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Banjo's goalie Rick Rogerson takes a time out during

' Thursday's 11-6 loss to Pressure

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for the scoring title. f
He scored six goals and adde:

Wash beat Banjo's 11-3.) 0.4.0),

Banjo's top scorer Rob Aris-
man netted a hat.trick and had
three assists. Larry Price, ‘second
on the team in points, had two
goals and two assists.

.- happened ‘on. November. 5.as .

} one assist as Castlegar Pressure -

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- Woodland Park Shell. remains ‘

Recreational Hockey League. ,
Shell is one point ahead of

Pressure Wash. : oF
The two teams played on

1 November 8 with Shell's Benton

Hadley leading his team to a, 10-8
win with a hat trick and four,
assists. ;
Besides being a match up
between the top two teams, it was
a contest featuring the top two
scorers. ore
Walker had one goal and one
assist in the loss. R
In .other games Castlegar
Sports Centre remains jin last
place with a 10-6 loss to Koote-
‘ nay Computers. ot
Dan Walker had the hat trick
and an assist for Sports Centre.
The biggest upset of the week

\ in first place in the Castlegar |

Sports:Centre rolled; over Shell
12 ( i

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assist, He has.21"on the year,
along with 9 goals placing him
second in the points race.! |.
Arisman and Price are tied for
third with 27 points. -

The Castlegar Tom Kats won the Trail Flag Football League Championships Novem-
ber 3. The team will represent the Isague at next year's provincial championships.

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SHARLENE IMHOFF

Sun: Editor.

We've all -heard the
expression, .“‘To get a job,
you need experience. To get

. experience, you neéd a job.”

Well, in an effort to, pro-
vide students with ‘both,
while helping to create an
efficient; competitive’ labour
market, Selkirk College
became involved in what'is
known as Co-operative
Employment.

In celebrating the sixth

ondary or post-secondary

institution ‘is ‘becoming

highly valued. :
“Co-op education benefits

Co-operative. education
brings Canadian busi-
ness and the post-sec-
ondary education sys-
tem closer together.

ry. of Co-operative
Education, Selkirk College
and the department’ of Co-
operative Education paid
tribute to the over 100 co-op

the student, the employer and
society,” said Dexter MacRae,

" manager of Selkirk College's

cooperative education office.

iployers who particip

“Tt bles students to test

expenses through ‘eamings
from co-op jobs.” E
Indeed, students who par-
ticipate in Co-operative
Education develop career

opportunities and understand:

the expectations and require-

ments of their chosen field, q

while at the same time,
finance their education.
Students also gain work
experience that is valuable in

obtaining future full-time

jobs and generally increase
their confidence by doing
productive work, {

Sue Heaton, a marketing
and general management stu-
dent at Selkirk College,
joined the cooperative educa-

in the program during a
wine and ch Te
reception,}
‘Wednesday. ‘ Fs

Three employers
and three students
presented their own
testimonies as to
why Co-op
Education is a posi-
tive step in the right
direction for both
student and employ-
er.

system

together. The pro-
gram reflects
Selkirk College’s
belief that education
is incomplete with-
out practical experi-
ence.

The work/study
program which inte- |§
grates productive —
work experience in the pri-
vate or public sector with a
course of study at a sec-

classroom leaming in the real

tion program .in

j TS 1988. She cited a
: . number of reasons

why she was inter-
‘| ested in Co-opera-
| tive education.

“I would be guar-
anteed work experi-
:| ence, which really

‘She. was_able to‘
gin a work-expe-"

rience program with
KMC (Kootenay
Manufacturing
Company) in
Nelson, and was
soon diving into all
facets of the job,
including advertis-

experience she received
working at KMC while also
attending classes.

“We can’t get everything
from books. I sincerely hope
employers continue to hire
students in the future,” she

ing, d ration:
and even mechanics.

world, and they are able to
pay for a significant portion of
their college or university

“T even did a tele-
marketing survey
for KMC in the

U.S,” said Heaton.
The biggest plus however,
was the vast amount of

.) Education also ben- |
_ efits the employers,

: evaluate potential |:
:full-time employ-

“talents of young

Another student, Ben
Winterbum, studying com-
puter information systems,
actually worked in Australia
as part of the Co-operative
Education program.

“The opportunity to work
in another country puts a
whole new perspective of
what Co-operative
Education can give __

SUE HEATON
Selkirk College has been able

“Today’s students
are the people who
will. have tomor-
row’s jobs. The
Co-operative
Education pro-
gram is worth our
continued support.

— Ted Jones
Ministry of Forests

to provide us with some of
these,” he said.

o-operative Education

Jones stated that high
motivation and maturity are
important elements when
hiring students who then
become potential full-time
employees.

“We're proud to say that
the first student we hired in
1986 is still working with us
today.”

According to Jones, the
demand for students with
high work ethics has grown:
dramatically.

“Today’s students are the
people who will have tomor-
Tow’s jobs.’ The Ministry of
Forests is convinced that the
Co-operative

you,” he said. Bar
‘Selkirk College

is currently negoti- | |

ating to further Co-

operative

Education pro-

grams in other for- World v

eign countries such
as England and
Finland.

Co-operative}

Ministry
Col

who are able to| Ca!

ces. By using the

students }\
to their}:

Education program
is worth our contin-
ued support.”
=| A recent survey
conducted by the
Canadian
Association for Co-
operative
“| Education shows
that in 1991, more
than 43,000 stu-
dents were enroled
in co-operative
education programs
in 85 colleges and
universities across

| 1979, the number
of. participating
institutes has
increased 200 per
cent and enroll-
ment in co-op pro-.
| grams has doubled,
Employers

| Students