. Thursday, February 11th, 1993 Coven Sexist ad provokes remedial measure iWatermain project by Jaymee Cuddy said she was surprised the sign was posted. She said she believes that at the very least, a permanent sign A sexist job-ad slating "Hiring Men Only has should be posted on the notice boards stating that could spell chaos got Humber officials saambling for cover. "Humber has no direct relationship with companies The ad, posted on the bulletin boards near Caps, who have posted signs." Le Clair is also concerned was put up on behalf of Mike Hantzakos, owner of that visitors reading the sign would think Humber by Alan Nishimura Satellite Restaurant, asking for people to apply for condones discrimination. requests for government fmanc- part-time jobs as a cook or cashier at his Margaret Antonides, Acting Manager, Career ing failed. The College finally Humber College's watermain Mississauga restaurant on Lakeshore Road. Service Centre, denied it was her department's received the grant last replacement project is expected No one seemed to know who put it up, but responsibility to monitor the postings, even though December. to create considerable conges- Humber's president, Robert Gordon, said he was the boards may be located just outside the career ser- John Hooiveld, superinten- tion problems on the North appalled this sign was posted. vice room, she added. dent of Outside Services said But, he added, it would be Antonides said she was Campus. would prefer to start the job in impossible to monitor these surprised that SAC was not The $465,000 job to replace the summer, but the school is boards owing to the large num- in charge of the postings in faulty pipelines will reduce sec- under pressure to reach a gov- ber of people who post signs that area, because she said tions of Humber College's ernment deadline. throughout the day. she believed this ought to avenues to a single lane, while However, making a 180 be SAC's responsibility. "We have to have all the temporarily displacing around degree turnaround, officials are Karina Bekesewycz, work completed by the end of 75 reserved pailcing spots on the now reportedly meeting to SAC's Service Co-ordina- March," says Hooiveld. "It North Campus. select a faculty member who tor for the past three years, would be a lot easier to do that "Once we get into the parking will be responsible for screening in turn denied that the work in the summer time when lot, there'll be restricted what is posted on the boards, in boards have ever been the students are gone, but we future. SAC's responsibility, but access,"said Dick Launspach, haven't got that luxury." "Right now these boards are that on the contrary, the general manager of Pilen Hooiveld also said working not monitored by anyone, but we want to change boards were put up there for signs that cannot be Construction of Canada Ltd. in the summer would eliminate this," said Rick Bendera, Student Life Director. approved. who are contracted by the col- winter premiums and overtime Consequently, he said, he has planned for a meeting it was pointed to her that this policy When out lege. costs. with the student government and will be deciding could promote discriminating signs being posted in The starting date for con- who will be in charge of the notice boards. that area, Bekesewycz said, "it's a free country and However, negotiations for an struction is still undetermined. Meanwhile the advertiser, Hantzakos, has admit- people should be able to hire only men if they want. extension failed. As a result, Launspach said "they're still ted that the only reason he refuses to hire women is We're all adults. If someone has a problem with three or four crews will be work- waiting to get approval from the because he hates working with them. someone else it's their responsibility to talk to that ing on all sides of the North CityofEtobicoke." "All women are nothing but trouble makers. person, not the school's." Campus which will add to the The delay is one of the many Every time I've hired one they've caused nothing but Human Resources Consultant, Sandra DiCrescc, "congestion and confusion." trouble for me." said Hantzakos. disagreed. "This is a case of sexual discrimination problems the school has faced John Shalagan, from the The last woman hired by him has accused him of and legally Hantzakos could be charged with dis- while trying to start this overdue Ministry of Colleges and sexual harassment. While the case is still pending crimination by the Human Rights Commission," project. There were eightr leaks Universities, explained the gov- before the courts, Hantzakos said he innocent of according was to DiCrescc. in the past decade, four of them ernment "would like the money this charge and added that this was reason enough She said she has never had anyone complain of a occurring in 1990. After numer- spent by fiscal year's end. ..to for his decision not to hire another woman. discriminatory sign being posted at Humber till now ous tests and studies, two Jill Le Clair, Human Studies Division Instructor, and hoped these boards will soon be monitored. keep (the budget) up to date." LEATHER JACKET DAYS NORTH STORE Humber College Campus BOOKSTORES February 1 6 & 1 7th 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. LAKESHORE STORE February 18 & 19th 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. MasterCard Deposit Required in ail orders! Visa, MasterCard, and American Express accepted. Personal Cheques accepted with identification. — Coven Thursday, February 11, 1993 NAFTA could make Mexico environmental wasteland "There is nothing in the agreement that can save {Mexico from environmental damage. by Robert Hookey Before taking questions from of Mexican workers. Several of the National Autonomous According to Provencio and the large crowd. Professor A Canadian lawyer and a Mexicans interviewed in the film University of Mexico (UNAM), Swenerchuk, NAFTA will not Provencio said while he acknowl- Mexican economics professor said NAFTA would only add to pointed to the fact NAFTA does only worsen Mexico's existing edges the responsibility the joined forces to cast light the on their existing hardships. not prohibit Mexico from lower- environmental problems, it will Mexican government must take ecological costs of the North "If the current situation in ing its ecological standards to create new ones by taking advan- for the country's current ecologi- American Free Trade Agreement Matamoras is any indication, attract big business, and agreed tage of the cheap labor force in cal problems, Mexico is not the on Mexico during a public forum NAFTA will not improve Mexico's situation will not Mexico's assembly indu!>try. only environmental abuser in February 4. living standards, improve under the agreement. will not contin- Mexico's but "NAFTA only NAFTA. Provencio also said he Held at Harborlront Centre's lower them further," said the "There is nothing in the ue the ecological damage ah^eady realizes the obvious economical York Quay Centre, the forum film's director/producer Manny NAFTA agreement that mentions done by the Free Trade benefits of NAFTA, but he feels titled, "Opening Up Mexico: Danelon, who translated the ecologically sustained economic Agreement," said Swenerchuk, the price will be too high under Calculating The Environmental footage from Spanish. growth, which is the only who is also lead counsel for the current regulations. Costs of the North American Free According to Danelon, approach that can save Mexico environmental coalition Forests Agreement", with "Mutual accusations between Trade began a Cinefocus had to make the film from environmental disaster," for Tomorrow. our countries' environmentalists film by Cinefocus Canada titled without proper authorization by said Provencio, whose comments According to Swenerchuk, Playing With are not the answer. Ecology is a "NAFTA: A the Mexican government in order were translated from his native NAFTA was created in .secret by volatile Substance," supra-national issue. My people to portray the situation accurately. Spanish. the Canadian, American, and Filmed in the community of have the right to demand changes "The only way to make this Professor Provencio described Mexican governments in order to directly Matamoras, Mexico, film was with the absence of Big the deforestation of key Mexican prevent the interference of envi- to an agreement that threatens our across from Brownsville, Texas, brother," said Danelon. forests and the exploitation of ronmentalists. future. This is not rhetoric." the film consisted of raw, unedit- Forum speakers, Michelle Mexican oil by the United States "They refer to us as "Crypto- Swenerchuk concluded on a ed footage and focused on Swenerchuk of the Canadian and Canada, which he said will communists", and they don't want similar note, "The problem is not deplorable living conditions in Environmental Law Association only increase if NAFTA is enact- us involved in NAJTA negotia- Mexico, but our government, who Matamoras and the exploitation and Professor Enrique Provencio ed in 1994. tions," said Swenerchuk. continues to operate in secrecy." Humber teacher returns from Russia Humber to help Egypt Pat did for us was make contact The need-based training is hy Jimis Raisen and show the Americans and by Tracy Bailey like what is taught at Russians our capabilities, and Humber—teaching students A Lakeshore faculty member willingness to work and it paid Humber is one of six col- more of the^iractical side who delivered a seminar at a off." leges in Ontario who are work- rather than learning theory so career training symposium in For Meek, her week in Kazan ing together to help establish a that they Ire prepared for the Russia, sparked enthusiasm (an agricultural town in the region more skills-related education workforce before actually among Russian educators.