y^ C H R O N I C L Volume IX No. 4 Serving Durham College Oct 13, 1980 I Provi n c e to » n a m e s ite for CAD-CAM by Karen Berlenbach Chronicle Staff College, Brooklin, Iroquois Park, Ajax, Newcastle and a Hwy. 401 location. A decision by the provincial govern- Herrema said he felt the site should be ment regarding the location of a new near tne 401 and should offer easy access CAD-CAM Robotics centre is expected to public transit. "We are 4owri to spe- to be announced on or before October 21. cifics," he said, "but I can't devulge it at Durham - - Region is one - of seven ---" - -- other ~ this time." ' i .-- . i . »». - W » « ' --*’ ^ ’ - _ _ ___,-- iii^^" Volunteer at March Dimes wheelchair-- cUmc held regions hoping to be awarded the site for ,^he ceritre will house between 10 of Oct 3. the centre. and' l^ robots, 7 graphic terminals, 6 CAD-CAM stands for computer aided microcomputers arid it is expected the design/computer aided manufacturing. building will be approximately 40,000 sq. Handicapped citiz ens CAD is the use of computers to assist in ft. R. <L Cole, senior policy co-ordinator at the process-of conceptualizing, analyzing a branch of the Ministry of Industry and and documenting designs. CAM is the Tourism, said the centre will cost "several, need connnunity access use of computers to convert design infor- millions of dollars." </ mation into the actual product. The centre will be utilized by firms in - Gary Herrema, Durham Regional The accessibilityof public institutions At the Oct. 3 clinic, food was served in the Durham TTegion such as General Motors,^ to handicapped persons is "vitally im- main foyer to reduce unecessary movement chairman, would like to see the centre Armor Elevator, Dupont, come to Durham because nT CMmon portant" says JohHTodd, chairmgn of the of the handicapped. "we need the Electric, Pedlar Storage and Dowty. industry." He said that other T^hese Durham Region Unit of the March of Babington also said it is important areas sur- and other Ontario industries would be .Dimes. that ramps at entrancea.^j)ublic^ insti- rounding Toronto have already progressed ' . involved in demonstrations and seminars tutions should be free of ice during the quife^weiliridustnatfy arid felt it was time "Any public facility, whether it be -, held at the centre which will be implemented otherwise ^*they are only useful a provincial project was located in Durham. educational, social or recreational, should 'winter, to teach the capabilities of the computers half the year." The six other regions that have sub- be built for all citizens and should be and robots featured there. These industries According to John Campbeli, general mitted formal proposals for the centre accessible to all of them." At a wheelchair can also rent time at the centre foreman at Durham College, the ramps are: Peterborough, Ottawa, Camebridge, which. clinic at Durham College on Oct. 3, Todd would eliminate the need to purchase the ' the college are not but Hamilton, Mississauga and Windsor. The 'told The Chronicle "it is inexcusable for outside hot-wired, equipment. in the winter, "salt calcium tablets main criteria stipulated by the Ministry of new buildings to be inaccessible to the and According to Dave Morrow, a spokesman are used on the ramps." This method of Industry and Tourism for a site location ' at the Ministry of Industry and community." was? u " Tourism, keeping ramps ice-free is "effective," said the centre will help Canada catch up in a Jeanette Babington, director ofWhitby ' -ease of access by industry clients .jCampbelI. fie(4 she is lagging behind in, "We Unit of the March of Dimes, said because -access to Support faculties thai Todd said, "most architects are sen- want to make sure as quickly as possible certain areas of the college were "restrictive" -transportation links, air and highway sitive and thoughtful," these days "about thajb we are producing at prices that are at a wheelchair clinic last Christmas, In the proposal sent to making facilities accessible" for everyone the ministry in^na^ionally competitive." Morrow "volunteer sfiRlents built a ramp in the by Durham Region, six said, and "it is important for those supplying sites in the region to, be ready when cafeteria for the Easter wheelchair clinic." were "w^^nt the Japanese finances to take that into account.1* recommended. They include lJurnam product^ reach our shores." Durham College recognizes the im- portance of new _.... in, ..... ... technology ..,«,,.*. ,,__.,_.-.... industry ,<^: -;:.-:! . - ..^- .-.-.^ .-^a, and has purchased a CAD-CAM terminal Talks break down which will be utilized by students and* employees of firms interested in keeping pace with this new frontier. Morrow said that the services offered by Durham College er strike and the^centre should not overlap. Loca^ newspap He said that the prime concern for .'.^-". the college was on an academic level and ''v^"""ft--’ -» i,',}'' -.-.' . the centre will not be an academic institute, '! iqff2»tfo()weiw^^ fiteltetan^ riegot/- . to publish a newspaper if the guild did but will be offering short courses and « In a precedent setting case within iations include pay, wages and overtime strike, a statement to the bargaining unit Metroland's weekly community newspapers, seminars. "The idea is to stimulate the pay. Presently, the Southern Newspaper read the company intends to publish a utilization of this program (the contract talks between the company and pa^er if a strike occurs, and they Durham Guild is not being paid for overtime work. would be College program) and that is the important ' This Week and Oshawa This " Oshawa -v-^’ happy to have employees cross the picket early last week. thing," he said. Weekend broke off George Hately, labor negotiator on line stating the company does not want Mel Garland, president of Durham v , l "' ..... behalf of Metroland who took over for scab labor. College, has been an instrumental 'We are still hoping for a settlement/ force Weiler who is in hospital, pointed out behind the regions bid for the Kerry Diotte, a spokesman for the Bob CAD-CAl^ said The Southern Newspaper Guild, formed centre. llerrema said Garland, Southern Newspaper Guild and one of a wage increase was implemented for a 10 that "con- last March has been without a contract tinually advised us on the importance of nine members in the bargaining unit. to 15 percent, retroactive to Sept. 1 and since the beginning. i- CAD-CAM and advised us on how it now appears a strike is the employees had been paid that for to go "(However) about getting it placed in Durham imminent.' September,. - Region. Steve Keating, a spokesman for the If the centre is awarded to Durham Diotte based his statement on the guild, said their bargaining unit dropped Region it will initially be funded by the "The guild is unrealistic in their fact a meeting of the bargaining unit their offer drastically and ale still prepared provincial government but Herrema says demands," said Hately, who admitted he ' Thursday evening began organizing plans to bargain. the region is prepared to spend between doesn't like negotiations. "The company ^ " ' for strike headquarters/committees and . '! $150,000 and $200,000 on promotion wants to sign a collective agreement" arrangements for various duties. and utility services for the centre. Once "The union is considering all possibil- Ae decision on where the centre will be Although A strike vote held last Monday by the Hately had no comment on ities." said Roger Lajoie, a spokesman for located is made, Henrema feels it could be or not bargaining unit was unanimously in favor whether Metroland would continue the guild. "Even a strike." completed and in operation by the fall of of strike action by a 9 to 0 margin. , 1982. -y ' A » <i» Page 2 The Chronicle October 13, ^1981 ca m p u s pa g e Turkey Trot Oct. 1 8 There is still time to sign up for the Durham College Turkey Trot on Sunday, 0^, 18. Awards will be available for participation arfETcompetitive classes. The SAA is paying the $1 registration fee for Students. The five and 10-kilometre trot will begin at 2 p.m., Oct. 18 from Durham College. SAA meeting Oct. 1 9l The SAA will be holding the third class represent- atives meeting Oct. 19 at 12:15 p.m. All reps are asked to attend the meeting in room C250. Free fitness classes Come and get in shape during lunch hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the sports complex. The free fitness classes from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. are Students and staff of second year sports administration with college staff members at Bark Lake: the open to .anyone. long walk was cold, but map skills brought them home on time. Turkey Tshirts T-shirts for die Turkey Trot will be on sale in the ark Lake s uc ce s s main lounge for $5 each. Sold by the marketing club, B profits trip will go to support the United Way. The t-shirts are available during lunch hours daily., The second year Sports Administration students Chiodo, a second year student, all groups made it have arrive^ back from the seventh annual Bark Lake through the first.day with little difficulty. ' Leadership Camp which once again ha6 proven to be a The days at Bark Lake began at 9 a.m. and ended at Oct. 22: Rick Santos worthwj»ge,program. 9 or 10 p.m. that night. Students would then play Rick Santos band, a According to John Green, a teacher in the Applied euchre, liers dice or just sit around talking to each Q107 homegrown winner, will other.