WE as | Clean and green: Darin Berg (left) and Eldon Larson of Berg Construction, of Castlegar are installing the first part of the new facade on the Central Rentals Block, on the corner of 4th St. and Colum53 Aven down" 4 4 2 iours will te into the overa egar. As part of the downtown revital zation, the facac and Green * REELS OMEN Tae nian prc unntbin e Thought for the week Teamwork divides the task and dou bles the success ing money rule ; mesenger dollars to US dollars in c reper ube multiply the amount of US dollars you néed times the exchange ate. If yousre conv -rting Canadian dollars to US dollars in the US vou divide the amount of Canadian cath paid by the US cash you Feceived to get the exchange rate, Confused? Check out the June ‘95 issue of Kootenay Savings Credit Union newsletter for a com plete rundown on how to calculate the exc hange Correction . Last week's glance incorrectly identified the owner of Chicken Time. Our apologies to Ed MeGorman, and we hope he enjoys his tume off New business Amerlink, Canada's Log home company, now has @ local dealer. Don Sumanik has al) the information about log home? for 90s. c r service s BC Tel’s education division in Bumaby 1s once-again hosting two One 1s called Winning the Customer with Service, the other Enhanced Telephone Techniques. They'll be held in Nelson in October. New faces ny Paul Caron is the new Castlegar manager of Ggsck's Cycle. Paul has worked for three years at the Trail outlet and looks forward to cung C vac juices. Former 1 gbs all be moving soon to Saskatchewan Wednesday, September 6, 1995 Wanted immed HELP WANTED: 432,000/ full-time, permanent, skilled workers required immediately by a wide variety of Canadian employers. Excéllent salaries, interesting work and huge poten- tial for advancement. Sheer fantasy? Well, yes—and no. Believe it or not, current esti- mates suggest that up to one quarter of Canada's 1.5 million unemployed workers could be back on the job tomorrow if only they had the new skills our busi- nesses need to compete in the global economy. Every major technological advance changes peti a tree and the mix, of available jobs. This was true of the railroad, the telephone and the airplane and it is true today of the microchip. Gone are the days when you could reasonably expect to leave high school and get a well paying job labouring at the local mill Those low to medium skilled jobs just aren't increasing in number. The most dramatic growth and the best paying jobs are expected to occur in the high tech - high value industries. But to land one @ Transit of those jobs you'll need a new set of highly developed skills— the kind you get by specialized training at post-secondary educa- tional institutions. As explained by Jim Howie, manager of labor market services at B.C.’s Ministry of Skills, Training and Labor: “All of the world’s industrialized economies, including Canada’s, are shifting away from the goods sector, which is based on natural resources and manufacturing, to the service sector, which is based on knowledge.” The numbers don't lie. Near- ly 90 per cent of the job growth in Canada since 1967 has taken place in the service sector. It's the fastest growing sector of our provincial economy here in B.C. too In fact, it already employs nearly three out of every four workers. So, get yourself a pen_and paper and make a note of the fol- lowing. Here's a short list of job categories that are most in demand and probably best rewarded in this brave new world Continued from B2 sector. Often, the purpose of a gov- in-town, if they could instead take the city bus? Obviously one 18 passenger city bus can't The Castlegar Sun we've entered They include chemic telecommunications engineers, software designers, biomedical researchers, nurses with degrees in specialist fields, salespeople, and people with experience in the growing international FOR trade sectors Many skilled trades are also in growing demand. THE SCIENCE “Generally CounciL oF B.C. speaking, today's employ- ee requires excellent skills related to numeracy, literacy, problem solving, and the ability to com- municate and work well in a team environment,” says Howie. It's not difficult to see the bot- tom line here. There's a clear emphasis on specialized skills and knowledge, particularly those that are science and tech- nology related. Information tech- nology will be British Columbia's number two industry by the year 2000 if it continues to SCIENCE grow at current rates. But a knowledge worker's skills can only be acquired through education and training and that's a concern, since of the ten Canadian provinces, B.C ranks 9th in degrees grant- ed per capita and 10th in THE 21ST science and engineering enrollment, despite pre- dictions of a serious coun- try-wide shortfall of engineers throughout this decade As Canadians and as British Columbians, we must adapt to these new realities. Employers must invest far more in training and development of workers, in research and devel- opment, and in technology plan- ning. Parents must encourage their children, boys and girls equally, to choose science and math at school We need to look.at some of our current perceptions. Unlike Euro- We have your next appliance! You c an count on Will's to have peans and others around the world, Canadians still cling to the notion that “hands on™ jobs such as those performed by technolo- gist and technicians are less pres tigious and rewarding than perhaps a professional carcer in law or medicine The fact is, demand for the applied skills taught at commu nity colleges and technical schools is rising rapidly. Such programs are increasingly lead ing to challenging, rewarding jobs that offer an excellent career path and a firin foothold on the future Page B3 jately—432,000 skilled worker We've also gotten the strange idea that science and technolo: gy jobs are for “nerds,” an idea that is firmly rejected by Uni versity of British Columbia's récent Nobel Prize winner Dr Michael Smith “Science and technology will be needed more and more to accommodate society's needs and aspirations using finite resources,” says Dr. Smith “These fields offer very satisfying and exciting careers where you really do fee! that you are doing things that are relevant to the needs of society.” apsule omments in the blood vessels, lungs and heart. changes. September is Arthritis Month. Arthritis is so common that almost everyone over forty shows some signs of it on X-rays including loss of soft, smooth cartilage at the joint surfaces and a thickening of the bone at the joints. Osteoarthritis attects individual joints, primarily knees and hips. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease of the whole body. RA symptoms are felt mainly in th joints but can also affect muscles, ligaments and tendons and can cause changes There have been many unproven claims that special diets can cure asthaitis. Examples include vegetarian diets, low fat diets, and high-fish diets. However, it is best to consult your doctor or registered dietitian it you are considering dietary Keeping a healthy body weight will reduce joint stress and help alleviate artrhritis symptoms. It is estimated that every kilogram you lose reduces the force on your Doug Harvey ; H H Blasted jon 0 d axin ro em Fred Vigue of Colourmix reports that he has several sandblasted signs completed and several more on the go. He recently completed the signs for the Castlegar golf course and has received the contract from the RDKB for four sandblasted tourism signs for the Bound- ary area. In his spare (?) time he completed a big sign for Trees Company Growers in Winlaw joints by three kilograms. emment program is to provide a accommodate all the in-town stu- service, at minimum direct cost to dents so perhaps we could start taxpayers. The majority of the ser- with one area of the city. vice costs are usually subsidized in If ridership in the rural areas some departmental budget is poor can we cancel those In fact, a government service —_ routes and concentrate on better the quality appliances you need - at prices you-can afford! Hf you have aithritis, you might consider joining the local asthritis ‘support group: These groups are excellent in helping people cope with their disease. Hf you are taking i for arthritis, our ists can tell you all about them. may have been ahead of to change — and quickly By the ume the research is fin- mn starting up a transit and | pay- When any business puts the business operator has a n Castlegar. And we may s business plan, one of etaled profile of his customers {to:make it all-en ns is inevitably a ud dislikes. From the Your authorized dealer for INGLIS - FRIGIDAIRE Value added and m doing s 7 This has customer profile desig to cisions have | taxpayers Transit ts poorly oo” 4 Barb Robertson a would like to invite her customers PAST-PRESENT-FUTURE to stop in and see her at her new location ivervieW chev" 368.9134 + 365-2296 352-1614) A special supplement to The Castlegar Sun and Trail Times Work Wear in the Columbia Plaza joins a growing hist of business- es who honour the Air Miles card On the move Crunchies and Pet Supplies is now at theur new location at comer of Columbia Ave. and 13th St. in downtown Castlegar Now open Downtown Service Centre is now open at the comer of Columbia ave and 4th St. m downtown Castlegar Opening soon Connie and Ed Motz will be opening a Custlegar Unighobe Travel franchise on Oct. 2 in the Columbia Plaza. Connie Motz has expe- r > in the travel industry having been the manager of TTI Totem Travel in Trail and both are excited to be part of an international franchise organizaton Looking for promotion? If you're a non-profit organization anywhere in the West Kootenay region and are looking to promote your activities and events on the internet (symposiums, etc), then Carleton (Scotty) Scott at Selkark | College wants to hear from you! Selkirk is looking for groups to put thear information on the Selkirk College Web site Now open West's Department Store is now open on Sundays from 10 am to - West's joins the growing list of Castlegar businesses which ponding to consumer trends to shop on Sunday. Look for the Open Sunday ad, located elsewhere in the paper, for a list of other smart Castle¥af business folks who are open on Sundays. Moving Nu-Tech Construction is moving their office to the house on Columbia Avenue beside Drs. Cunsolo and Robert's dental office Certified Mark Wilband of Success Carpet Cleaning has recently quali- certification as a carpet cleaning technician and an odor technician through the Institute of Inspection Cleaning | toration. The institute is recognized by Major carpet man- s for setting North America-wide standards. Congratula- Trimming ofing and siding has been busy these last two weeks t n around the the windows, doors and fascia at the y Health Unit building The colour is teal and will often go ahead even if it cannot make money or break even, simply because it is per- ceived by politicians as a public service OF necessity. Such is the case with Castlegar Transit Subsidized by city and rural taxpayers as well as B.C. Transit itself, one lone 18-passenger bus (yes, only one) is expected to wind its way around a convoluted route, and serve the needs of more-than 12,000 area residents in the process. What kind of service is that? An expensive one City council is feeling the pinch. They don't want to pay $77,000 of taxpayers dollars for a service that isn’t receiving wide spread support (wanna fight with 11,999 others for one of the 18 seats?). And BC Transit isn't happy subsidizing a service that isn’t being well used. So what happens? If it were a private business, the owner would look at the cus- tomer profile and ask “what is wrong with this picture?” Do the number of users justify the cost and the expenses? Can we increase the users and the rev- enue without a proportional increase in costs? Can we even operate minimum service at max- imum capacity and make money or break even. Can this serving those who do use it more regularly? If Selkirk College students are (or could be) a big user of transit how can we structure the routes and times to make it the student's first choice for transportation? Any method of transportation has to be effective and in this day and age of instant gratification, not many can or will plan their day's events around what they perceive to be an inconvenient bus schedule We may have been a bit ahead of ourselves in having transit here however if we lose it, we may lose one of the amenities that people look for when they chose an area to live and work. They too may not use it but just know- ing it’s there could be enough to sway a family’s.or a corporation's decision to locate here. There are some tough deci- sions to make and some could have political ramifications. In reality, if we can't afford to have it all, all at once, then we better quickly sort out what we can afford. Better a service that offers much to some than a service which offers nothing to many. be rescued or should it be restruc- tured or retired? In the government sector the same process has to be used and tough questions have to asked. 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