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"The ed River College's tions about its future viability. drums are beating that civil/CAD technology The program recently made the decision has prob- Rco-operative education headlines due to a 50 per cent ably been made that program has been honoured tuition hike that has parents this is to be the last with the 2003 Yves Landry and students outraged. year for the program." Foundation award for out- "It's all over the industry The advisory com- standing technical co-opera- right now," Giguere said mittee recently tive education program at a regarding talk of the program's approached the WFC college or university level. cancellation. "Something's fall- and offered assistance, The award, which was en off the rails." but Giguere said they applied for, consists of a Giguere, a retired Air Canada received a less-than- $5,000 cash prize and a pilot, was instrumental in warm response. plaque, as well as the recog- organizing and designing the "The flying club was nition of having one of the aviation management program very blunt and told us best programs offered in the offered by RRC in partnership to butt out of their nation. with the Winnipeg Flying business," said "Receiving the award is a Club, which operates the fly- Giguere. huge honour," said RRC ing portion of the program. The cancellation president Jacqie Thachuk, Giguere says he's saddened by rumours come on the who accepted the award at recent problems that have heels of reports that the Stars Gala Award plagued the program, but parents of students in Ceremony in Toronto last the program may take month. "We can celebrate wouldn't blame RRC for photo by Marc Zienkiewicz pulling out of it. legal action: the recognition at both an Students' progress in the Don Canfield, whose RRC may be planning to cancel its aviation management program, external and internal level. course is behind schedule, son is currently in sec- which it operates in partnership with the Winnipeg Flying Club. At the external level, it lets Giguere says. Portions of the ond year, is looking the community know it has into whether or not a class- Canfield. currently requires students to an excellent college in the course that were supposed to A graduate of the program, have been completed by April action lawsuit can be filed do 50 per cent more flying area. At the internal level, it against both RRC and the who requested anonymity, said than the syllabus states, which commends the people who of their first year have spilled the tuition problems date back over into their second year. WFC. he said is the main factor in put it together and gives "We've talked to a corporate all the way back to 2000. the rising costs. credibility to the program." "The problem seems to be According to the source, - the flying club's inability to lawyer and he says it's an Representatives of the avia- The civil/CAD program open-and-shut case. He said if tuition increased approximate- tion management program did provides students with deliver on time," said Giguere. ly 20 per cent between then Giguere said he knows of no this goes to court, the two par- not return phone calls. career training in construc- ties will lose big time," said and 2001. written agreement between Giguere said the program continued on page 9 tug t4 )eab latitOt u. Vribate Club Members & Guests Welcome! • Can apply for membership at the door STUDENT SPECIAL! I King's Head LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Top floor now open Wed. 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Advertising and Sales Manager Guy Lussier priced condominiums down- "One of the things that is town. critical to development is having people live down- Contributing Writers and Photographers Bringing more people to live in the downtown town," Harvey said. area is vital to its sur- "It's got to be a place to go But he cautioned Chelsea Bussoli Julie Horbal Nancy Renwick vival and further devel- developers to know tO, not to go through." Lori Ebbit Rebecca Kroeker James Shand opment, according to the market. "Price is such a crit- Shawna Forester speakers at a seminar Kristin Marand Brent Smith held at the Princess ical issue in Amy Gilbert Liam Phillips Ian Wheeler Street campus on Nov. - Mayor Glen Murray Winnipeg," he said. Erin Girouard Justin Pokrant Marc Zienkiewicz 22, including Mayor "Most condos in on downtown Winnipeg Winnipeg are in the Sandra Honke Alana Pona Glen Murray and repre- sentatives from the real $50,000 to $80,000 estate board, CentreVenture range. 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"Red River has had a transfor- There's all kind of incentives constant turnover, so as the Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 1K9 mational impact on this area," to develop a building." building turns over, onve.rt to he said. Bruce Harvey, a former RRC condos." For advertising information, contact Guy Lussier at: 204.632.2070 MIME DO RIPOPO ROBB SPPill? Book now for the best fares on our one year student tickets. EUROPE 2004 SALE $589 Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Hamburg $669 Vienna, Copenhagen, photo by Jon Schmidt Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm Glen Murray addresses the crowd at "Building a Better Downtown Neighbourhood." $699 Rome, Milan, Madrid, Lisbon, Barcelona Other destinations available. Downtown student housing Check with us! Airfares from Toronto. Taxes and surcharges not includ Fdres nply. Student/Younl. 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Development Corporation make sense to build affordable housing," he who attended a seminar rental, for private said. "And that's an impor- Flexible Hours! at the Princess Street tant part of this mix." campus on Nov. 22. developers." Bill Hutton, a Great for Students! "[Student housing is] Cumberland Avenue resi- not something that I've, - Bill Thiessen, dent and condominium from a marketing per- Centre Venture owner who attended the Phone 589-8146 spective, looked at," said seminar, argued that stu- former RRC instructor Development dent housing downtown Bruce Harvey, who now Corporation would be good for the works with the real estate neighbourhood.