informa- appears to have authority.” official view was that “if students happening again.” said Duff. tion regarding the candidates in Duff said that this past elec- were voting in their school riding, “What we want is to get a “This is a claim that we wish to their parents’ riding.” tion was unusual because many that somehow they would be dis- clear governmental and legal dispute.” “How would you know who’s students were voting while away torting the voting results in that decision on what is right and “At York, there was one student running or what they stand for?” at school. riding.” then force Elections Ontario to who was told that he couldn’t vote said Duff. “You can’t go to all “We put a far greater effort “At the end of the day, it’s pret- accurately communicate that until he had lived in residence for the candidate meetings. You into getting students out to vote. ty hard to assess what the student information to their employees.” Citizens group opposed to building Fort Erie-Burlington highway on Oct. 24, candidates had a chance says the communities have to work says, “The QEW is not operating Concerned locals say highway would to respond to the issue. together and make the mid-peninsu- to capacity enough.” Incumbent Cindy Forster says, la highway count. Earlier this month, Premier ‘devastate’ surrounding farmlands “That (highway) would make Phil Bradley says, he’s “in Dalton McGuinty said he would By KEIRA CUTHBERT like the idea of a new highway. Welland a viable place for devel- favour” of the mid-pen corridor stop construction on houses on Staff Writer “It’s just more construction we’ll opment.” as “it’s going to help us with the Oak Ridges Moraine in The Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) have to deal with,” says Cockhad. Damian Goulbourne, a Niagara economic fuel.” Oakville, another environmen- could soon be getting a twin. Ducharme adds, “I don’t really College teacher in the Tourism and The only candidate against the tally sensitive area containing A proposed 130-kilometre high- like the idea. It’s just taking more tax Marketing Operations program, highway was John Watt, who wetlands. way from Fort Erie to Burlington, money from everyone.” connecting at Highway 403, is being A Ministry of Transportation considered to counter traffic conges- (MTO) news release on June 27 tion on the QEW. from the former Conservative Kim Craitor, MPP for Niagara provincial government stated an DISCOV ERY Falls, says, “In concept, I think it’s a Environmental Assessment (EA) positive thing.” will be done to ensure the highway Citizens Opposed to Paving the does not pass through tender fruit- DAY Open House Escarpment (COPE) says on its lands. website, the highway will “devastate The need for the extra highway, farmland, wetlands and cut through says the MTO, is to accommodate houses and businesses in Niagara the population growth in central and and Burlington.” southern Ontario, to create ease of Saturday Dan Cockhad, 18, of Niagara travel from the United States to Falls, and Ashley Ducharme, 19, of Toronto and to save the fruitlands by November 8 Port Colborne, both first-year stu- Lake Ontario. dents in Niagara College’s During the City of Welland’s 2003 Vocational program, say they don’t mayoral debate at Niagara College 11 am – 3 pm

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By SHANNON ARNOLD most decorated winemaker in have met with incredible career Neufeld, the college’s manager since become Canada’s most Staff Writer Canada, and it shows. It is a tes- success and also made an extra- of corporate communications. decorated winery. Jim Warren will never need tament to the type of education “(Warren’s) name has lent so He has collected a devoted fol- any ivy. that students are getting at the much credibility and helped lowing of wine lovers over the Roman playwright Publilius college under someone of his ‘Warren’s name has launch the success of the winery years and is a much sought-after Syrus once said, “You need not calibre.” and viticulture program. We want- consultant for the start-up of hang up the ivy branch over the Niagara’s winery, opened under lent so much credibility ed to recognize and honour him Ontario wineries. wine that will sell.” Warren’s direction in November and helped launch the for his success as well as the role In the past two years, he has Winemaker and professor at the 2002, claimed White Wine of the he plays in the success of the col- assisted in the launch of several Niagara College Teaching Winery, Year and Best Chardonnay at the success of the winery lege. He has put our program and beginning wineries. He also Warren received an honourary Canadian Wine Awards. and viticulture college on the map, and we are founded and is the executive diploma in Winery and Viticulture The college awards an hon- indebted to him.” director of Fruit Wines of Technician from Niagara College ourary diploma every year, either program.’ A 30-year veteran of the busi- Ontario. at the fall convocation ceremony at the fall or spring convocation ness, Warren says he started Warren’s consulting experience on Oct. 23. ceremonies. — Darrell Neufeld making wine in 1970, and it led to his teaching position at the Steve Gill, co-ordinator of “We always look for individu- became a passion as he became Niagara-on-the-Lake campus. Niagara’s Winery and als who have an outstanding more and more involved. He co- In regard to receiving the Viticulture Technician program, achievement or made a contribu- ordinarily valuable contribution founded Stoney Ridge Cellars in degree, he says, “It’s nice to be says, “As far I know, he is the tion in their field of expertise, to the college,” says Darrell 1985 in Vineland, which has acknowledged by the college.” Davis tells students to ‘get a life’ at fall convocation More than 150 graduates receive diplomas at Glendale ceremony corporate communications, says fresh perspective coming from proactive and “a” expands one’s to hobbies. Davis was asked to speak Athabasca University (in horizons and validates all choices. Davis concluded his speech by ‘Take action, Alberta).” saying, “I urge you to take In his convocation address, action, choose your own path, choose your path’ ‘Davis was asked to Davis says he reflected on the ‘I urge you to take and to appreciate the value of all speak because he is a good fortune he has experienced that you do towards your success By SHANNON ARNOLD throughout his life. action, choose your and happiness.” Staff Writer very distinguished Using a “slightly tongue in own path, and to Davis began his position as Niagara College Vice-President educator and brings a cheek” approach, he turned a vice-president academic at the Academic Alan Davis encouraged “well-known phrase from the appreciate the value of college in August. graduates to “get a life” at the fall fresh perspective vernacular into a pearl of wis- all that you do Before coming to Niagara, he convocation ceremony. dom about being proactive about was vice-president academic at More than 150 graduates coming from your life.” towards your success Athabasca University in Alberta walked across the Glendale cam- Athabasca University.’ That pearl is to “get a life.” for seven years and taught for 12 pus stage in Niagara-on-the- In his speech, Davis explained and happiness.’ years at the University College Lake on Oct. 23, celebrating the that his eldest daughter first spoke of the Fraser Valley in — Darrell Neufeld completion of undergraduate and these words of wisdom to him — Alan Davis Abbotsford, B.C. post-graduate programs, contin- during a moment of self-pity. Davis earned his master’s and uing education and adult training Delving into greater detail, he doctoral degrees in chemistry and apprenticeships. because “he is a very distin- indicated that “get” urges one to “Life” includes everything one from Simon Fraser University in Darrell Neufeld, manager of guished educator and brings a show some initiative and be does, from family to friendships Burnaby, B.C. Board approves certificate in international commerce By BEAU CALLAGHAN The program offers overseas Staff Writer students the opportunity to devel- Niagara College is crossing the op English as a foreign language ocean for educational partners. skill, and international and west- The college’s Board of ern business smarts. Governors approved an overseas “Our ESL (English as a Second International Commerce Certificate Language) department delivers program proposal during its Oct. 17 two years of English before stu- meeting at the Maid of the Mist dents can qualify for entry into campus in Niagara Falls. the IC program. Through the joint efforts of the “We hire two Canadian teach- college and an outside internation- ers to be based in Shanghai, and al partner, most graduates of the they work together with five to program will be able to secure six Chinese English teachers,” employment in their home country says Nolle. He was absent from or may choose to further their edu- the proposal’s presentation cation in Canada with the college. because of college business in “What we are aiming at with South America. graduates from this program in Entrance requirements for the Shanghai is that they can better program are secondary school qualify to be hired by internation- graduation, and an assessment is al companies who have operations required using Niagara College in China,” said International assessment methods in addition Education and Development to any methods required by the Division Director Jos Nolle in an partner institution. e-mail interview. Nolle says there are no other “The English language and the partners with the college, but the skills learned in the International college may be looking for a Commerce program should better licensing agreement for this pro- qualify them.” gram with another partner to free The four-semester program is to some of the college’s capacity be delivered at the existing Shanghai for other international ventures Commercial School in China. of this nature. www.niagara-news.com Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003, Page 5 Myths of newspapers dispelled at colloquium Suzanne Raitt, vice-president of Publishing marketing for the Canadian Newspaper Association in Toronto, technology, gave a PowerPoint presentation on the effectiveness of newspapers in reaching the public. changes and She dispelled five major myths: Newspapers are a declining medi- um, there are too many ads in improvements newspapers, women don’t read newspapers, newspapers can’t showcased reach young people and newspaper advertising is not very effective. By HEATHER CROLE “Newspapers are vibrant and Staff Writer innovative. Consumers read news- What does the future hold for papers as much for the ads as for newspapers? editorial content,” she said. The Mackenzie Printery and The presentation included case Newspaper Museum in historical studies, statistics and facts from Queenston Heights, Ont., hosted its legitimate research groups. annual colloquium on Oct. 18. “Some people believe newspa- The theme of the three presenta- pers are boring. I like to help tions was “Canada’s newspaper change that perception,” said Raitt. Glenn Simmons, vice-president story: Newspaper publishing, tech- At the Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum’s annual colloquium, from left, were Stephen nology, changes and improve- of production for the Toronto Star, Murdoch, a graduate of the Niagara College Public Relations (Post-graduate) program and consul- ments.” showed photographs of printing Sandra Burrows, a newspaper presses at the Toronto Star and dis- tant from OEB International, Paul Dayboll, Niagara College faculty member, Lou Cahill, secretary of specialist from the National Library cussed the technical and mechani- the Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum, and Nancy Geddie, Public Relations (Post-grad- in Ottawa, emphasized the impor- cal side of the industry. uate) program co-ordinator. tance of preserving newspapers and He talked about the future of the Photo by Heather Crole discussed the pros and cons of the printing press, including new operation and maintenance. Lou Cahill, of St. Catharines, ty attended to hear the presenta- use of microfilm in the preservation developments in ink, fountain solu- The press produces 60,000 hosted the event. He has been the tions and to network at the event. process. tions, the digital press, roll delivery, copies (of newspapers) per hour, or secretary of the Mackenzie Printery Stephen Murdoch, 28, of St. “We need to see printed newspa- blanket cleaning solutions, inte- 15 or 16 per second. and Newspaper Museum since Catharines, a graduate from the pers as artifacts,” said Burrows, grated systems, paper quality, and “There is no other press in the 1991. He was the founder of OEB program, is now a consultant for “and not rely on providers of new laser and plate imaging. world with the same amount of International, a public relations OEB International. technologies to dictate quality. The Toronto Star has six printing capacity,” said Simmons, “There is consulting firm in St. Catharines, “(They were) high-quality speak- “Hopefully we will not be presses, each four stories high. The not a clear definition of good copy. represented at the colloquium. ers. It is a valuable experience accused of shooting the past with- printing press costs $20 million per In the newspaper industry, there is Niagara College Public Relations regardless of whether you are a jour- out film,” she said. year, with 40 per cent of the cost for no luxury of time.” (Post-graduate) students and facul- nalism student or a PR student.” Participation goal falling short for campaign

By SARAH WEGELIN Way campaign, says, “We’re employees giving through The committee has had a draw the Welland campus. They are Staff Writer happy with the generosity of the monthly payroll deductions or every Friday since the campaign also placed at locations at around News at six. employees so far.” one-time pay roll deductions. began for prizes, such as Niagara the Glendale campus in Niagara- The campaign continues. As of The committee is hoping for a 75 Heather Carter, of the Business College T-shirts, vacation day on-the-Lake. Oct. 28, $18,477 has been raised. per cent participation rate, but Development department and col- packages, gift certificates for the The Halloween challenge was Meeting the participation goal? Chandler says they are unlikely to lege co-chair for the United Way, Greenhouse and Shaw Festival held on Oct. 31. Chandler says, “Not likely.” reach that goal. says, “We’re very excited about the tickets. Chandler says the draws “I’m really happy with the partic- The United Way committee for “We’re hoping to form a standing campaign.” are for those who have given ipation.” Niagara College has received committee that will work towards “All indications from this year is either a one-time donation or “The college gets really excited $18,477 in donations and orga- our participation rate throughout the that it was going to be a difficult year. through payroll deductions. about it.” nizers announced they are aware year,” Chandler says. “We need to I think we’ve done very well, given Dress Down Friday is still in Still to come is the euchre tour- of a 32.77 per cent participation plan throughout the year rather than the state of the economy.” effect with United Way donation nament on Nov. 22 at the After rate so far. just in October.” Carter says, “I think we’ll fall boxes in the Learning Resource Hours pub at 7 p.m. It costs $5 to Betty Ann Chandler, of the The money raised has been a short of the goal. We need to do Centre, counselling department, play, and prizes will be given. International Studies Department contribution of 154 out of 494 some planning and build some security department, registrar’s “Anybody is welcome to come and chair of the college’s United full-time and 1,052 part-time awareness.” office, and admissions office at and play,” says Chandler. Fashion funds By SARAH WEGELIN Staff Writer Where's THE JOB CENTRE The United Way of South Niagara at NIAGARA COLLEGE is hosting its 10th annual Ladies Night Out, a charity fashion show with all “Careers and Jobs – proceeds going to the United Way of the best South Niagara’s annual campaign. Opportunities for Students” Jill Cappa, head of financing for the United Way in Welland, says, “Tickets bar in usually sell out about two weeks Employers on Campus before the show.” Tickets cost $25 and are available at Canada Customs and Revenue – Glendale Campus, the door, or at the United Way office in town? Nov. 11 and Welland Campus, Nov. 25, 10 am-2 pm the Seaway Mall on Niagara Street in Welland. Club Med – Glendale Campus, The show will be on Nov. 20 at 7:30 Nov. 11, 12 pm-2 pm p.m. at the new clubhouse at the FIND OUT!! Welland Golf Club, 196 Webber Rd. Casino Niagara - Glendale Campus, Hors d’oeuvres will be served dur- Students’ Choice Nov. 20, 10 am -2 pm ing the silent auction. Clothes will be presented by Coming soon to Double T Fashion Shoppe, of Port Drop in to the Job Centre Colborne, and Secrets Int., of Fonthill. Niagara News Glendale Campus, Welland Campus, For more information call Cappa at 905-641-2252, ext. 4165 905-735-2211, ext. 7777 905-892-4085 or Wendy Thomas at or email [email protected] 905-892-4085. Watch for it!!! Page 6, Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003 Editorials

The Niagara News is a practical lab for the Journalism-Print program, covering the college community and other areas of interest. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the management of the Niagara News or the administration of Niagara College, V10, 300 Woodlawn Rd., Welland, Ont. L3C 7L3 Phone (905) 735-2211 / 641-2252 / 374-7454 / FAX (905) 736-6003 Editor: David Hurd; Associate Editor: Keira Cuthbert; Assistant Editor: Lindsay Allbright; Publisher: Leo Tiberi, director, Communications and Information Technology; Managing Editor: Phyllis Barnatt, co-ordinator, Journalism-Print program; Associate Managing Editor: Gary Erb, professor, Journalism-Print program; Editorial Consultant: Nancy Geddie, professor, Journalism-Print program; Advertising Manager: Linda Camus; Technology Support: Kevin Romyn; Photography Consultant: Andrew Klapatiuk, photography instructor; Photography Editor: Sheena Werner; Photo Crew: Ryan Farkas, Charles Pane. www.niagara-news.com To e-mail letters to the Editor or comments to be directed to reporters/editors, please write to [email protected] We should look at our past, present, future With Remembrance Day four days away, I find myself thinking of the proud military sands through lack of drugs to fight disease, to name but a couple. history of our neighbours to the south, the United States of America. The U.S. has provided armaments to dictators used to overthrow legitimate democracies The U.S. has been fighting for “freedom” for centuries, from the slaughter of Native and oppress populations in Central and South America and Asia. American populations to attacking Upper Canada in 1812, to killing each other in the Even the U.S.’s current enemy number 1 former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein Civil War. enjoyed massive military contributions. It has been fighting from its late arrival in the Second World War and the “courageous” Now the U.S. is occupying Iraq under the façade of freeing the world from “weapons of bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing 200,000 Japanese civilians after the Emperor mass destruction.” Or is it really a failure to disarm, or ridding the world of a brutal dicta- had agreed to surrender. Then there were the Vietnamese in Indochina who threatened tor or bringing democracy to Iraq? Western colonialism. There was the hostile United Nations demanding that the U.S. com- Whatever the reason, people are being killed in the thousands, people who just want to ply with international law as U.S. forces bombed “soft targets” such as hospitals and water live a simple life free from oppression and tyranny. treatment plants in Nicaragua to battle communism and force open the doors of foreign On Remembrance Day, think of those who have been killed during war ,but also think investment. of those that are still being killed. Other military actions include shooting down an Iranian commercial jet full of civilian passengers and bombing a pharmaceutical plant in Sudan, indirectly killing untold thou- DAVID HURD Remembrance is important, not one day, but all year

I remember never being alone at night. It’s important to remember, not just for the one special day, but all year. I remember Jack would want to be driven around. It’s easy to complain about any detail in life, but is it really worth it? I remember Margaret would hug me everytime I left the house. Couldn’t things be worse? July, just two years ago, she told me she loved me, lay down and never woke up. I say this because I have lost some people I loved and wish I could have changed a My grampa and I were driving down Glendale Avenue when he told me, and I knew he was few things before they died. serious because he was using his hands. He reached out in the night and she wasn’t there. After Remembrance Day may only last one day for the country, but each person should my first week of college, he died too. help keep this day a year-long ceremony, so those who died for the rest of us wouldn’t I remember all year. ever wish they hadn’t. I remember my grandparents always in my life. Now, like many people on Nov. 11, I miss someone. KEIRA CUTHBERT

Letter to the Editor Praise for Search and Rescue Dear Editor: as practical outside work. I learned a variety of knowl- I would like to give great recognition to all the volun- I am currently a Niagara College student and a volun- edgeable techniques used in a search and rescue of a lost teer members. Their endless help and support could teer member of Search and Rescue Niagara (SARN). person. never go unrecognized. My sincere thank you goes to SARN is essentially a Search and Rescue team aiding in Some skills learned were mapping and compass navi- Niagara College, OSARVA, the Ontario Provincial the search and rescue of lost or injured persons within gation, tally system and search patterns, psychology of Police, NRPS and all members of SARN. the Niagara Region. We provide immediate service and survival, clue awareness and environmental conditions Without you this would be impossible. support to the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS). and concerns. If anyone would like to become a member or would This past weekend (Oct. 25 and Oct. 26) at Niagara All the skills learned are very knowledgeable and like information about SARN, you can contact the pres- College, I was grateful enough to have been able to par- transferable. ident, Garry Cartwright, at 905-735 2205. ticipate in a two-day training event for OSARVA Being a member of SARN is a very rewarding experi- Please remember we are working together to save lives. (Ontario Search and Rescue Volunteer Association). ence, knowing that you are making a difference in some- Deidre Sajkowski This training consisted of both in-class lectures as well one’s life. Law and Security Administration program student

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The next morning I woke up and walked over to all this time I was just thinking that At about 5 p.m., a friend saw a copy of the St. Catharines VANESSAAZZOLI the sink, and perhaps my father hadn’t paid the called my cellphone. Did I have Standard. Column turned on the water bill or something strange any water? Her house was com- Front page news said that a tap ... once like that. pletely out. She lives in watermain in south Thorold had again. There Getting on my bus that goes to Allanburg, about 15 minutes ruptured leaving most of Thorold was next to no Brock University in St. outside of Thorold. and surrounding areas without It’s funny how we take some- water pressure. Catharines, I heard the rest of the I called my father to see if water for the day. thing as simple as water for After trying the toilet, the students asking each other if they everything was normal with It got me thinking though. I pan- granted. kitchen sink, the laundry tub had water that morning. Everyone the water situation at the icked because I couldn’t have a On Oct. 29, I woke up and head- sink and even the washing had the same answer, “No.” house. He told me the water shower that morning. ed to the bathroom for my regular machine, I figured something So, I let this problem sit in was fine, as usual, but he was What do the people in Third morning shower. I turned on the was wrong. the back of my mind for the a little confused because he World countries do every day? tap. Only a few drops of water So, using the Brita filtered water rest of the day not worrying, had been in Hamilton at work We have life so lucky. Lack of manners cause for complaint Recently, I coke,” was the typical request. An absence of a thank you- last car to leave. went to din- No greeting for the counter wave is my ultimate pet peeve. I probably sound like a huge BRIAN COLLINS ner and a girl, clearly frazzled after a long I’d settle for a nod or even eye complainer to anyone reading Column movie with day. No please. No thank you. contact. this. I’m not, under most circum- some friends. When I ordered, I said hello, When the movie ended, there stances, but now I think my We drove to asked her how she was, said was a beeline to the door. People complaints are justified. Harvey’s, please, said thank you, smiled pushed and shoved. The parking lot There’s nothing to good man- and I held the and left. Nothing to it. Without was a mess. A huge lineup ensued ners. Say please. Say thank you. “Good manners are the glue of door for a girl who was walking patting myself on the back, I as we all tried to get out and on our Hold the door open. Pull out society,” says Cosmo Kramer. by and my friends who came think it pretty well made her day. way. I let two cars go ahead. Not chairs. I feel the need to vent. with me. Not one thank you was Then we got in my car and one person would come to a stop to Guys, for one thing, girls love What’s with the total lack of uttered. drove to the theatre. At the side- let me in. It took an entire playing that kind of stuff. We can’t be manners that has become so We all got in line to order. walk, I waved some pedestrians of Stairway to Heaven before I that lazy or impatient. Just give a prevalent these days? “Yeah, gimme a burger and a on. No thank-you wave. finally got out of there. I was the little effort, please. Thank you. Knights take the gold in touch football the former number 1, I’d take the Niagara When leaving Welland that Oct. of a bunch guys, it took every bit of BEAU CALLAGHAN Toronto Blue College Knights Touch Football 24 morning, I hadn’t a clue what I energy I had to do my job and not Column Jay slugger team’s come-from-behind win over was in for. join in the celebration. Joe Carter’s the Mohawk College My job was to cover a weekend It’s one of the most amazing three-run shot Mountaineers. touch football tournament and things in life, seeing people work to SkyDome’s I’m guessing many might find room with a bunch of guys who hard for something and get it. upper deck to that to be a pitiful choice, consider- hardly knew each other but knew This team did more than just win the World ing it’s only a college touch foot- nothing of me. “get it”; they fought for it. Series: and ball game. I was known only as They fought for it with their bod- These are some of my favourite almost any of Doug Gilmour’s You’d understand if you have “Reporter Guy.” ies, they fought for it with their moments: Team Canada’s 2002 trademark wraparound goals. could been part of the emotion I Little did I know that by the end minds, and they fought for it with Olympic hockey gold medal win; If I had to choose which is my was involved in. of the tournament I’d be so proud their hearts.

The Niagara College Knights touch football team gathers for a group photo after a nail- biting 15-14 victory in the OCAA touch foot- ball championship game over Mohawk College on Oct. 26 in Hamilton. Photo by Beau Callaghan

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Mayor Wayne Thomson & the members of the Let us never forget Niagara Falls City Council Continuing Education Department Lest We Forget Page 10, Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003 May they never leave our memories By RYAN FARKAS After tensions in Northern with the Legionnaires until Staff Writer Africa subsided, Farkas was sent 1950, when he was discharged As Remembrance Day nears, to Vietnam by the Hungarian and finally sent home. we should look at ourselves in a Army. The Hungarian Army was Even after five years of new light. sent as a protection measure and a rebuilding, most of Europe was The last battles of the Second military presence. still a mess. World War were almost 60 years ago. At some point in his time there, Hearing stories on the battlefield, Grandparents are getting older. the French Army captured Farkas. Farkas decided to make the trek Their stories are fading away. This He was given the opportunity across the Atlantic to Canada. With is one of their stories. to either join the French army or his tour of duty in the allied army, he Michael Farkas, formerly of Port remain a prisoner of war in a was given preferential treatment Colborne, fought in the Second holding cell until the war ended and bumped further ahead in the World War beginning in 1937. or he died. Canadian immigration line. He enlisted into the Hungarian Farkas chose the former and In 1951, Farkas became a Army when he was 17. joined the French Army. Canadian citizen and lived in Port His tour of duty started in His time there was tumultuous. Colborne until his death in 1993 of Northern Africa, in Morocco, He was accepted to the French a heart attack. Algeria and Senegal. Foreign Legion and was situated His wife Mary says, “He didn’t During the years spent there, in Marseilles, France, just off the speak much of the war. A year Farkas learned to repair broken coast of the Mediterranean Sea. after it was over, he rarely spoke arms on the field making his Farkas was given a number of about it. It’s not something you’d presence a much-needed one. commendations during his time want to relive.” Submitted photo A group of soldiers enjoy rest and recreation Submitted photo Submitted photo Mass funeral services were held for fallen comrades. Michael Farkas poses with two young friends. Female soldiers stood tall through it all By SARAH ALLINGHAM decided to do her laundry before “After Victory Day, everything March of 1945 Allingham pro- Staff Writer having a nap because “you only was back to normal,” says White. posed marriage. On April 5, 1945, When you think of veterans, you had two uniforms to choose from, Windows were replaced in the they were united in marriage as usually think of the men, but what and if they were dirty you would shops and all was calm, more or Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence about the women? There were have nothing.” less. Then a storage magazine full Allingham. about 4,000 women who served in An inspection was called on of ammunition, guns and grenades Their wedding wasn’t what the Canadian army during the White’s barracks that afternoon. exploded. you might expect. Today, wed- Second World War. She was now marking over 24 “It ruined everything, again,” dings are huge affairs with Winifred White (Allingham), hours with no sleep. She was White says. 81, of Grimsby, Ont., applied to standing tall when the inspector The explosion’s heat was brutal numerous numbers of family the Canadian Army in 1943. She walked by. and the women were taken to a members and friends invited. In says that she did “because the guys She began to laugh, although barracks further away because the army, weddings weren’t were going, so I figured why can’t not on purpose. The inspector theirs was temporarily unsafe. done that way. the girls go?” confined her to barracks for Sometimes she would suggest They had a little wedding in a In March of 1943 off she went to seven days, allowing her to leave ideas to her commanding officers. little cathedral. No family was Kitchener for her basic training. only for work. In other words, Machine guns were in the office there because only troop trains By the end of April of 1943 she she was under house arrest. where she worked. These were to were allowed in the base. was shipped to Halifax to be a “The men were gentlemen,” be used in an emergency, but the “I came home in August,” plotter. A plotter detects where the says White, referring to how the women didn’t have the training to says White. enemy is by radar and notifies the male soldiers treated the women Submitted photo use them. White suggested to her White and Allingham were captain when the enemy is coming soldiers. One night, though, WINIFRED WHITE captain that they get some training. (ALLINGHAM) in 1943 lucky to have the jobs they did. A into the boundaries. when White was out with a girl- He agreed. All the women were lot of soldiers fought and risked On one Christmas Eve, while friend, a man grabbed her by the taken to a shooting range and told them to get in because he their lives for us. White was working, she saw a collar and said things to her that didn’t want the women out alone. taught how to use pistols, rifles This Nov. 11, let’s remember German submarine coming into she didn’t like. Arriving at their barracks, they and machine guns. the Halifax Harbour. She had to “I told him where to go,” White found Navy personnel surround- While in Halifax, White met all the men and women who monitor it for the night. says, and got herself and her friend ing it to provide security. White Lawrence Allingham, a typist for served their time in the military “I was up all night and, when I out of the situation. They ran into knew something was going on. the army. They met in an forces, whether they were pilots, got off, I didn’t even know where I the Royal Artilleries Park for tea. That night a riot broke out and accounting course provided by ground troops, captains, was,” says White. When they came out, a jeep came looters went wild. Even soldiers the army in June of 1943. sergeants, typists or plotters, Returning to her barracks, she by and the driver, their captain, looted shops. They started dating and in among many other posts. Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003, Page 11 Book highlights culture’s negativity on sex

By ROBERT WALKER talk about sex with their kids. had no idea of the Draconian sys- tivity against sex. attitude decides whether that per- Staff Writer They don’t want to walk about tem that regulates sexuality in our “And the second thing,” he says, son will vote Republican or “I’m what I call an erotic-arts sex with their friends.” Democratic. activist, and I’m very interested in This inability to communicate Ince says he “is happy with the making sexuality the focus of about sex is a “sexual hush.” book. It’s the best I could do and artistic projects.” “One of the secrets of getting I’m looking forward to other Over the telephone from his really hot sexually and having a thinkers taking a shot at the same Toronto hotel room, author really hot relationship is being topic.” John Ince sounds relaxed and able to verbally communicate “The research for it took 20 awake, considering the earli- what you like and don’t like.” years, but we’re not talking full ness of the hour. This “sexual hush” is respon- time. I would go off and do other In town on the eastern leg of sible for a “teenage pregnancy projects and write other books.” the cross-Canada tour in support epidemic.” While in Vancouver, Ince of his latest book, The Politics of “Young people are engaging in staged his show, Public Art and Lust, Ince took some time to sexual conduct without any prepa- Democracy. It finished its run of answer questions about himself ration. They’re caught up in this three nights, but it ran amok with and his book. rush towards sexuality ... by the local authorities. While on tour, Ince says an watching television and movies.” “The police threatened to raid us average day involves “getting up The idea for Ince’s latest book ... but the Crown rejected their rec- early in the morning and doing started about 22 years ago while ommendation to charge us.” interviews.” working as a lawyer in British During his career, Ince has “But I’m not just here doing the Columbia. written two books on environ- media. I’m talking to sexual “One day, a man walks into my mental law and a book on sea activists and sexual academics, office and tells me the government kayaking. people involved in sex media, is opening his mail,” says Ince. Of the latter, he says, “It’s sort sexual journalists. Last night I Initially, he was wary of the of the bible on kayaking on the met the owner of a very progres- gentleman’s claim, until “he pro- west coast of Canada.” sive sex shop. duced a letter he had received “I’ve also written a book about “I’m enjoying talking about the from the government saying they how to leave the city and move ideas of the book. It’s very satisfy- were doing just that.” out to the country to live,” which ing to me. “They (the government) weren’t Ince is touring Canada to promote his latest book, The Politics of the author did for 10 years. “My argument is that we’re neg- looking for drugs, they weren’t Lust, a view on how sexuality is negatively portrayed in today’s “I also do seminars on kissing. atively obsessed with sex. looking for terrorist materials. culture. They’re held at the Erotic Arts “The media completely mis- They were looking for images of Centre that he operates in represents sexuality. What paid sex, images of adults performing country.” “and this is the one aspect that the Vancouver, B.C. professionals do for public dis- sexual acts that are common in the It was then that Ince says he press has been most interested in, “We do erotic massage classes, play is not an accurate represen- bedrooms of the nation. “embarked in a 20-year study to is that there is a relationship and we do sexual communication tation of what’s in the heads of “And yet the state was going try and understand that system.” between our sexual attitudes and seminars.” most people. into this man’s private mail to Ince says the purpose of his our political orientation. The more For more information about “In reality, normal folks have seize the materials. book is “to highlight how our cul- we fear sex, the more conservative the centre and what it has to real problems simply talking “My life changed when that ture is not sex-positive but that it we will be.” offer, visit about sex. They don’t want to man walked through my door ... I really has a huge amount of nega- He says that a person’s sexual http://www.theartofloving.com. Police teacher adds author to résume with how-to book By DON ARMSTRONG Reasonable Grounds and Basic The book, Arcaro says, is an including interviewing and and the DND, but also in about Staff Writer Police Powers: Arrests, Search, interpretation of relevant laws in investigation and basic private 17 to 25 community colleges The Department of National Seizure. criminal investigation and a com- police procedures. across Canada. Defence (DND) military police Arcaro says he started work- pilation of his own version of Arcaro says that the DND has It is also used as a reference has begun to use two books writ- ing on the first edition of how to do things in criminal adopted the two books because book in many major libraries and ten by a Niagara College Criminal Investigation Forming investigations. “the procedures in the book at the Ontario Police College in teacher. Reasonable Grounds in 1993 Arcaro says that every new edi- (Basic Police Powers: Arrests, Aylmer, Ont. Gino Arcaro, co-ordinator of and finished writing it in about tion expands on case law deci- Search, Seizure) are part of their Arcaro says he is working on the Law and Security four months. He says he wrote sions, and “the fundamental professional standards,” which he an expanded version of a book Administration and Police the book shortly after finishing premise of it is (that) it is a how- considers a “real stamp of about police interrogation and a Foundations programs at Niagara his detective career because he to book.” approval on our curriculum” and new work on statutes, the College’s Welland campus, wrote couldn’t find any other book of The two books are reflective of a “big honour.” Criminal Code, and the the two books. They are entitled its kind with Canadian content. several courses in the college’s Arcaro says that his books are Highway Traffic Act, “but in a Criminal Investigation Forming He decided to write his own. Police Foundations program not only used in Niagara College how-to form.” Library holding annual book prize gala Nov. 14 By CALISTA LIVINGSTON Oct. 16, the finalists for the ing in this book shows a deep They said the book was “well There will be a silent auction, Staff Writer Niagara Book Prize for 2003 care for the written word and her crafted, well written, and well music by Niagara Symphony World of Words is holding its were announced. skill in the craft.” illustrated.” Duet and complimentary wine fifth annual gala Friday, Nov. 14, The finalists are The Game is Turcotte’s book is a biography Mistress of ceremonies for the and hors d’oeuvres. to present the 2003 Niagara Book Easy: Life is Hard, by Dorothy of a Canadian athlete, the first upcoming gala will be Eva The gala will be held at 7:30 p.m., Prize. Turcotte, and Exploring The Hill: inductee into the National Tehanyi, a local writer of four in the Victoria Room at Hernder Local authors submitted their A Guide to Canada’s Parliament Baseball Hall of Fame. books of poetry. She is also an Estates Winery in St. Catharines. books from any field of writing. 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Staff Writers Shayna Maloney and Melissa Schneider, our book critics, look at books that make you cry, including Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, in the next edition of the Niagara News on Friday, Nov. 21. Page 12, Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003 Campus Improvement Committee needs your help By CASANDRA “If they’re not going to take an smoker, so he can understand how the cafeteria tables. Welland campus) and he forward- BELLEFEUILLE active role to change things, then hard it’s going to be to get people “We would appreciate it if the ed it to Kerry Nicholls, (supervi- Staff Writer take dissuasive measures.” to change their habits and smoke students would put their garbage sor, maintenance).” The Campus Improvement Mike Cabras, a smoker in the in other designated areas. in the garbage cans. There are Barnatt says the lights were out Committee needs your help. on the upper parking lot facing The committee, formed after Woodlawn Road at the end college officials read recent stu- closest to the YMCA dent satisfaction surveys, has a construction site. five-point plan to address She says she feels this was a concerns. safety issue as she usually These include making more works late. Niagara College entrances non- Nicholls, in responding to smoking, providing more garbage Demers’ e-mail for Barnatt, says receptacles, launching a commit- new light heads have been tee campaign to try to step up ordered for the poles needing enforcement of the non-smoking them. They should arrive at the policy, increasing the level of lit- college soon. ter pickup on campus, and “The important message with increasing the level of cleaning respect to campus cleanliness is services. the need to have staff and Composed of representatives students take responsibility in from all three campuses, Glendale order to have a clean and smart- in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Maid of looking learning environment,” the Mist in Niagara Falls and says Niagara College President Welland, the members are primar- Dan Patterson. ily staff but there has been some He says he believes there is an student participation. onus on Niagara College to have “Open your eyes, look around An unidentified student, at right, is shown smoking in a non-smoking section by the Student the proper cleaning resources you, (and) understand that you Gathering Centre’s entrance at the Welland campus. Another unidentified student is shown putting assigned to manage the plant and have a responsibility to clean up a cigarette out in an ashtray in the smoking section of the Lundy entrance. property of one of the largest after yourself,” says Darrell Photo by Casandra Bellefeuille organizations in the region. Neufeld, manager of corporate communications at Niagara General Arts and Science pro- With respect to the cafeteria, more than enough garbages,” says College. gram, says he was not aware of Neufeld says, the committee a cafeteria worker, who asked her ‘As we study our Key The biggest issue is smoking in the changes from smoking to non- needs to persuade students to name not be published. Performance the non-smoking entrances. There smoking entrances. clean up after themselves once “Going to school is like being at is also a focus on cleaning up after “More signs need to be placed they are done eating. home: pick up after yourselves,” Indicators, which yourself in the cafeteria. rather than just one on the wall. “It’s mind boggling. If you says another unidentified cafete- solicit feedback from “We want non-smokers to enter Put some on the doors so when wouldn’t like eating at a dirty ria worker. into a non-smoking entrance with- people are walking out or in they table, then why would you leave Other issues occasionally arise students on their out the hassle of walking into a can clearly see them.” one for someone else?” says needing improvement. Phyllis satisfaction with the gauntlet of smoke. It’s a huge James Harrison, a non-smoker Neufeld. Barnatt, co-ordinator of the in the General Arts and Science “Everyone has an obligation. Journalism-Print program, says facilities, we have not ‘People need to program, says he hasn’t had any Our environment is an important she had an issue concerning the been pleased with the problems with people smoking in issue. We need to address how we parking lot lighting at the respect those who the non-smoking entrances. scores we have choose not to smoke. “I wouldn’t want it to come to received.’ this, but to prevent people from They choose not to smoking in a non-smoking — Dan Patterson entrance they can have people smoke for a reason.’ walking around giving more “With the chronic underfund- — Jarrett Powell warnings. I’ve only seen it ing, that presents a challenge. In happen once,” says Harrison. other words, I wish we were able shift to try to get people to change Doug Rapley, academic opera- to assign more people and more their behaviour,” says Neufeld. tions manager of the hospitality money towards cleaning our facil- Jarrett Powell, a non-smoker in programs, says he feels there has ities but that would require taking the first year of the Journalism- been an improvement since the more money from the classrooms. Print program, says his main committee was formed. “As we study our Key problem is the second-hand Rapley has been a member of Performance Indicators, which smoke. the committee since it was first solicit feedback from students on “People need to respect those formed more than half a year ago. their satisfaction with the facili- who choose not to smoke. They “I think people are more courte- ties, we have not been pleased choose not to smoke for a ous and responsible. They have a Darrell Neufeld (left), manager of corporate communications, and with the scores we have received. reason.” little more respect for Dan Patterson, Niagara College president, say they want people We hope that students will see, Powell says he feels this issue is other people.” through this ‘keep it clean’ cam- to realize they have a responsibility to keep a smart-looking an ongoing problem that isn’t get- Rapley says he would like to paign, that we are doing our best ting enough attention. see the committee focus more school. to create a quality learning envi- “There is only one security people on being environmentally Archive photo ronment and they will rate us guard on campus who takes an friendly. This would mean putting treat our surroundings.” Welland campus. higher for our efforts. We all share active role in enforcing the rule. cigarette butts in the ashtrays The women who work in the “I sent an internal request to a desire to be part of the best col- The others are pretty passive – rather than on the ground. cafeteria say there is still an issue security (Rick Demers, health and lege to either work at or graduate they just let it happen. Rapley says he used to be a with regard to leaving a mess on safety and security manager at the from.” Conference gives scholars opportunities to discuss views

By DON ARMSTRONG many different humanities and the subject. said, there are a lot of theoretical Staff Writer social sciences disciplines the Arcaro said that the subject of perspectives and a wide range of Gino Arcaro spoke at a two-day opportunity to discuss their views ‘There is no definitive interrogation is “very unique” and techniques. conference at Brock University on crime in Canada. he compared it to teaching sports. “I’m just presenting my views,” Nov. 5 to Nov. 6. Arcaro discussed Police way (to teach “There is no definitive way (to said Arcaro. Arcaro is the co-ordinator of the Interrogation: Rules of Evidence interrogation or a teach interrogation or a sport). It’s Arcaro said it was “big honour” Police Foundations and Law and and Best Practices, which, he said, sort of here’s my theory, here’s to be able to speak about a Security Administrative programs is “a very complex set of laws and sport). It’s sort of your theory.” subject he has covered at Niagara College. procedures about how to question here’s my theory, Arcaro said he presented his extensively. The conference, Crime in suspects and offenders to get a views and theories about what For more information about Canada: Law and Dis/Order, pre- confession.” here’s your theory.’ works in interrogating suspects. the conference or Canadian sented by the Centre for Canadian Interrogation was a big part of — Gino Arcaro “It has to do with the theory of studies courses visit Studies at Brock University, in St. his job as a detective, said Arcaro, activating one’s compulsion to http://www.brocku.ca/ Catharines, gave scholars from and he has written extensively on confess,” about which, Arcaro canstudies/. Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003, Page 13 Weed should be easily available activist says By LENNON CALDWELL With the rapidly changing mari- became the first country to allow than 30 grams is between $150 increase in the number of border Staff Writer juana laws in Canada, people may legalization of marijuana for med- and $400. Caught with posses- guards on the Canadian side. Matt Mernagh, writer for High be confused as to where the law icinal purposes. sion of over 50 plants, you may “It’s wrong to put more border Times magazine, is planning to stands. The law was changed recently be sentenced to 14 years in jail, guards because it affects trade.” plant the seed for a marijuana According to CBC News on Oct. 7 when the OCA made it if convicted. He contends that when the guards activist party this spring. Online, marijuana was first easier for people who are ill to “We’ve now gone back to the have to search every car, the “I just want to get the word out banned under the 1923 Opium and legally possess marijuana and old law where if you possess any amount of time that takes slows that marijuana is not harmful,” Drug Act. In July 2000, the reinstated possession laws for amount you can go to jail,” says the process of the trucks getting to says Mernagh. “I want the prohibi- Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) social or recreational purposes, Mernagh. their destination. tion of marijuana to end. We prohibited the possession of less making it a criminal offence He explains the law that repre- According to Mernagh, coun- should be able to go to the LCBO than 30 grams of marijuana, but once again. sents the de-prohibition of mari- tries like Holland, the United and buy a pack if we wish.” If he decided it must be legalized for “If you get caught with enough, juana is a bad bill that won’t pass. Kingdom, Australia and 11 states is able to achieve enough help and medicinal purposes to comply you can get up to a $1,000 fine or In Cannabis News Online, it in America have either passed a support, he will join the Marijuana with the Canadian Charter of even six months in jail,” says was stated that “border drug bill or are on the verge of passing Party and run in the next federal Rights and Freedoms. Mernagh. seizures and arrests are way up.” a bill to decriminalize marijuana election. On July 31, 2002, Canada On average, a fine for less Mernagh says there has been an possession. Mayoral candidates face off at college debate By KEIRA CUTHBERT the provincial government to election to office in 2000, Staff Writer expedite foreign-trained doctors municipal taxes have increased Mayoral candidates for the obtaining Ontario certification. by 2.6 per cent with a pay raise City of Welland addressed audi- Forster said, “Look at our for municipal staff of only three ence members on Oct. 24 in the youth in the community and give per cent. Reuter countered say- Hamilton Room at the Welland students $10,000 in four or five ing taxes have increased by 20 campus in Niagara College. years to stop in the City of per cent. Candidates included Phil Welland.” Bradley said, “We have to stop Bradley, incumbent Cindy Reuter said, “Doctors out of spending. We can’t spend more Forster, Frank Garofalo, Damian university with the highest train- than we bring in.” Audience Goulbourne, Dick Reuter and ing want the highest (quality) questions included expense John Watt. equipment.” reports, to which each candidate Panelists included Allan Garofalo said he agreed and said an accounting of every Benner, a reporter for the the city should make doctors penny spent by council would be Welland Tribune, Lucy Lariccia, feel comfortable to live here. available to the public, including who reports news on 97.1 FM To keep students in the area via a website. and Cogeco’s Cable 10 The and working, Goulbourne, a Forster said the information is Source and second-year Niagara College professor in the already available and her council Journalism-Print program stu- Tourism and Marketing is the first to start sending reports dent David Hurd. More than 300 Operations program at the to houses in mass mailings. people attended the debate. Glendale campus, said, “The Plans for revitalizing the Economic development was city should plan for the future downtown core in light of recent the main issue for the candidates and decide who we want to be in factory closures, such as Atlas with doctor recruitment, stabi- 10 years.” Steel, are to keep people work- lizing taxes, user fees for the About 80 per cent of new busi- Allan Benner, a reporter for the Welland Tribune, Lucy Lariccia, of ing by giving corporations tax canal and initiatives to revitalize ness is located in local business, Cogeco and Spirit 91.7 FM, and David Hurd, a second-year stu- breaks. the downtown core among ques- said Reuter, who also focused on dent of the Journalism-Print program and Niagara News reporter, Goulbourne said, “We have to tions fielded. ways to expand downtown ven- were panelists for the mayoral debate at Niagara College. create that environment that Each candidate acknowledged tures and programs. Photo by Keira Cuthbert we’re open to business.” the lack of physician services Economic development is a Forster said, “We need jobs and agreed recruitment should major business, said Watt. “One cle to start,” refering to motor- sparked an argument between that support families, but we be boosted by the use of bonuses growth industry in Welland and cycle gangs in Welland. Forster and Reuter. need jobs to support the city of of up to $50,000 and lobbying you just have to buy a motorcy- The municipal tax issue Forster said that since her Welland.” Numerous issues face NOTL candidates in election debate By ROBERT COLE graduate, they would come back thing for the town.’ Dale cites seeking his second term. Niagara; Bob Howse, who is Staff Writer to work in the town. that as his reason for wanting to “There are many issues that seeking his second term on coun- The Niagara-on-the-Lake All Tokar also mentioned that he join council. need to be dealt with here in cil; Maria Rekrut, who wants Candidates meeting was held on would like to see more help for Dale, Niagara Youth Citizen of Niagara,” said Collard, “and with “action to be taken to get every- Oct. 24 to showcase what opin- tourists to show them the best the Year in 2001, also won the teamwork, your support, realistic one’s input” on how the town ions the candidates for alderman tourist spots. Ontario Heritage Leader’s award. and measurable goals, all issues should be; Michael Twining, who had on issues around the old “I was talking to some people “Pretty much, I’m interested in will be reduced just short of a is focused on the issues of public town. The St. Davids Ratepayers from Acton, and they were con- working for the people,” said footnote.” communication, fiscal responsi- Association sponsored the two- cerned that they didn’t know Dale. “I’m a good listener. I am The other candidates were, in bility, and the implementation of hour long meeting, held at the St. where to go,” said Tokar. “I an interested person in the her- speaking order, Ian McEwan, the ward system; Steven Baxter, a Davids Lion’s Club. thought there would be help for itage preservation of the town.” who wants to improve communi- 19-year-old candidate who wants The first to speak was Neil them. We could provide informa- The next candidate was David cations; Art Viola, former mayor to protect heritage; Jamie Tokar, 21, who has a York tion for different restaurant Lepp. Lepp, who has been a “life- of Niagara-on-the-Lake; Terry Slingerland, who wants to get rid University degree in business, menus and stuff like that.” long resident” of the town, has Flynn, an instructor at Niagara of the water retention pond; and is seeking his first term on The second person to speak had his hand in many projects College, who wants to retain the Austin Ann Kirkby, who is “very council. was Alex Dale, also running for such as the new arena in Virgil status quo of doctor numbers in supportive of the agricultural “I would suggest that it would his first term on council. and the new sewer system in St. the Niagara-on-the-Lake area; community”; Rob Copeland, who be a good idea for the town to “I’ve picked up trash on Queen Davids and Queenston. Allen Snider, who wants to make says he cares about heritage support young people who want Street. I’ve picked up trash in the Lepp says his main concern is sure the community plan is care- preservation; and Andrea Kaiser- to go to medical school, and (to) parks, as well,” said Dale. “It was road safety. “Enough accidents fully monitored to make sure Nelson, who has “learned the help pay their tuition,” said truly an enlightening experience. have occurred. It is time to act development follows the rules; positive benefits of listening to Tokar. He said he hopes it would Some of it actually allowed me to now.’ Tom Braybrook, who says he can others and making a positive be done under a “contractual come home every single night The fourth speaker was Jim bring “fresh ideas, smart think- improvement based on shared agreement” that after the students and say, ‘You know, I did some- Collard, a member of council ing, and solid experience” to vision.” Premier McGuinty, new cabinet sworn in as 24th legislature Dalton McGuinty (Ottawa-South): pre- Michael Bryant (St. Paul’s): attorney gen- Dombrowsky (Hastings-Frontenac-Lennox and correctional services; Madeleine David Ramsey (Timiskaming-Cochrane): mier, intergovernmental affairs; Rick eral, native affairs, democratic renewal; and Addington): environment; Dwight Meilleur (Ottawa-Vanier): culture, fran- natural resources; George Smitherman Bartolucci (Sudbury): Northern develop- David Caplan (Don Valley East): infra- Duncan (Windsor St. Clair): energy, house cophone affairs; Steve Peters (Elgin- (Toronto Centre-Rosedale): health and long- ment and mines; Chris Bentley (London structure renewal, deputy House leader; leader, chair of Cabinet; John Gerretsen Middlesex-London): agriculture and food; term care; Greg Sorbara (Vaughn-King- West): labour; Dr. Marie Bountrogianni Mary Anne Chambers (Scarborough East): (Kingston and the Islands): municipal Gerry Phillips (Scarborough Agincourt): Aurora): finance; Harinder Takhar (Hamilton Mountain): children’s services, training, colleges and universities; Joe issues, seniors’ issues; Gerard Kennedy chair of management board of Cabinet; (Mississauga Centre): transportation; Jim citizenship and immigration; Jim Bradley Cordiano (York South-Weston): economic (Parkdale-High Park): education; Monte Sandra Pupatello (Windsor-West): com- Watson (Ottawa West and Nepean): con- (St. Catharines): tourism and recreation; development and trade; Leona Kwinter (York Centre): community safety munity and social services, women’s affairs; sumer and business services. 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Illustrating life through the lens

Second-year Journalism-Print program students were given a mid-term photography assignment to manufac- ture and submit a photo illustration. The pictures on this page were selected by the editors of the Niagara News. Photos from left by: Nicole Johnson, Andrea St. Pierre, Ryan Farkas, Robert Walker and Dane McBurnie.

Pagination by Mike O’Drowsky Page 16, Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003 Paramedic program beats fighting fires By SHEENA WERNER Paramedic program. need to know what to expect.” Staff Writer Caie also applied to Conestoga Caie says he like the hands-on A first-year Paramedic pro- College’s Paramedic Studies approach to learning in the lab. gram student credits his interest ‘It’s not to be a hero. program in Kitchener and was “You can only learn so much in the field to his roommate. also accepted into two fire pro- from a textbook or an instructor,” Steve Caie, 20, of Brantford, With paramedics grams, Pre-firefighter at he says. says he originally was interested there is a lot more Lambton College in Sarnia and Caie says this profession in firefighting but, after seeing Fire Prevention Technology at (paramedic) appeals to him for a the things that his roommate was calls, a lot more Seneca College in Toronto. lot of the same reasons that fire- doing, became interested in para- action.’ “If I wasn’t accepted here I fighting did. medic studies. probably would have gone into a “It’s not to be a hero,” he Caie spent last year in the — Steve Caie firefighter program,” says Caie. says. “It seemed interesting General Arts and Sciences program The first term of the and exciting and a little bit here, and because he was originally Paramedic program covers, dangerous. With paramedics interested in firefighting, focused “mainly the basics,” says Caie. there is a lot more calls, a lot his classes on pre-health sciences. “We don’t get into drugs. We more action instead of sleep- Photo by Sheena Werner This route helped him get into the cover psychology because you STEVE CAIE ing all night.” Annual Discovery Day for potential students By CHARLOTTE BRETT “There’s usually a good turnout. student-to-student information says in the past the staff has talked as the men’s varsity basketball and and NICOLE JOHNSON I think every year it gets a bit big- exchange. to a lot of parents and grandpar- volleyball games will be played in Staff Writers ger,” he says. Student Administrative Council ents at Discovery Day. “Education the gym at the Welland campus in Potential Niagara College stu- The day’s activities will include (SAC) representatives will be at doesn’t stop at a diploma.” the Mackenzie Building. dents will have the opportunity to campus tours, displays and infor- the student centres at both cam- The Financial Aid office will “There will be a lot of action discover many aspects of the col- mation about more than $1.5 mil- puses, says Glenn Murray, SAC have tables staffed at both cam- going on,” she says, adding that lege at the fourth annual Discovery lion in student awards, bursaries office administrator for the puses to give general information open house tours will pass by the Day open house tomorrow. and on-campus employment Glendale campus. He says SAC on the work study programs, the gymnasium at the Welland cam- Both the Welland and Glendale opportunities that are available. will also set up booths and tables Ontario Student Assistance Plan pus during the games. campuses will be open from 11 Door prizes that will be handed “to show what SAC is all about.” and scholarships. There will also be information a.m. to 3 p.m. for Discovery Day, out include a DVD player, three The SAC office and student The Student Services depart- about the school’s residences, when representatives from the col- college sweatshirts, and a dinner lounge will also be open on ment will set up display tables tours through the residence build- lege’s many departments will set for four people at the Kerrio Saturday, so representatives with information about coun- ings, and information booths set up information stations for those Dining Room. will be available to answer selling, peer services, disability up in the college, says Jennifer interested in enrolment. The college purchased all door questions. services and others services, says Elliott, general manager of the “It’s a great opportunity to see prizes for Discovery Day, says Patricia Labonté, director of Brigitte Chiki, director of Student Welland residence. what the college has to offer,” says Neufeld. Continuing Education and Services. The library will be open on Darrell Neufeld, manager of cor- All programs for each campus Learning Resources Enterprise “We’ll be available to answer Saturday for the open house. porate communications for the will be staffing their areas to pro- and Student Services division, students’ and parents’ questions Dale Zinatelli, library techni- college. Neufeld says, in the past, vide lab tours and answer curricu- says the Continuing Education one-on-one,” says Chiki. cian for the Welland campus, says there has always been a turnout of lum or program questions. Many department will “definitely” have She also says the open house people will be available to answer “several thousand people.” will have students available for a display at Discovery Day. She will be going on at the same time any questions. College presents leadership Paramedic students win awards conference via live satellite By SHEENA WERNER butions and his service to his com- teer in and out of the classroom. Staff Writer munity,” says King. “In addition, John is very keen to By NICOLE JOHNSON Shirley Tomovic, development In an awards ceremony earli- Ellis is a graduate of Brock serve the residents of Niagara as a Staff Writer officer for the Continuing er this term, two second-year University in St. Catharines paramedic,” says King. Niagara College presented the Education department at the col- Paramedic program students with a bachelor of science The NOTL Hospital Auxiliary 2003 Living Leadership: The lege, was involved with the received $500 each from the degree in biology. awards are for Niagara Region stu- Power of Executing Greatness event’s organization. Niagara-on-the-Lake (NOTL) King says Ellis is considered dents studying in the Paramedic conference via live satellite feed She said the speakers are “lead- Hospital Auxiliary. by his peers to be an exceptional program, who plan to work as from the Sheraton Fallsview ership gurus” and added that the Jessica Froese won the role model and dedicated volun- paramedics in Niagara. Hotel and Conference Centre in highlight of this year’s conference NOTL Hospital Auxiliary Niagara Falls on Nov. 5. was the participation of Giuliani Academic Scholarship Award and Johnson. and John Ellis, 40, of Fonthill, The Living Leadership confer- won the NOTL Hospital Conference ence is an annual satellite broad- Auxiliary Pat Agnes Memorial speakers provide cast viewed by more than 100,000 Award. people in all fields of professional “Froese has always wanted strategies for management and leadership. to work in the medical field as success in the work- “It’s a market that Niagara she perceived a need for quali- College tries to appeal to,” said fied professionals in this area,” place dealing with Tomovic. says Jamie King, manager, leadership and The conference’s speakers pro- Alumni Development and vide strategies for success in the Student Awards. “Froese is personal growth. workplace regarding leadership considered to be a leader by and personal growth. her peers within and outside of “It’s a big conference we hold the classroom and displayed The one-day conference fea- every two or three years,” said exceptional academic achieve- tured seven guest speakers: for- Tomovic. ment within her first year of mer New York City mayor Rudy The conference was co- studies.” Awards ceremony winners with staff from left to right: Peggy Giuliani, basketball sports legend ordinated by Mica, an orga- “Ellis is a mature returning stu- Service, NOTL Hospital Auxiliary member, John Ellis, winner, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Dr. nization that holds person- dent who is very much respected Jamie King, Jessica Froese, winner, Mary-Lou Gilchrist, presi- Gary Bradt, and authors Stephen al and professional by his classmates and his instruc- dent NOTL Hospital Auxiliary, and Wilfrid Agnes, NOTL Hospital R. Covey, Ken Blanchard, Marcus enhancement seminars and tors alike for his academic contri- Buckingham and John C. Maxwell. conferences. Auxiliary member. Submitted photo Niagara College Health Centres encourage everybody to get a flu shot There are no more available spots at the college campuses but you can visit a variety of locations throughout the Niagara Region for your flu shot. Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003, Page 17 Niagara alumni welcomes newcomer Densham By GREG VALLENTIN Some of Densham’s volunteer to go back to school because I me is the environment; it’s the Staff Writer work included being the president didn’t really know what I wanted people around you. It’s not the The Niagara College Alumni of the Kiddie Kastle Resource to do with my life. As important walls, it’s the people around you. offices welcomed Julie Densham Centre in Grimsby, an advisory as it was for me, it was important If it’s an unhappy environment, on Oct. 20, as the new program committee member on the Family for my kids to see that, and it’s then I just can’t do it.” assistant for alumni development. Wellness program, and a co-ordi- changing now, but as a woman Densham says the hardest part Densham, 37, was born in nator for the Festival at the Forty, and a mother, that it’s OK to go about the job will be living up to Grimsby, Ont., but has been travel- also in Grimsby. back to school. My girls need to the expectations of the Niagara ling her entire life. Densham is the permanent see that.” Foundation, the money-raising arm At age 18, she moved to Toronto. chair for the Grimsby Santa Densham says when she gradu- of the college, and the people who After that, Densham spent 10 years Claus parade, a volunteer ated from Niagara College, she run the college and their vision. living in London, England, and reporter for Cogeco Community decided she wanted to start her “I just hope that I can slip myself Paris, France, where she met her Television, and a board mem- own event planning company, a well into that vision and be able to first husband. ber/fundraiser chair at her chil- goal she says she intends on help with that. I like jobs that have Densham moved back to dren’s school, the Central Public achieving. specific jobs and projects. I like to Canada and settled down with School in Grimsby. Eventually, Densham received an have a goal and I like to reach that her second and current husband In September of 2000, Densham e-mail about the position as the new goal and then be successful and pat and her three children, Max, began work on her most ambitious program assistant and was offered myself on the back.” Kate and Annake. project yet, called Skatedate. It is an interview soon afterwards. With duties including adminis- In 1996, Densham began her Grimsby’s first family communal Julie Densham is the new pro- Jamie King, Niagara College’s tration, updating records and host- career as a volunteer for various skate for learners and family gram assistant for alumni manager of alumni development ing alumni events, Densham says organizations. members and runs 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. development at the Glendale and student awards, says she was she thinks her job will be great. “I didn’t want a part-time job on Fridays. campus in Niagara-on-the- hired because of her talent, knowl- “Being a stay-at-home mom, that would interfere with my child “I was unhappy with the skating Lake. edge and extensive volunteer work. and working in the events indus- rearing and then vice versa, so I programming. It’s very, very Photo by Greg Vallentin “We are very, very excited to be try can be a grungy job. It’s nice volunteered,” says Densham. “I expensive and my issue is, because welcoming her,” says King. to get dressed up and feel good started up little programs here and I’m a stay-at-home mom, that’s In April of 2003, Densham grad- Densham says she recalls a and feel a little bit more important there for kids that I thought were kind of my theory. Parental and uated from Niagara College’s question during the interview that and feel that this year I’m going lacking in our communities. That’s child interaction is far more Special Events Management was of importance. “One of the to be instrumental in helping a big really what my interest is, commu- important than shoving my kid on (Post-graduate) program. questions was what is a good job portion of this year’s 6,000 nity development.” the ice,” says Densham. “I decided it was time for me to you in your mind? A good job to enrolled students.” Flynn teaches children fire safety in ‘greatest job’ He has three grown children, Terry house. The Grade 3 students also receive 1999. He has been recognized for his Flynn was first Flynn, Chandra Cripps and Peter Flynn. instruction in how to safely get out of a involvement in various U.S. states, includ- He has been married for 44 years to room using a simulated situation in the ing Maine, New York and Pennsylvania, to president of Elizabeth Flynn. bedroom of the house. name a few. Flynn has seven co-op students come to The Grade 5 students are taught basic ‘I really enjoy teaching any the Can-Am the classroom to aid the teaching process. babysitting safety and skills, and similar He has four from Centennial High School to the Grade 3s the Grade 5s, have two classes but especially Firefighters in Welland and three from Notre Dame students designated to be the parents who children in this age because Catholic High School in Welland. He has have the responsibility of getting all the Association five students in the morning and two in children safely out of a room filling with they are so inquisitive and the afternoon. smoke. have such sharp minds.’ By JOLENE HOLMES ‘I have the greatest job in Flynn researched learning equipment Staff Writer for the fire prevention class and is — David Flynn “I have the greatest job in the world.” the world.’ responsible for getting donations from the David Flynn, 66, of Niagara Falls, is a — David Flynn 12 municipalities. Flynn is now the assistant treasurer for the retired fire prevention officer now working “The job is extremely rewarding.” Western New York Volunteer Firemen’s at the Children’s Safety Village at Niagara The co-op students help Flynn with the Flynn was treasurer of the Ontario Association, which covers 11 cities in New College’s Welland campus. 30 young students in three sessions Municipal Fire Prevention Officers’ York State. He teaches two courses at The Regional Committee of Fire throughout the day. Association for 15 years and treasurer of the Niagara College. Prevention asked him to write the curricu- The Grade 1 students enjoy a puppet Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council “I really enjoy teaching any classes but lum for the village, and his full-time show, which teaches them about match safe- for six years. especially children in this age because employment evolved from there. He works ty and not to be afraid of the fire prevention He was the first president of the Can-Am they are so inquisitive and have such at the village full time, five days a week. officers. They have a teacher dress in fire- Firefighters Association. sharp minds.” Flynn worked as a Canada Customs offi- fighting gear to show children they don’t Flynn has received many awards and Flynn speaks at about 10 major engage- cer for 31 years. He was a volunteer fire pre- have to be afraid. certificates for his involvement on many ments and seminars annually. vention officer for 30 years and full-time The Grade 3 students are shown house- different committees throughout the He says he thinks he will be doing work fire prevention officer for 10 years. hold hazards, using a miniature realistic region. He won the Fire Marshal Award in of this nature “until I die.” Hudson says he likes his job By MELISSA GRAHAM Staff Writer The vice-president corporate services says he likes his job “for the most part.” “It is pretty interesting but VOTE fairly challenging,” says Steve Hudson, 47, of St. Catharines. He has worked for the college for three and a half years. From 1993 to 2000, he worked as superintendent of human resources for the Niagara Catholic District School Board. Doug PECK His office is in S217 in the Simcoe building at the Welland campus. Hudson says he is in charge of FOR REGIONAL COUNCILLOR finance, budget control systems, plant maintenance, human resources and hiring support Say YES to Change staff. “I am also in charge of ancil- “Taking Action, Getting Results” lary services, including the cafe- teria, daycare and residence www.dougpeck.ca parking.” Page 18, Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003 Gold chains, diamond rings but no music By DANE MCBURNIE guns and drugs for strings of music of a lone DJ onstage. After Rock surprised everyone by com- night with an ensemble freestyle Staff Writer clever rhymes of obscure refer- about an hour, people surrounded ing out and joining his label mate performance by Aesop Rock, Mr. There is hope for hip-hop. ences, smart analogies and state- the stage, arms raised in the air. for the performance, making this Lif and fellow “Def Jukies” S.A. It’s a shame to turn on the tele- ments so brilliant, it makes pop- The music had stopped and was show quite the double block- Smash, who had performed earli- vision and see the state of rap ular radio rap seem, for the most replaced with the crowd’s deafen- buster. er that night. and hip-hop music. There are part, unintelligent. ing oohs, aahs and yeahs. Instead of waiting for one artist to Rappers like Aesop Rock and many big budget special effects, The Funhaus, a nightclub for- Definitive Jux was in Toronto, leave and the other to arrive, the two Mr. Lif don’t need millions of dol- diamond rings, gold chains and merly known as The Zen and in Aesop Rock’s case, for the rappers shared the stage in a back- lars to make a name for themselves. expensive cars, but where is the Lounge, sits above a Shopper’s very first time. and-forth fashion, playing off each They don’t need wild music videos music? There’s much time put Drug Mart on Toronto’s Queen Unlike most shows, hip-hop other, each guest starring on each with scantily clad women dancing into production and remixes so Street. It’s not a big venue, but shows don’t require a stage to be other’s tracks and giving a truly out- around to make the listeners pay they can be dance club hits, but this is what makes being a fan of filled with guitars, pianos or standing and unique performance. It attention. They don’t need to write where’s the heart? low-profile artists wonderful. drums. The only thing on stage felt like the artists were always a lyrics about how they are the best, Maybe you should ask the inde- Smaller clubs, like the Funhaus, should be the artist and the DJ. In group instead of two individuals because like Aesop Rock, they can pendent hip-hop scene. Maybe you offer a chance for a more inti- this case, one DJ could support sharing the stage. walk on stage with a hobo’s beard should ask Definitive Jux, a record mate environment. A person more than one artist if both artists Between Mr. Lif’s soft-voiced wearing a ripped T-shirt and truck- label supporting a number of hip- could head to the bar to grab a simply need a DJ to provide all lyrics about not wanting to go to er hat and deliver a performance hop artists dedicated to dropping beer and still be right in the the background music. It’s a very work and Aesop Rock’s sharp with the flow and confidence of an the fancy acts and displaying actual action of the show. Heading over rare occurrence to have a double rhymes about gun control and 9- emperor. talent. to a covered pool table to look at headlining act perform side by 11 (which, interestingly enough Rappers like Aesop Rock and Maybe you should ask Aesop all the artist’s merchandise does- side in this fashion, alternating was the last time Aesop Rock Mr. Lif make people know that Rock and Mr. Lif, who are not only n’t mean missing any part of the songs, but at a hip-hop show, this was scheduled to play in as long as there are artists this artists on that label, but also key performance. is possible. Toronto), the show was a fulfill- passionate about the music they icons in independent rap. On Oct. 20, the dance floor had If the crowd’s reaction to Mr. ing display of some of the finest make, there will always be hope These artists trade the usual been washed in a colourful dis- Lif’s appearance on stage wasn’t hip-hop around. The crowd’s for hip-hop. There will always style of rapping about girls, cars, play as the lights pulsed to the enough, after two songs, Aesop cries for an encore ended the be hope for music. Non-profit agency offers music series to raise money

By STEPHEN DOHNBERG Mean Red Spiders’ most munity seemed like a logical move. and Royal City has garnered him Salmonblaster), More Plastic, Great Staff Writer recent release, Still Life, Fast Other notable appearances in national acclaim. Two Minute Lake Swimmers and The Vermicious The Niagara Compassion Moving, was met with critical the future include The Burdocks, Miracles recently completed a Knid. Society (NCS), a non-profit acclaim and continued to cement Out Of Touch Recording artists Canadian tour supporting its newest The shows will have a early start agency that provides medicinal the act as one of Canada’s most who have kept the Atlantic scene CD, Volume III: The Silence of with doors opening at 7 p.m. and fes- marijuana to the terminally and interesting underground musical alive with incredible songwrit- Animals. Appearing with the Two tivities finishing up around 11 p.m. chronically ill, has announced exports. ing and endless touring for their Minute Miracles will be Kelp allowing people who want to check the launch of a biweekly Sunday The NCS has been launched to critically acclaimed CD, I Have Records’ Orchard Hill Road, who is out the bands while supporting the night benefit series at the meet the needs of patients in the A Million Friends. The scheduled to release a new record in NCS an early evening before school Merchant Ale House on St. Paul community. The music series Burdocks will be making a spe- the coming weeks. or work the next day. The perfor- Street in downtown St. will help raise the tens of thou- cial appearance Nov. 23. Joining Another immediate inclusion to mance admission, priced at $5, is a Catharines. sands of dollars needed for the the Burdocks that evening will the coming dates is Wax Mannequin, steal for this calibre of talent in any On Nov. 9, Teenage USA NCS’s operating costs. Funding be Ryan Stanley of Brantford’s whose obscure and driven aesthetic market. Recording artists Mean Red for everything from office space The Vermicious Knid. Ryan’s vision has made him a unique export Music is not the only thing inter- Spiders, a band internationally to legal representation is solo release will please fans of in the world of indie rock. The esting Mernagh and the NCS. If you recognized for its psychedelic required. NCS founder Matt Sebadoh and Hayden. Hamilton-based performance artist are an artist from literally anywhere pop odes and ethereal shoegaze Mernagh notes that music is “the On Dec. 7, London, Ont.’s, and musician will be touring in sup- working with any medium and soundtracks, will take the stage second most effective Two Minute Miracles will grace port of his new release, The Price, would like to participate, e-mail with Free Maracas, a local act painkiller.” the stage. Frontman Andrew over the course of December. Other Mernagh at mmernagh@sympa- notable for its disparate influ- As Mernagh points out, “pro Magoffin’s engineering and pro- acts to appear during the coming tico.ca or check the bands’ indi- ences that include Joy Division bono doesn’t mean free,” so duction work with such artists as months include Maximum RnR, vidual websites for more infor- and My Bloody Valentine. extending a request to the arts com- the Constantines, The Weekend, Black Saturdays (ex-Ghandarvas, mation. Gruesome movie worth a million words By SHERRI WASSINK of violence, the imagery in it has a Bill took it too far, one even the kind in which the bad guy gets ple, people who make good deci- Special to Niagara News weird sort of disturbing honesty. going as far as saying a movie of killed by the good guy and every- sions and people who make bad If a picture is worth 1,000 words, In one scene, perhaps the most this nature “rapes” people of their thing is better now. decisions. then a movie as gruesomely won- unsettling to viewers, a little girl is innocence. The genius of Kill Bill What we don’t see are the conse- The irony comes in that Kill Bill derful as Kill Bill is worth a mil- hiding under a bed while her moth- was that through fantasy the audi- quences. Did the bad guy have a is a fantasy, so the story couldn’t lion. er is impaled by a sword, killing ence was shown a story very raw family? What if he did? What if he exist in real life. Quentin Tarrantino’s much- her and grazing the little girl’s and very real. had a five-year-old boy who now At least it could not exist in what anticipated theatrical follow up to head. She then looks through the They showed violence how it has no father? What if he had a we portray to be real life as it is Pulp Fiction stormed into theatres sword hole and her mother’s should be seen. wife who was now without a hus- seen in the movies. Kill Bill is a last week, creating a frenzy of blood drips onto her face. Kill Bill could have easily band? Never. story of incredible violence, mali- media hype. Kill Bill is about a girl Although this particular scene slipped into the crowd-pleasing We just assume that that man cious murder and many other hor- fighter trying to kill her boss and was the one that viewers felt to favourite by making the Uma was a bad guy; he had no family, rific events such as portrayed escape her old life. The story of be the worst, the intense imagery Thurman character similar to a no life, nothing beyond being a bad through a fantasy world. Through Kill Bill, however, is not the of such a horrific moment was Charlie’s Angel’s gal. It seems as guy. Bad people deserve to die. the fantasy, though, those who important part. incredible. That scene alone if the only violence people are In Kill Bill this stereotype does- have the courage to look deeper Although the film is being hailed made the movie. willing to accept is that of the n’t exist. There is no set bad guy will get that Kill Bill is a brutal as a horrifically unnecessary mass Many critics claim that Kill good guy, bad guy variety. That’s and good guy. There are just peo- taste of reality. Gamez Dot Com on the move after three months By GREG VALLENTIN opening at the Seaway Mall on July After almost three months at the pared to what’s here at the mall.” “We’re thinking about going Staff Writer 21. Seaway Mall, Matt Stevens says Stevens says prices are, for the maybe a lot bigger. More acces- Talk about moving to a new town The store specializes in video Gamez Dot Com might be moving most part, better at Gamez Dot sories, more games.” has already begun for owners of games for the Nintendo Gamecube, to another location. Com compared with those of its Stevens says the family is con- Gamez Dot Com, the newest addi- the Microsoft X-Box and the Sony Stevens, 21, of Ridgeway, Ont., biggest competitor, Wal-Mart. sidering moving the store to tion to the Seaway Mall in Welland Playstation 2. is the son of Ron and Lorraine, who “Some of our prices are better, Niagara Falls. on Niagara Street. As well as video games, the store help manage the store with Stevens. some of our prices are worse.” Gamez Dot Com will announce Gamez Dot Com, which is run by carries a wide variety of new and “Business has been real slow,” As for the store’s future, Stevens its decision within the coming the Stevens family, had its grand used movies. says Stevens. “It has been OK com- says an expansion is inevitable. months. Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003 Page 19 PureTracks offers quality, low prices iTunes By SHANNON The service offers over puter’s My Music Folder. needs of Canadians. It Niagara College students ARNOLD 250,000 songs from all the From there, users can put found a demand for high- say they are skeptical of rivals Staff Writer major labels including their own playlists together quality music files that its success. Societal The best things in life BMG Canada Inc., EMI and burn each song up to can be burned to a CD-R habits die hard, and are no longer free. Mid Music Canada, Sony three times. and then transferred to a regardless of the benefits Pure October was the launch Music Canada, Universal The site requires no reg- portable device, all fea- and ethics of a legal date for PureTracks, a Music Canada and Warner istration or subscription tures that PureTracks online downloading Canadian-based “a la Music Canada Ltd. Users fees, and only a minimal delivers. store, feedback from stu- Tracks carte” download service will have access to materi- financial commitment. Niagara College’s stu- dents has indicated that delivering high quality, al from several indepen- It features an artist of the dents gave mixed opin- many will continue to By SHANNON ARNOLD virus free downloads to dent labels, back catalogue week and editorials that ions of their satisfaction download for free rather Staff Writer Windows computer soft- material, new releases and share varying perspectives with current downloading than check out the legal The overwhelming success of ware users at a competi- a wide variety of niche and on music. options and the new pay- option. Apple’s iTunes Music Store tive price. Canadian repertoire. It’s the quality of the for-play service. Some music lovers will shows promise for the newly cre- In the wake of a music The site will also pro- music files that Mitchell The general attitude at give PureTracks a chance. ated PureTracks site. The official industry slump that has mote and grant exposure believes will bridge the the college regarding Users frustrated with pur- launch of PureTracks followed prompted a nationwide to emerging Canadian transition from free to downloading is this: “Do I chasing an entire CD for right on the heels of the iTunes crackdown on Internet artists, bringing them legitimate. PureTracks download music? Of one radio-friendly song will Music Store (iTMS), although piracy, the introduction of alongside the leading offers its digital music in a course! Who doesn’t?” be more apt to pay 99 cents PureTracks was in the works PureTracks provides a international superstars. Windows Media format, The majority of student to download it online. prior to the iTMS’s April 28 legal option for music fans The 99-cent price tag on which is four mega bites in downloaders use Kazaa, To the skeptics, Mitchell opening. that supports the industry most songs is the most size and take about 20 sec- mainly because it has says, “We need to deliver Apple’s store sold one million and its artists. competitive of any United onds to download. outlasted all of the quick- something that warrants songs in less than one week, two The service is an innova- States or European service According to Don ly disappearing options their patronage, and I million by day 16 and 10 million tive creation by Moon Taxi in existence. Mitchell Hogarth, of Environics previously available. believe we will do that.” as of Sept. 8, according to an Inc.’s Chief Executive explains that “because of Communications for However, several Moon Taxi is a leading Apple press release. This is an Officers Alistair Mitchell the complicated labyrinth Xerox Canada, the name Niagara students com- online music distributor impressive achievement consid- and Derek van der Plaat. of licensing requirements PureTracks alludes to the plain that Kazaa is and one of the most pop- ering that Apple’s market is sole- Mitchell states, “(The site) for each song,” some are purity of its product becoming increasingly ular destination music ly American Macintosh users. is fantastic for access to a priced slightly higher. delivered straight from infiltrated with viruses, streaming sites in North Macintosh users make up less high-quality music file. Albums can also be the source in an unadul- pop-up ads and spyware, America. The Toronto- than four per cent of computer Our focus is to deliver downloaded for $9.99, terated format. and they are aware that is based company began in users. PureTracks caters to the music directly from the greatly offsetting the cur- During the year-long monitored by the 1999 as a source of considerably larger Windows source, in a manner that’s rent $22 price at any period of preparation for Canadian Recording licensed music in stream- market in Canada. convenient. There’s value record store. PureTracks, Moon Taxi Industry Association. ing format and has grown The press release also stated in getting something that’s Each downloaded song conducted extensive Despite the perks to feature over 100 that over half of the 200,000 songs pristine.” goes directly into the com- research to determine the PureTracks offers, some Internet music channels. offered on the iTMS site have been purchased at least once, and over half have also been pur- chased as full albums. The store gives users a 30-second preview Halloween pub crowd disappointing of each song, and offers unlimited burning rights without subscrip- By SHEENA VALLEY Centres, was present in closed Alexander away from the Glendale in more people usually.” tion fees. Staff Writer costume at the all ages Davidson’s at midnight. campus location. Students were not the Canadian Mac users may be left Alexander Davidson’s Halloween karaoke night, “It would stay open if “Once the students only ones to neglect the high and dry for quite some time. annual Halloween pub and says, “It’s unfortunate the crowd wanted it to, but leave the school for the Glendale pub. Most of the Apple says there are currently no night on Oct. 30 was that it’s the same night as it’s dead.” day, it’s hard to get them members of the Student plans for a Canadian version of empty before the witch- Welland’s (campus) Young blames low atten- to come back.” Administrative Council iTMS. Senior Manager of Apple ing hour even hit at Halloween pub.” dance at pub nights to sev- Young says making the were at the After Hours pub Natalie Sequeira states, Niagara College’s With 19 people in atten- eral factors. pub night an all ages at the Welland campus. “Copyright laws are different in Glendale campus. dance, four were dressed in “It’s a commuter cam- karaoke was a last minute “We will probably head every country. We made it avail- Ryan Young, assistant costumes, excluding staff. pus.” Many of the students decision. over there after we are able in the U.S. first basically manager of Student Young, 25, of Thorold, live 15 minutes, or further, “Karaoke seems to bring done here.” because we could.” Childcare Centre emphasizes safety, helping others 21, to take a tour and learn how the Ceremony, village is used to teach children traffic and fire safety rules. parade, safety The Safety Village’s traffic lights, various buildings, school bus and roads are used to make demonstrations the children aware of traffic safety. held during There is a room inside the Children’s Safety Village’s main the Week of building that is used to teach Grade 1, Grade 3 and Grade 5 students about fire prevention. the Child A parade was held Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. at the Welland campus By ASHLEIGH TAYLOR with the Tender Wishes Staff Writer Foundation’s Tender Teddy and Learning safety and helping oth- Tender Tessey. The centre’s fac- ers were emphasized in events ulty, parents and their children from Oct. 20 to Oct. 25 at Niagara marched from the centre to the College’s Childcare Centre to cel- Mackenzie Building. ebrate the Week of the Child. Raffle tickets were available On Oct. 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 for $1 each, or $2 for three, to p.m., the opening ceremony start- win a Week of the Child basket ed at the Seaway Mall on Niagara filled with prizes prepared by Street in Welland, welcoming the the centre’s faculty and parents. public and building awareness of Throughout the week a basket the purpose of the celebration. Tender Tessey, Tender Teddy, Tina Price and two Early Childhood Education preschool students on was located at the centre’s front The centre’s children visited the the Week of the Child parade day at the college. door for non-perishable food Children’s Safety Village at the donations. college’s Welland campus, on Oct. Photo by Ashleigh Taylor Page 20, Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003 Travel vacation shows students true culture By LINDSAY ALLBRIGHT Students from Niagara College Mike says the students are dents love the nightlife in more trips for the students, possi- Staff Writer and Brock University in St. always eager to travel to new Montreal and the old city in bly rafting in Ottawa or camping While families across Canada Catharines were invited on the places, especially because of the Quebec City. They say they also in Tobermory. Night trips are also enjoyed their traditional trip, which has been an October good rates with which they are enjoyed the carriage and ferry a possibility, such as to hockey Thanksgiving celebrations, stu- tradition for the past six years. Past provided. rides. It helped that the weather games and the Festival of Lights in dents from the International trips have also included Boston, “They want to see Ottawa. They was “perfect.” Simcoe, Ont. Education department were given Mass., and New York City. want to go to the capital. They all Mike says the students have no As homestay parents themselves, the opportunity of a lifetime to Wallace says the purpose of the want to go to Montreal. They all problem adjusting to the language the Wallaces know what it’s like to experience true Canadian culture. trip is to allow students to experi- want to see Quebec City. To do it in Montreal and Quebec City be in a new country. They say they About 50 students from 10 dif- ence Canadian cultures. She says by bus on their own is three sepa- because many of the people there enjoy having students live with ferent ethnic backgrounds trav- she likes to see the students laugh- rate trips to make, and it costs a lot speak English as well as French. them and the company they pro- elled to Ottawa, Montreal and ing and giggling when they have more,” says Mike. Sue says the students are “very vide. To make life more interesting Quebec City, a trip organized by the chance to get together outside He says they try to put the trip well behaved” when on trips such for the students, Mike and Sue have Sue and Mike Wallace, of St. of regular classes. together at a reasonable price for as this one, they respect their sur- the perfect remedy for the stress Catharines, who have founded “One night we had six different the students, which came to just roundings and, most of the time, that can come with moving to a their own travel agency, The nationalities in one room watching more than $200. they are punctual. new country: cultural excursions Travel Edge. the soccer game,” says Wallace. Mike and Sue agree that the stu- Mike says he would like to plan with classmates. 200 mark New Year By LINDSAY ALLBRIGHT turnout, complete with food pre- Staff Writer pared by the chefs at the Maid of Happy New Year. the Mist campus, including but- Confused? tered chicken, mint chutney, Indian students of Niagara mixed vegetables, lentils, bread College aren’t. and desserts. Diwali is the biggest Indian cel- “The food is fabulous,” said ebration of the year. Counsellor Erik Madsen. “I’m Celebrated over a five-day peri- really proud of the students who od, the festival honours Laksmi, took their own time to make this the goddess of wealth, and gets its a successful event.” name from the Sanskrit term Traditional Indian and Western dipavali, or row of lights. music was provided by one of Each day of the festival cele- Niagara College’s favourite DJs, brates a different aspect of DJ Brown Suga. Indian tradition, such as laugh- Limited transportation from the ter, joy and wealth. Maid of the Mist campus, the St. The festival, which is celebrated Catharines Downtown Public on a grand scale in almost all Library, Niagara College’s regions of India, is looked upon Glendale campus in Niagara-on- mainly as the beginning of the the-Lake, and Brock University in New Year. In their own ways, St. Catharines was provided. countries, including Gkyena, A specific committee was put Thailand, Trinidad and Malaya, together to plan the third annual Students from the college’s International Education department travelled to Ottawa, Montreal and celebrate Diwali. event, consisting of students from And what a celebration it was. all Niagara College campuses. Quebec City over the Thanksgiving weekend. More than 200 people turned Vyomesh Desai, vice-presi- Submitted photo out for the event at the After dent of public relations for the Hours pub at the Welland cam- Student Administrative Council pus, hosted by the Indian stu- at the Glendale campus, said, dents of Niagara College. “This is a big event for us.” Tickets were $10 and included The International Department food, music and games. provided funding for the event. More than a month of plan- “It was really a team effort,” ning resulted in a successful says Madsen.

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Photo: North Atlantic Convoy (with permission of the Maritime Museum of British Columbia) Niagara Marine Secretariat Ventures Division • Glendale Campus • W115 www.marinecareers.ca Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003, Page 21 College chef professor brings experience By NICOLE JOHNSON marks, and then come back out you go do this and see if you're of college and 6,000 industry try, telling her students about the Staff Writer into the industry," says Marr. serious about it?' So I did, and it hours, she earned the official title good and the bad. Niagara College chef professor "I think I would actually like to was fantastic," Marr explains. of Chef de Cuisine. "Don't think that it's going to be Virginia Marr is new to the school take what I know and do it at the Getting into the school actually Marr was hired by Vintage Inns easy. It's going to be very, very this year, bringing years of experi- took little experience, says Marr. in Niagara-on-the-Lake and tough. The hours are very demand- ence and knowledge to the first- "I wrote the school a letter, and worked at three of the company's ing. Uou're standing on your feet year students of the Chef Training ‘I take a lot of pride in they brought me over to work and properties: the Prince of Wales all the time and the heat can be program. Marr, 37, left her posi- being able to send go to school." Hotel, the Queen's Landing Inn very intense. tion as executive chef at the Pillar She paid a minimal amount for and the Pillar and Post Inn. Now "The pressures of all the servers and Post Inn, Spa and Conference good apprentices to her education because she worked coming in and wanting their food, Centre in her hometown of Niagara College.’ off her tuition by helping to main- ‘When you’ve done like 'now, now, now, now, now!' At Niagara-on-the-Lake this summer tain the kitchen between classes. 200 to 300 meals and the end of the day, when you've to begin a career in teaching. — Virginia Marr Marr says that going to school in done 200 to 300 meals and it went "I think it's going to be a really France helped her "to develop a it went really well, really well, there's a certain rush interesting challenge," says Marr. college, and be able to produce real appreciation for fresh, quality there’s a certain rush that you get from that. But when it "As a chef in a restaurant, it's one more good-quality students." products," and, of course, cheese. goes bad, it goes really, really bad. thing. You're balancing your bud- Marr became interested in "Normandy is the cheese capital you get from that.’ It's certainly not glorified. It's not a gets and making your schedules becoming a chef when she was 18, of the world." — Virginia Marr pretty job, but it can be a lot of fun." and that sort of thing, but some- giving her almost 20 years of While in France, Marr says that Teaching at Niagara College times you don't necessarily have experience in the kitchen. she met one of the most influential she says she has decided to take may not be the end of the road the hands-on teaching abilities." "When I was in high school, I people in her career. her career to the next level. for Marr. Marr says she has had experi- was very interested in fine arts, so "I met a chef there. His name "There's an opportunity for pro- While it may seem that Marr ence in teaching in the restaurant, it (being a chef) was an avenue was Henri LeMar. He was a chef at fessional development," Marr has already been successful in where she worked with appren- that I could use my creativity with- a hospital, of all places. He really says, referring to her new position becoming a college professor, tices before they could begin their out being a starving artist." inspired me to keep up with it as chef professor. she has not lost sight of her per- post-secondary education. In 1986, at the age of 20, Marr because, at that time in France, "I'll be able to get my baker's sonal goals. "I take a lot of pride in being went to school for a year at the women in the kitchen still weren't patisserie papers, so that will give "I may not necessarily stay there able to send good apprentices to Domaine de Leudets, a culinary very well respected," says Marr. me more to offer to the students." for the rest of my career, but it will Niagara College and have them school in Normandy, France. Marr went on to attend Niagara Marr gives honest insight into give me the opportunity to develop work out very well and get good "My mother said, 'Why don't College in 1987, and, after a year the realities of the cooking indus- better." Woodhouse will have final say on building projects By JONATHAN JONES Woodhouse was a Thorold city the general contractor. I'm hiring Woodhouse. "It is frustrating a of the challenge is to work Staff Writer councillor for seven years. framers. I'm co-ordinating on the lot of times because of the nature around those issues and turn it A part-time secretary, one man- Woodhouse's job "used to be project as a general contractor." of what we do and conditions into getting the job done on time ager, one supervisor, two technolo- that you had to be an engineer of Woodhouse graduated from so that it's ready for when the gists, one plumber, three stationary some sort. That's no longer the Niagara College with a diploma in students walk in the door." engineers and five general mainte- case." Labour Management Relations. "You have a short window of nance workers are the people that "It's just a broad-based knowl- He has been married for 35 years time to do the projects you need to work to improve college life at edge of general maintenance and and has three children. get done and get everything ready. Niagara College's campuses, and construction technologies, so all "When your kids are younger, That's what makes it exciting," he gets to tell them what to do. the directors in the college system there's a lot more demands," said said Woodhouse, "and every year Mal Woodhouse, 56, of Thorold, (provincially) are really all over Woodhouse, "'cause I used to it changes. It's not like a lot of jobs director of facilities management the board," said Woodhouse. coach them in baseball and hock- where it's just a kind of a repeat of services, has the final say on all "Some of them are engineers in ey, so I was involved quite a bit what you did the previous year." building projects at the college. different disciplines, some of them with my kids when they were "Every year, every month, every Woodhouse works "probably, on come from a financial background, younger." day there's issues that come up and average, 50 to 60 hours" per week, most of them are generalists who "But as they get older they start challenges that make coming to he estimates. have a broad-based understanding their own lives, but we still try to work real exciting, and I love He has been working here for of what the business is all about." get together a couple of times a doing it. If I didn't, I wouldn't be 14 years. Woodhouse, during that Woodhouse worked in construc- week as a family, even though my doing it," said Woodhouse. "I like time, also was the mayor of tion "for a number of years" in "a one daughter lives out of town." the reaction of staff and students Thorold for three years, served number of different capacities." "Balancing my responsibilities who come into facilities that have

on regional council for nine He took a pipefitter's apprentice- here and that of a family man and File photo been renovated and upgraded and years, and was a member of the ship when he was 18. "When you as a husband is easier now than it MAL WOODHOUSE they're current. I see the reaction Niagara Regional Police look at the availability of skilled ever has been. My wife doesn't put on their faces when they left a few Commission for one years and trades today, it's very limited." as many demands on me as when external to your control, really, months earlier and they come back served two years as its chair. "I'm in the process of building a you have a growing family." in a lot of ways, impact on you and they see the transformation. Prior to his college employment, new house," said Woodhouse. "I'm "I love what I do," said that make it frustrating, but part To me, that's gratifying." Environmental instructor begins teaching career at college By DARIN SHIBLEY Institute of Environmental Studies sonable and viable for the compa- begin at Niagara College, although Staff Writer in 1983. ny. I'm not an environmental sci- his full-time teaching career did. It An instructor at the Centre for His consulting company has entist that opposes industrial began at Ryerson Polytechnic Environmental Training has begun worked with some of the largest development. I'm an environmen- University in Toronto as a guest his full-time teaching career here. mining companies in Canada, tal scientist who looks for solu- lecturer for about two years and at An environmental scientist, including Inco Ltd., which tions to environmental problems." the University of Toronto for Martin Smith is working with gov- mines nickel and copper, about five years as an occasional ernments and industry, helping Cameco, which processes and lecturer. solve environmental problems. mills uranium and oil, and ‘Part of our strategy is Smith says, "I don't always Smith, 41, is from Mississauga. Denison, which is an oil and agree with the environmentalists He was a part-time instructor the petroleum exploration company. to work along with a ... although, if it wasn't for envi- past two years in the Smith says, "Our consulting mining company and ronmental advocates, I wouldn't Environmental Training School at firm has done contracts for the have a job. They're the 'watch- the Glendale campus in Niagara- federal government as well as for develop a relationship dogs' of the government and the on-the-Lake. He is a full-time fac- mining companies. The purpose of with that company.’ industry. An environmentalist is ulty member in the Ecosystem these contracts is to find sustain- thinking (politically) about how Restoration (Post-graduate) pro- able solutions to environmental — Martin Smith they can stop something from gram and in the Environmental problems and work with the min- developing (industry expan- Technician-Field and Laboratory ing companies. Smith says he received his sion). An environmental scien- (Co-op) program. "Part of our strategy is to work undergraduate bachelor of science tist is more polarized with the Submitted photo Smith co-owns a Toronto-based along with a mining company and MARTIN SMITH degree from the University of government and the industry, environmental consulting firm develop a relationship with that Toronto and also his master of sci- trying to work for development with Margarete Kalin, a former company. This permits us as a con- environmental problems and to ence degree from there, specializ- of the industry, but also in the superior of his from his days at the sulting firm to do testing and dis- suggest a set of the right solutions, ing in algal studies in ecology. safest way (environmentally) University of Toronto within the cover the true magnitude of the on a proper scale, and that's rea- Smith's teaching career didn't possible." Page 22, Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003 Knights win OCAA football tournament Continued from page 1 Mohawk’s quarterback threw In a game in which they were toward the end zone with his considered underdogs, the Knights receiver in sight. Just as the ball pulled together a key fourth-quar- came within a few feet of the ter scoring drive to win the game. receiver’s grasp, Knight defender A pass interference penalty by a Kevin Musgrave, 26, a Public Mohawk defender set up a touch- Relations (Post-graduate) program down pass from Knights student, knocked down the pass to Quarterback Mike O’Brien, 27, a end the game. Geography Information System “I came out here to learn about (Post-graduate) program student, playing touch football,” said to Nathan Feil, 18, a Business – Musgrave after the game. “I Sales and Marketing program stu- learned tons, but to win is a nice dent, bringing the Knights within bonus.” one point of tying the game. Niagara’s players and coaches, Rather than tying the game, overwhelmed with emotion, Niagara’s head coach Randy stormed the field to greet their Conlon decided to gamble and teammates as the new touch foot- instructed his team to go for two ball champions. points, and the lead. “This is huge, man. I’ve been on Under heavy coverage Jonathan the team a couple of years now, Marshall, 19, the game’s most and every year it has been a bronze valuable player, made a nail-biting (medal),” said Migual Johnson, catch that sent the Niagara bench 25, a Fitness and Health into an uproar of enthusiasm. Promotion program student and The Niagara College Knights touch football team gathers for a group photo after a nail-biting 15-14 In order for the Knights to Niagara’s team captain. “It’s nice victory in the OCAA touch football championship game over Mohawk College Mountaineers on Oct. clinch their first championship to get a different colour this year.” 26 in Hamilton. in four years, they had to stop a After the presentation of silver Photo by Beau Callaghan determined Mohawk drive up medals for Mohawk College and the field. gold medals for Niagara College, said Conlon. “I saw Mohawk, for his team’s performance during unselfish, that’s a good word. A With seconds remaining in the the Knights players emotionally and they were really good, but the Mohawk-hosted tournament totally unselfish group of guys.” game, the Mountaineers climbed raised the championship trophy. what a way to finish. Not only that saw teams from six colleges The Knights finished the tourna- their way to the Knights’ 10- “This year when we started did we win, but we won on the throughout Ontario. ment with five wins and one loss. yard line. practice, I knew we had the team, last play of the game, and that’s Conlon said the team played Their only loss was against With only one play remaining, not necessarily to win, but I knew why you play.” together as one unit. “They (the Mohawk, during the round robin as indicated by the referee, we had a team that could win,” Conlon expressed admiration players) were friends. They were portion of the tournament. Cougars win 6-2 to end their losing streak By BRENT WATSON 2-1. Jason Hill then scored in the against the Stoney Creek Warriors Urquhart, and Mitch Dumont.) Staff Writer second period when the Cougars the week before, they were tied Unfortunately, the Cougars The Welland Cougars tried to were shorthanded. with the Niagara Falls Canucks for became too comfortable and end their losing streak in the Fort Erie tried to mount a come- first in the league. allowed three straight goals from Golden Horseshoe Junior B Minor back, getting a goal from Matt As they came off the ice, they Stoney Creek by Joel Agnew, and Hockey League as they faced off Wyles, but Blake Dolce, John were in the same position. two straight by Mory Caro. against the Fort Erie Meteors and Patrito and Dave Urquhart each Welland’s on-again, off-again Assists were given by Rushko, and were successful in a big 6-2 win. scored to bring the Cougars up 6-2 style had them up and down two from Graham Sutherland. The Cougars started early at the end of the second period. throughout the game, and if they The Cougars tried to build them- Sunday night as Kevin Saville After the second intermission, had been given another couple of selves a comeback when Dolce scored his second of the season on Fort Erie pulled Call Tuff from seconds they would have been scored with less than a minute left, a wraparound the net, pushing it the net and put Ryan Fowler in back at an even score. assisted by Hill and Jeff Skelton. past the goalie. his place. The Cougars gave up the first In the dying seconds, Welland had Fort Erie came back as Tyler Fort Erie’s frustration started to goal to Kyle Ellis, with assists a mad scramble in front of Stoney Scro and Ken Reid assisted on show in the third period, as they from Chase Nusca and Brandon Creek’s net and, just as the buzzer Mark Zarbo’s goal. had started several fights with the Rushko, but they bounced back rang, Hill shot the puck into the Derek Brochu skated around his Cougars, but they did finish the with goals from Joel Bristo (assist- net and the crowd erupted, but it defender to shoot the puck in the period at an even score. ed by John Patrito) and Patrito was called off for going in just top corner to bring the Cougars up As the Cougars took the ice (assisted by team captain, moments after the buzzer went. Skydiving at Dunnville By BRIAN COLLINS wish. He added, “Technology has Staff Writer progressed. It’s become as safe a NEED ADVICE??? Like the Van Halen song says, sport as it’s ever been.” you might as well jump. Most injuries, he says, are pilot Tim Grech is the owner of error, not equipment. Niagara Skydive Centre in “Over half of the skydiving AASSKK SSHHEEEENNAA Dunnville, Ont. fatalities in the United States He is “encouraging” everyone last year were not from equip- to give skydiving a try. ment, but from pilots flying into “We want students jumping out cars or buildings, or not landing EMAIL SHEENA @ of airplanes,” he said, adding it’s properly.” not just students who are jumping. Grech describes skydiving as [email protected] Grech says skydiving is safe “good, clean fun.” and ask anything you wish to seek advice for enough that anyone, regardless of Niagara Skydive Centre is in physical capabilities or athletic Dunnville at the airport. It’s open ability, can do it. throughout the year, except for LOOK EACH WEEK IN THE “I had a guy jump last week December when Grech is on who was 78 years old. He took out vacation. NIAGARA NEWS FOR his glasses, dentures and hearing The price of a tandem skydive aid before jumping.” (with a tandem master) is $250, RESPONSES TO YOUR LETTERS. Grech says the key to skydiving while a solo flight costs $199. is that it is 99 per cent mental and For more information contact it’s not just for people with a death Grech at 1-866-564-JUMP. Congratulations to our men’s volleyball team on its No. 1 ranking in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA). Niagara has a record of two wins and no losses. Niagara, in the West Region, is ahead of North York’s Seneca College, London’s Fanshawe, Oshawa’s Durham College and Etobicoke’s Humber College. Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003, Page 23

World class bikers pedal into Golden Horseshoe

By MIKE O’DROWSKY summed up his feelings on the would be.” held outside Europe. This was ICU World Road Cycling Staff Writer race saying, “The people have Carter-Smith added, “I’m Canada’s second time hosting the Championship, visit the official Helicopters circled overhead been great. The weather’s been really proud of the organizing event. The first was in Montreal website at as the International Cyclists’ fantastic. It’s just been an all- committee, and the volunteers in 1974. http://slam.canoe.ca/Hamilton20 Union (ICU) World Road around great event.” are sensational. All of the visi- For more information on the 03News/home.html. Cycling Championship came to Jacques Landry is a develop- tors are just blown away with a close with the men’s elite race mental coach for the Canadian Hamilton.” on Oct. 12. cycling team. Landry, 30, of Event sponsors were the The six-day event, beginning on Montreal, said of the Canadian fan Ontario Trillium Foundation, Oct. 6, saw 1,225 competitors support “all of the riders have been Tissot, Shimano, Rona, Colnago, from 57 countries come to cheered on at every section of the Power Bar and Steam Whistle, Hamilton, Ont., to take their shot course.” Landry added that he among others. at the gold. expects the top Canadian would According to the race’s offi- A total of 10 races were run over finish “within the top 30 or 35 cial website, an estimated the course of the six days includ- competitors.” 230,000 people took in the race ing the men’s and women’s Landry’s expectations would be from the sidelines. An estimated juniors, under 23 men and both surpassed as Canadian Michael 104,000 people watched the race men’s and women’s elite. The Barry finished the race in seventh from the sidelines on Sunday other five races were time trials for place. Barry’s was the best finish alone. Another 350 million peo- the aforementioned. for a Canadian at the Worlds since ple watched from the comfort of The men’s elite race is the most Steve Bauer placed third in 1984. their homes via television. physically demanding, as the com- In conjunction with the race, “a The year 2003 has been a ban- petitors must complete 21 12.4km festival celebrating the character ner year for Hamilton in terms of laps for a total of 260.4 km. The and cultures of Canada,” was also staging national and international start/finish line was located on held in Hamilton. Various events events. In addition to hosting the Main Street in front of city hall. featuring music, food, and artists ICU Road World Cycling Taking home the gold was from the Aboriginal community Championships, Hamilton also Spain’s Igor Astarola with a time were observed by people from played host to the Tim Hortons of six hours 30 minutes and 19 around the world. Road National Cycling seconds. Coming in second was Cecilia Carter-Smith, of Championships in June and to the Astarola’s teammate and country- Hamilton, is a member of the 2003 Bell Canadian Open for pro- Celebrating their victories at the podium were second-place win- man Alejandro Valverde board of directors for 2003 and fessional golf in September. ner Alejandro Valverde Belmonte, of Spain, first-place winner Igor Belmonte, with a time of six hours is the vice-chair for the festival. Hamilton is also in the running to Astarola, of Spain, and third-place winner Peter Van Petegem, of 19 minutes and 24 seconds. Carter-Smith, decked out from host the 2010 Commonwealth Belgium. The trio won the men’s elite division during the Don Coldwell, 46, of York, Ont., head to toe with Canadiana, Games. International Cyclists’ Union World Road Cycling Championship volunteered for the event as an said of the race, “It’s everything This is the sixth time in the held in early October in Hamilton. usher in the VIP section. Coldwell and more than I imagined it race’s 76-year history it has been Photo by Mike O’Drowsky Knights Hall of Fame inductees ‘made teams competitive’

By BRENT WATSON (Flindall) Hurley, who were played on the Niagara College Staff Writer recently married. Mike, a graduate Knights’ hockey team, scoring 143 The Niagara College Knights of the General Arts and Science points in his two years. Hall of Fame welcomed five new program, finished in the Top 10 in When Leah Kulas, of Wingham, faces on Oct. 24 at the fifth annual scoring in basketball in each of his Ont., was on the Knights volley- Homecoming Athletic Event and three years at the college from ball team, she was taking the Law Niagara College Knights Hall of 1994 to 1997. Andrea, a graduate and Security Administration pro- Fame Induction Ceremonies. of the Journalism-Print program, gram, but, she says, whenever she About 75 people were served din- earned several awards as a Knight told somebody what program she ner at the After Hours pub at the on the basketball team from 1996 was in, they would think that she Welland campus. to 1999. said Lawn Security. In an odd turn Among the inductees were Mike Bob Kraliz, of Welland, was the of fate, she is now working as a Hurley, of Fonthill, and Andrea first of the five new inductees. He gardener and says she’s always

Bob Kraliz (left) and Fred Bassi are both inductees into the Niagara College Knights Hall of Fame.

Photo by Brent Watson protecting the grass from people ated from the Business – Sales and walking on it. Marketing and the Interactive Kulas earned Most Valuable Multimedia (Post-graduate) pro- Player honours in 1989 to 1990. grams. She graduated on the Dean’s Ray Sarkis, co-ordinator of ath- Honour Roll in 1990. letics and recreation, says that all Michael Harris, of Niagara of the five inductees “made (their Falls, was on the bench behind college teams) competitive.” Hurley in his first year in 1995, but Harris, 28, says that he’s hon- Randy Conlon, co-ordinator of oured by awards like these, but student recruitment, enrolment doesn’t let them “get to (his) head and registration services, said at all.” Harris worked constantly at Andrea Hurley says it was “a At top, from left, Leah Kulas, Michael Harris, and Bob Kraliz display their Hall of Fame plaques becoming better in the off-season total surprise. with Andrea and Mike Hurley. and came back to become one of “I originally thought it was an the most prolific scorers in the his- alumni package,” says the 25 year Photo by Brent Watson tory of the program. Harris gradu- old, “but it was a nice surprise.” Page 24, Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003 Grand opening of TIDC a ‘huge’ success By CASANDRA one for the judges to taste and the ager at the TIDC, did an amazing He says Warren achieved Niagara College and the BELLEFEUILLE second for presentation. The job of making the event not only remarkable success and demon- programs they would like to Staff Writer secret ingredient was catfish, but important but created a lot of fun strated an unyielding dedication enter. The grand opening of the a table filled with a display of on the way.” to his profession in a very short “There is a lot of time and Tourism Industry Development vegetables and spices was pro- Andrews says she has received time. effort that goes into organizing Centre (TIDC) was a “huge” vided as well. lots of positive feedback. She “He has made an invaluable Discovery Day. It’s an open success. United States Farm Fed Catfish says she has even received contribution to Niagara College house event that provides an On Oct. 24, the TIDC (a hub of (the main supplier of the event) requests to make this an annual in his role as winemaker/profes- opportunity for the community to services for the tourism industry) provided a $300 cheque to the event. sor in the Winery and Viticulture see what Niagara College is all on the Maid of the Mist campus United Way on behalf of the “It was very well received. I’ve Technician program.” about,” says Patterson. received feedback from people Also on Oct. 23, the associa- “The (campus) tours will allow saying they appreciate that it tion of Colleges of Applied Arts us to showcase what makes wasn’t a traditional ribbon cut- and Technology of Ontario Niagara College unique,” says ting. There were more hands-on appointed Mary Anne Chambers Randy Conlon, recruitment co- events.” as the new minister of Training, ordinator. On Oct. 23, Niagara College Colleges and Universities at “It’s important for us to show held its annual convocation at the Queen’s Park in Toronto. prospective students what makes Glendale campus in Niagara-on- “We look forward to working Niagara College and its programs the-Lake. with Minister Chambers to stand out from other colleges.” “Convocation proceedings are, ensure that the quality of college Discovery Day will be held without a doubt, a highlight of programming and the education- from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. our academic year because it al experience of our students The week of Nov. 3 to Nov. 9 marks a significant achievement contributes fully to the economic is Ontario College Week. Niagara in the lives of our students grad- well-being of the province,” says College will join all the 24 uating with a Niagara College Patterson. Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts credential, either a certificate, He says he feels it is important and Technology in celebrating diploma or degree,” says to meet with Chambers soon so success. Patterson. that she understands the college’s “Niagara College is proud to Dr. Alan Davis, vice-president issues, particularly the chronic provide a high quality, innova- academic, gave the convocation underfunding that needs to be tive and hands-on education that address. addressed. produces accomplished leaders Niagara College President Dan Patterson says the Tourism Jim Warren, a winemaker/pro- Over the past 15 years, college in all fields of endeavour,” says Industry Development Centre grand opening and the Convocation fessor in the Winery and enrolment across the province Patterson. were successful. Viticulture Technician program has increased by 49 per cent, but Events are being hosted at Niagara College, received an the per student funding has fallen provincewide as well as activities Photo by Casandra Bellefeuille honourary diploma for winery by 44 per cent. that show the communities sur- in Niagara Falls held a grand winning team. viticulture technician. For every student, the college rounding the colleges some of opening, which featured an iron Local politicians attended the “Alan Davis gave a very inspi- receives $4,320, compared with the critical highlights and contri- chef cook-off as one of the event. rational address to the graduates. the $6,300 a university receives butions colleges have made. The events for the day. “We were very pleased with He spoke about his own personal per student and the $6,700 the events and activities will Casino Niagara, the Niagara the number of people participat- life and some of the important school boards receive per stu- celebrate the successes of more Parks Commission (NPC) and ing from the hospitality and things that have motivated him to dent. than a million graduates during Niagara College all competed in tourism industry,” says Niagara achieve what he has achieved. Patterson said he was also College Week. the cook-off. Each team got College President Dan Patterson. Many staff felt it was one of the looking forward to Discovery Niagara College has an medals, but a trophy was award- “In addition, our newly elected best convocation addresses that Day. The college’s open house enrolment of approximately ed to Casino Niagara for placing Member of Provincial Parliament they’ve ever heard at Niagara will be held tomorrow at the 6,000 full-time students this fall. first. The NPC won second place for Niagara Falls, Kim Craitor, College. Glendale campus in Niagara-on- It employs 900 full- and part- and Niagara College came in brought greetings from the “It was a wonderful occasion the-Lake and the Welland time staff, has over 40,000 alum- third. recently appointed Minister of and privilege to bestow an hon- campus. The college will be open ni and has an estimated Each team had 40 minutes to Tourism Jim Bradley. ourary diploma on Jim Warren,” to prospective students to wander $125-million impact on the discuss and prepare two entrées, “Cindy Andrews, project man- says Patterson. around and find out more about regional economy. Public Relations marketing research targets Aramark By HEATHER CROLE people down,” she said. their services,” said DesRoches. tions department. college liaison.” Staff Writer DesRoches said they are con- Aramark is the business that “This gives us a chance to be She said she thinks the PR stu- Aramark wants to serve students ducting the surveys to gather runs the food services at the col- heard. We hope to get good co- dents are prepared to do the sur- better. social research. The students have lege. operation from staff and students.” veys and “they’ll give us good That’s why the Public Relations one month to put the surveys “I’ve never done anything like Sandra Fox, director of ancillary feedback.” (PR) (Post-graduate) students at together, questions and all, on their this before. It will be neat being on services at the college, represents The website survey is at the college will be conducting sur- own time and not during class. the other side, doing the survey. the client’s operation. “I’m the http://www.niagarac.on.ca/survey. veys in the coming week. They have to keep minutes of The Aramark survey is mostly to As part of their public relations every meeting. “It’s very profes- narrow the target market, to get marketing research course, Linda sional,” DesRoches said. their demographics down to a T,” Camus, faculty member and class DesRoches said. instructor, split the class into six “This is something that will ben- groups for the project. efit somebody, hopefully the stu- Where's Each group has a different strat- dents. It will make a difference for egy of administering the surveys, ‘(This is) so the college community.” including mailed surveys to stu- Camus said the whole class met the best dents living in residence, e-mail Aramark’s head with the client, represented by surveys to faculty and staff, focus Peter Mete, the campus director of groups to discuss the survey, face- office can figure out food services, and Mike Taffiete, to-face interviews, group adminis- how to get more the regional manager for Aramark pizza in tered surveys in classrooms, and a Canada. web survey. people using their They discussed the pros and The surveys must be finished by cons of each way to conduct the town? the end of November. services.’ surveys. The goal of the PR students is to “They (the PR students) get to administer the surveys to 80 per — Kate DesRoches have their two cents’ worth in a cent of the students and 20 per cent service they use every day. It’s FIND OUT!! of the staff. worth a good part of their mark,” “The total population in the col- Camus said. lege is 6,172 people,” said Kate She said each year clients for the Students’ Choice DesRoches, 22, a PR student at the The survey’s purpose is to find marketing projects come from college. “We’ll be doing a sample out how often people use Aramark companies at the college. Coming soon to size.” services and how much money Last year’s marketing research “My group will be doing the they spend. “(This is) so project was the campus cleanup Niagara News face-to-face interviews of 383 Aramark’s head office can figure campaign. The client was the people, so you’ll see us flagging out how to get more people using college’s corporate communica- Watch for it!!! Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003, Page 25 Local businesses hear publisher’s vision for The Standard By CASANDRA Hamilton Spectator. He said he was interested in BELLEFEUILLE Her advice for budding jour- hearing about what’s planned at and HEATHER CROLE nalists is “read a newspaper ... to the newspaper. Staff Writers learn about important issues.” Joyce Murray, 49, of St. “I’m involved in reorganiza- She attended Mohawk College Catharines, is a member of the tion,” said Julia Kamula, the and McMaster University in Chamber of Commerce. The newest publisher and regional Hamilton for part-time studies business she represented, Omni manager of the St. Catharines before starting her career. Media Productions Ltd., from St. Standard, since April 2003. She discussed the vision, Catharines, has been around for Kamula was the keynote lun- direction and goals of the 27 years. cheon speaker at the 136th Annual Standard and the newspapers of “This meeting is very impor- General meeting of the St. Niagara. tant for us as business people ... Catharines Chamber of Commerce Kamula said the key to her It’s important to network, with on Oct. 8 at the St. Catharines Golf success is “I surround myself members (of the Chamber of and Country Club. with brilliant people. I hire good Commerce) and local business- Kamula shot down any people, create a vision and es,” said Murray. rumours of the Standard, the involve them in that vision.” “The current president, Patrick Welland Tribune and the Niagara Reaction to Kamula’s com- Little, is leaving and the new Falls Review converging into one ments was supportive. president is Gordon Hunshak. Niagara regional newspaper, say- Darrell Neufeld, manager of This happens every year. We’ll ing it’s “not happening. Julia Kamula shown during the luncheon at the St. Catharines corporate communications, rep- be voting,” she said. “A newspaper reflects each Golf and Country Club for the 136th Annual General meeting of resented Niagara College with Among the many local busi- community they serve ... it’s the Chamber of Commerce. Judy Willems, marketing nesses’ members attending the important to maintain autonomy.” Photo by Heather Crole director. lecture/luncheon and meeting of Kamula sees the Standard’s “Julia was a convocation the Chamber of Commerce were vision as reflecting the communi- She said you have to be able to Catharines and the Dundas area, speaker at the college in June. Kelly Services, Niagara Credit ty’s values, reflecting what the construct and uncover when worked previously for Torstar She gave a very inspirational Union, Scotia Bank, EDTS community aspires to and being things aren’t going well. Corporation and was the vice- address to our graduating class Economic Tours and Four Points “the voice of the community.” The 39-year-old Kamula, of St. president of advertising at the of 2003,” said Neufeld. Sheraton Hotel. PR students get the scoop from media industry professionals

By HEATHER CROLE Edward Goff Penny Award for in Kitchener, Ont, and has All three speakers agreed that Summing up their advice to Staff Writer young journalist of the year in worked in the radio industry in the worst thing PR people can do students preparing for media A Meet the Media lecture con- 1998. St. Catharines for 24 years. is send press releases by fax or e- industry jobs, all three advise to nected public relations students Representing television and Reid’s typical day is “writing mail with missing information or be punctual, submit information in the mass media and communi- broadcasting, Darren Sawyer, four to five stories. The editors the wrong phone number. to radio, newspaper or the com- cations class with professionals 35, of Niagara Falls, has been check them over, they put the “It’s always nice to have a hard munity TV channel well in from the media industry on Oct. employed with the community pages together and the next copy and always follow up with a advance, follow up, and make 8. channel COGECO Cable 10 for morning it’s out on newsstands phone call,” said Walton. “We get contact with people. Niagara College Public the past seven years, the last five ... but no two days are exactly about 250 faxes a day. It’s easy to Relations (PR) (Post-graduate) stu- as a producer. the same.” lose a fax, so follow up.” dents took notes and asked ques- He graduated from Niagara Walton said his day “starts Reid and Walton said their tions about common mistakes. College from the Broadcasting – with an editorial meeting to go respective mediums maintain a Kalvin Reid, 29, of Stoney Radio, Television and Film pro- over the day’s work. From 1 balance of national and local Creek, is a reporter for The St. gram, specializing in TV, in 1993, p.m. to 6 p.m. I put together a news. Sawyer said, “If it doesn’t Catharines Standard. He has and completed his post-graduate six-minute newscast every hour take place in the Niagara region, been the newspaper’s politics diploma in Public Relations at the on the hour plus one extra for then it doesn’t take place for reporter since September 1999. college last year. the evening ... 11 newscasts in us.” He has an honours bachelor of Les Walton, 46, of St. the afternoon, could be up to 17. Reid said, “You have to be a arts degree in political science Catharines, is a morning and I’m in between 3:30 a.m. and little bit aggressive. There are from McMaster University in afternoon anchor for CKTB, 3:45 a.m.” answers people need. We’re not Hamilton and a certificate in CHRE radio in St. Catharines. Sawyer said most of his day is being harsh.” Journalism from Sheridan He is a graduate of the spent editing. “I do about six Walton agreed. “Remember, College in Oakville. He has won Broadcast Radio and Television hours of piecing stories together your boss says, ‘I want that newspaper awards, including the program at Conestoga College and one or two shoots at most.” story. Go get it. Period.’” Submitted photo Students feel connected to new office name KALVIN REID

By SAMANTHA MARTIN that’s what we are. Not too many ular to Canada. Staff Writer people say Aboriginal anymore,” “The name itself is more along New office. New name. Martin says. the lines of Canadian native The Aboriginal Education Lafleur says many people people.” Access Office at Niagara thought they were working with She says the process to change College’s Welland and Glendale Aborigines from Australia, “so we the name has been ongoing for the campuses has not only moved to just wanted to make it more partic- last year. Where can a new location but the name has been changed to First Nations Students Services. you get the Gail Lafleur, of Fonthill, man- ager of First Nations Student Are you HURTING after an abortion? Services, says the office’s name best needed to be updated. Are you experiencing depression, She says the recommendations came from the elders on council regret, guilt, despair.... and from some of Niagara tattoos? College’s First Nations students. If so, call Denise at 1-888-777-5503 She says the students feel more connected to the name First Nations than the name FIND OUT!! Aboriginal. Indicators Great Pay Flexible Hours Roberta Martin, 19, of the New Students’ Choice Credit Reserve, a first-year stu- Be your own boss dent in the Pre-Health Sciences program, says she thinks the Call 905 988-5792 Coming soon to name change is “good.” She says she doesn’t refer to herself as an 905 380-5792 Niagara News Aboriginal. [email protected] “I’d say it’s better because Watch for it!!! Page 26, Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003 ECE staff work to improve childcare skills By ASHLEIGH TAYLOR program,” says Eversden. Staff Writer She says ECE staff will be trained Providing children with the best on the Disc Developmental possible care is why the college’s Preschool Screen during one of the early childhood education (ECE) sessions. staff participated in the Quality Eversden says the system will Child Care Niagara Initiative pro- “enable staff to screen all children in gram recently. the centre and ensure that they are “The Quality Child Care Niagara meeting their developmental needs.” program is a new and exciting pro- Staff will also be trained on envi- gram within our community,” says ronmental rating scales, parent sur- Pat Eversden, ECE Childcare Centre veys, behaviour rating scales and manager. speech/language checklists. According to program informa- Eversden says this program is “a tion, its purpose is to “strengthen the positive step forward for our foundation of quality ECE experi- Childcare Centre.” ences and developmental outcomes “This program not only provides a for all children enrolled in licensed great professional development childcare centres in the Niagara opportunity, but as well will enrich region.” the quality of our centre’s program Eversden says 14 ECE staff mem- and provide a valuable benefit for bers are volunteering to participate our children, parents and ECE stu- in this program. dents.” “Participation includes the child- ECE staff will be trained in ses- care centre staff engaging in a vari- Early Childhood Education staff from the Childcare Centre volunteer to participate in the sions throughout the year at the ety of training sessions that will Quality Child Care Niagara Initiative program. Childcare Centre under Eversden’s enhance the quality of our childcare Photo by Ashleigh Taylor supervision. YMCA will provide public with many programs By ANDREA ST. PIERRE contact with these days express sur- Youth action is a social and recre- ities such as gym games, swimming, ilies that have the greatest need in the Staff Writer prise at the magnitude and variety of ational drop-in program for ages crafts, special events, movies, community and are unable to pay the One of the main reasons for the YMCA services,” said Stephen Butz, 10 to 15. Nintendo, Internet café, tourna- full fee for a general construction of the new YMCA YMCAWelland chief executive offi- Every Monday through Thursday ments, foosball, and air hockey for membership. Niagara Centre is to create space for cer. $3 a night or for $15, a 10-visit pass. “We are about value for your dol- the variety of programs the YMCA One of the youth programs at the One Saturday a month, the Walker lar,” said Davis. The membership offers people in the community. YMCA is Jr. Y Stars, an after-school Family YMCA in St. Catharines fees for the new YMCA have not “There is no space (downtown),” recreational program with a different ‘Many people who I hosts a Much Music Video Dance been decided, but they will be “rea- said Pat Davis, YMCA Welland gen- theme each week. come into contact with Party for $8. sonable,” Davis said. eral manager. For $32 a week, children partici- There are adult instructional pro- Current monthly membership fees The new Niagara Centre YMCA pate in activities that incorporate these days express grams that include fitness, weight at the Welland YMCA are as fol- being built on Woodlawn Road in social interaction, team building, art surprise at the magni- training and learning to swim. lows: adult $34, student $25, youth Welland, next to the Welland campus and sports. There are enrichment courses that or child $21. of Niagara College, will have plenty There are also child/youth swim- tude and variety of include Red Cross, lifeguard and “There has never been a better of room for all programs. ming lessons and recreational activi- YMCA services.’ first-aid training. time to get involved with the “The complex will be equipped ties for children aged six months to A few of the fitness programs YMCA. It is an exciting time of with several multi-purpose rooms 12 years. — Stephen Butz include yoga, Pilates, aquafit, aero- change with the promise of great and a large L-shaped gym that Giggle Bugs and Tearless and bics, box fit and step classes. new things to come with the new divides into three separate sections,” Fearless are programs parents can There are an Employment Niagara Centre YMCA opening next said Davis. join with their infant or toddler aged from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Youth Action Assistance Program and member- fall,” said Brian Bratt, YMCA Centre There are a number of programs six months to three years. operates free recreation programs at ship assistance for those who can’t director. available at the YMCA for everyone, Child programs include Play Pals, 22 locations throughout the Niagara afford the fees. For more information on these from babies to seniors. Kindergym, Fit Kids and the region. The Membership Assistance programs or to join the YMCA, visit “Many people who I come into Y Kids Club. Friday night programs offer activ- Program serves individuals and fam- http://www.ymcaofniagara.org. United Way looking for winter coat donations By SARAH WEGELIN Lightheart’s Cleaners, Nick’s “Some people have dropped off “We will be providing bins at and setting up the bins through- Staff Writer Cleaners and Highlander Cleaners, bags here with coats, so they don’t the Glendale campus and making out the college in support of the The United Way of South although the campaign has just know to go to the dry cleaners.” arrangements for the collecting campaign.” Niagara is calling for community started, haven’t been as fortunate in Last year the Welland and college community support to receiving jackets, sweaters and Community Resource and Action donate warm winter clothing for mittens. Centre gave 746 items to families the Koats for Kids program. Lynn Stout, resource develop- in need. The drive is underway as many Stout says, “I believe the dry people have already donated cleaners will be cleaning coats unwanted warm winter items. ‘We’ve had a lot of until the end of November.” However, it still needs boots, mit- The Niagara Emergency Who does tens, hats and scarves for children people come in look- Medical Services have volunteered and adults. ing. I think we’re to pick up the cleaned coats and Donations of children’s and deliver them to the Koats for Kids the best adults’ coats are needed to ensure going to have an distribution sites as many times as that no family member in the com- increase in need.’ needed over the course of the munity is without a clean, warm program. hairstyles? coat when winter arrives. If you — Lynn Stout Coats, mittens, hats and scarves have a coat you no longer want, will be available to those in need you can bring it to one of four loca- until Nov. 28 at the Welland tions in Welland: Lightheart’s ment co-ordinator for the Welland Community Resource and Action Cleaners at 545 Niagara St., Nick’s Community Resource and Action Centre at 179 to 181 East Main St., Cleaners at 483 East Main St., Centre, says, “Coats are just start- in Welland from 10 a.m. to noon, Highlander Cleaners at 340 ing to come in. It’s been a slow weekdays. FIND OUT!! Thorold Rd., or Yazz Cleaners at start.” Niagara College has participated the Seaway Mall on Niagara Street. “We’ve had a lot of people come in the past, and the Student Students’ Choice Coats will be accepted and cleaned in looking. I think we’re going to Administrative Council (SAC) at free of charge until Nov. 14. have an increase in need.” the Glendale campus has been Coming soon to Kathleen Pope, presser at Yazz Stout says that, compared with making plans to take part again Cleaners says, “We’ve received last year, advertising for the Koats this year. Niagara News quite a bit since we’ve started it. for Kids program is down and SAC President Tracey Smith We have a box full and seven bags more awareness is needed as to says, “We are still working on the of coats.” where to bring the coats. details. Watch for it!!! Niagara News, Nov. 7, 2003, Page 27 Bullying cause of low esteem in students By JEANETTE GROTTICK low self-esteem, they’ve been playground or given the silent about how they would feel if they teachers almost always intervene, Staff Writer made fun of themselves, and they treatment by a group of students. were picked on. If it’s too difficult and “Studies have indicated that “Sticks and stones may break find ways to look for attention. Included are several surveys, to talk to them in front of the bul- teachers intervene in 14 per cent my bones but words will never Parents don’t realize it, but even for teachers and students, about lied student, she sends them out on of classroom episodes and only hurt me.” the television shows they let chil- bullying, and their feelings an errand, then discusses the issue four per cent of the playground This is one of the most common dren watch can influence the about the issue. with the students. episodes of bullying.” clichés heard on a school play- child’s attitude. Kim Colangelli, 37, of Niagara Goldrup says he doesn’t see a lot Colangelli says she believes bul- ground, on a bus or in the class- Sitcoms, such as The Simpsons, Falls, says that when she picks out of physical aggression among stu- lying can make a student stronger room. These are the most common show bullying. Examples are when bullying situations on the play- dents at Prince Philip. He was a if that student has the proper sup- places where students are bullied. Homer Simpson’s making fun of ground, “to me bullying is stack- physical education teacher before port at home. Fred Goldrup, 55, of Niagara Ned Flanders because he’s a ing a team, just picking their becoming a principal. Goldrup “I think to an extent it makes a Falls, has been a principal for 12 Christian or Bart’s always making friends and the best players. When says one way to tell if students are stronger person, and other times it years. He is at Prince Philip Public fun of his sister because she’s so I see it, I switch the teams around. being bullied is “they just give up. leads to insecurity. They (those School in Niagara Falls. smart. The list continues as adult Drives them nuts. If a student is They don’t raise their hand. They’re bullied) don’t have a sense of self- Goldrup says, “One group sitcoms leave the same impact. alone, I get her to go find another afraid of being called a ‘browne’r or worth. If they have a strong family we’re missing are the Goldrup and a group of princi- group of girls to play with.” stupid. The goal is to work on a pos- unit at home and good connec- bystanders. The bystanders have pals compiled an information Colangelli has been a teacher for itive classroom environment.” tions at home, they will be OK, tremendous impact.” binder to help other principals deal 13 years. She teaches Grades 2 and Goldrup sends pamphlets to par- but if it’s the same at home, it can Psychology studies have shown with the subtle aspects of bullying. Grade 3 in a split class, at John ents in cases of bullying. In them, be difficult. Although I don’t bullies look for power to influence This occurs when children are Marshall Public School. She says it states “71 per cent of teachers think it goes away, you always someone else. Bullies usually have excluded from activities on the she tries to talk to the students and 25 per cent of students say that remember.” College employee loves what she does Make sure to By MELISSA GRAHAM was a good fit for what I wanted as Her office is in S217 in the read our next Staff Writer a career.” Simcoe Building at the Welland An employee of the college says She says she is responsible for campus. She has worked for the edition on she had a “huge curiosity” about scheduling all daytime and college for 11 years. her job. evening activity, doing the setup “I was a student here and a co- Friday, Nov. 21. ‘I really believed within the student record sys- op position came up. I was curi- tem, assigning space for various ous about how scheduling was scheduling was a good special functions within the col- actually done.” lege and public contracts such as The Operations Management Niagara News fit for what I wanted scheduling guest speakers or program graduate is married and as a career.’ open houses at the Welland cam- has “three beautiful girls.” — Eileen Akershoek pus and the Glendale campus in “They changed everything. Niagara-on-the-Lake. When you have kids you gain a Scheduling Officer Eileen “I love my job because it is whole new perspective. Akershoek, 33, of Port Colborne, detailed and always changing.” “They forced me to get my prior-

says she didn’t want any other Photo by Melissa Graham She says her “specific job is ities straight and settle into domes- career. EILEEN AKERSHOEK scheduling Glendale campus dur- tic home life. It is where happiness “I really believed scheduling ing the day.” really is.”

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