Cross-Canada marathon man Rick
Casey
will
Clean out those lockers! Students are reminded to empty
be
their lockers before
they leave.
biking across
the country to raise
These students
awareness about mental illnesses.
experience at
Monday,
2003
April 21,
like
it
hot
Pre-service firefighters get practical fire
department.
Conestoga College, Kitchener
34th Year
— No.
14
Students claim sexual harassment Unhappy By AIMEE WILSON
Two
victims of sexual harassment. teel they have been pushed aside by the college. Victoria and Jasmine (pseudo-
with college sellor acts as a resource,” she said. In any type of case, if the student
responsibilities,
to
respond.
to
is
willing to take the next step and involve a third party, they will be
receive a copy of the response. From here, the co-ordinator is sup-
there to assist them. According to
posed to meet with both parties and reach a resolution.
nyms), said they have been sexu-
Victoria and Jasmine, the counsellor called back to check up on the
ally harassed since January.
situation.
“Since January there have been three girls that have been continually harassing us,” they said,
adding, “Almost every day they have offensive things to say to or about us," they said. The girls said they have been called “hoes,”
“whores,” “bitches,” and “sluts.” Jasmine and Victoria also said rumours have been spread about them and the harassers have even tried to stop their friends from being around them. Although Conestoga College has a human rights policy, Justin Falconer, Conestoga Students Incorporated vice-president of
response
to
Stage 4 only occurs
is no Other would get involved to
resolution
Once more, the girls went back human resources for a second
attempt. This time, the girls spoke to
and asked The victim then gets
Debra
Croft, director,
human
“We
resources.
suspected that she had already made her decision about what she was and wasn’t
going to do about the problem. She looked as though she was distracted or had better things to deal with
parties
after
which
report
allows
days of meeting with both parties, is made by a vice-
president.
“
wouldn’t want the students to think they weren’t heard or it wasn’t important, I
when we
talked to her,” they said. Croft said she gave the girls two
suggestions on how to deal with the situation. The girls could either approach the harassers verbally or in writing and explain they were
upon
infringing
the
social
because Debra
stan-
As of now, the have not yet met with the harassers and have yet to write a
policy at the college for students
letter.
who
“We have not spoken to them one-on-one because we were
didn’t
fall
the
human
never in a controllable or stable
According
enough environment, although we have said to them indirectly to
include matters
told
them the
situation, they told
us
times,” they said. Croft
also said she
had given the
girls a
copy of the student procedures guide to refer to. She also suggested the girls see Catherine Koch,
deal with students, only faculty.”
on
plaint
girls
to
file
a com-
March
28.
resources to
Unfortunately, the response they
received wasn't what they were
hoping to
for.
them
"When we
explained
the situation, they told us
name
to
a
few. Croft said she only deals with
sexually harassment cases based on those grounds. “It was still an issue I felt it was important to be
resources with the inten-
In the
Conestoga College human
rights policy 2002,
it
outlines four
resolution
Stage
1
take individual action. states
is
the
informal and
it
Gregory also reinforced harassers
one-on-one,
states to
involve a third party.
person causing the problem to stop. Stage 2, also informal,
that the
students were either to meet with the
the victim should ask the
It
now almost
is
and the
or
girls still feel
ordinator. This occurs if the prob-
was very concerned about the situation and they have no com-
lem has not been resolved
us," they said, adding, "It
with her. Together, they looked through the student hand-
been made, the victim should know within five days if the complaint will be pursued under the policy. If the complaint is followed, the harasser will be given a copy of the complaint, as well as being informed of their rights and
They went
to a counsellor in
involves assistance. This
Student Services and explained
victim
the
harasser. Stage 3
situation
According
step-by-step.
to the victims, the part-
time counsellor
who
they spoke to
plaints
book but
after speaking with the
counsellor they ing
still felt
like noth-
was accomplished. According
Carol Gregory, a counsellor with Student Services, “A counto
ten
is
is if
the
unable to confront the
is a formal writcomplaint to the policy co-
Stage
2.
plaint has
Once
the
after
formal com-
Falconer. Therefore, by switching
the response.
makes us
confused and wonder why those girls chose to focus on us."
The students say harassment
ijj
the sexual
persists, they plan
on
involving a third party. Overall, their
initial
impression on
they were dealt with fying.
to a customer,
Conestoga Students Incorporated
Spoke or CJIQ
was
how
unsatis-
any potential bias
is
removed. Currently, the donation
(CSI) has decided not to donate
money
is
made
2003-2004 school year. “We want to go from a donation
exchange for the insertion of advertising in the paper. However, if ads are not booked, the money is
relationship to a pay-per-use rela-
still
to
tionship,”
Justin
said
for the
Falconer,
28, the
CSI executives
voted unanimously that they would not donate $15,000 to Spoke and
$10,000
to
CJIQ
in the past. "It's
ing
it
away,
different
as they have
in
guaranteed.
CSI has been given four weeks
make
vice-president of academics.
On March month later unhappy with
a
Both girls have been affected deeply by this. “One of the main ways it has impacted us is that we have begun to hate the fact that we have to come to school and pay to be harassed by people who don't know a single thing about
counsellor.
By AIMEE WILSON
think they weren’t heard or
process.
The policy
CSI alters funding of Spoke, CJIQ
dealt with," said Croft, adding, “I
approaching the harassers.
students, only faculty,” they said.
resources told them to speak to a
involving race,
and gender,
Conestoga Students Incorporated has decided that they will not donate $15,000 to Spoke and $10,000 to CJIQ next year.
policy.
these areas
tion of
that basically they don’t deal with
human
rights Croft,
human
in
to the victims,
to
they were never told to talk to the
The
however, said they never
steps
According
religion
under the protection of
chair.
girls,
file
take those allega-
tions seriously,” said Croft.
Falconer directed the
(Photo by Aimee Wilson)
matter
the
felt
received the procedures guide and
“We do
a report.
human
,
wouldn’t want the students to it wasn’t important, because it is.” Croft said she had gotten the impression the girls had left
chair of school of business, to
Victim of abuse
is.”
it
Croft,
human resources
director
Croft said she
many
stop
that basically they don’t
and
a final decision
girls
“When we
An
written
is
victim
the
dards of conduct.
by sex-
3.
harasser to comment. Within 10
one outlined specifically for students. “There is no clearly written are adversely affected
there
investigate the circumstances.
investigation
academics, feels there needs to be
ual harassment.”
if
Stage
done
to
a final decision whether or
not to provide funding for Spoke
next year.
“We
have
concerns,”
said
Christina Jonas, co-ordinator of the
not like we're tak-.
journalism-print and broadcast pro-
coming
gram. adding, "We feel that the CSI’s funding of Spoke is money
it’s
just
way,"
said
in a
Falconer,
adding, "It's coming as a customer,
well-spent.
not a donator."
to reach every college student at all
According to Falconer, CSI doeswant to be seen as controlling what Spoke puts in its articles.
five campuses providing a great forum for a CSI message.” Jonas
Falconer said as a donator, there
they have dealt with this issue.
n't
is
always the chance of bias entering stories or swaying the opinion of writers.
"You
can't put 20-year-old
students in charge of thousands of dollars to
and expect they don't want how’
influence
reputation
is
their
personal
portrayed."
said
Spoke has
the potential
also said that this isn't the
Falconer agrees
first
time
paper
the
important for the school.
“It
is
pro-
vides the truth to students." he said,
adding,
"It's
a very important sen-
encourage a customer relationship." Continued on Page 2 ice.
I
just w'ant to
— SPOKE,
Page 2
News
April 21
Clean out your lockers MORLEY
By JEFF
ends, Conestoga stu-
As school
dents break for the
summer to work
or travel and have fun. However, many students don't clean out their lockers before they leave.
Last year Conestoga staff spent a week cutting locks and cleaning out lockers. Head of Security
full
Services, A1 Hunter, said that 479 lockers were cleaned out and 135
had personal property only staff,
for
students can also lose a sig-
amount of
nificant
Security
(Photo by Aimee Wilson)
them. Not
in
week of work
a full
is it
property.
Services has removed
textbooks, projects, clothing, tools and sometimes moldy lunch bags.
New
technology a plus
Bv AIMEE WILSON
vehicles
the
is
mounted
in
between the driver and passenger
may have
noticed sev-
Ministry of Transportation
eral
Emissions Vehicle and Enforcement Unit vehicles parked outside the college on April 10.
seats.
It
consists of a wireless lap-
top computer and
printer,
which
allow the transportation officer to access any information regarding the driver
when
they
make
“This technology
difference.”
transportation enforcement
Alkema.
were giving
graduating
presentations to
stu-
dents of the police foundations and LASA programs on the new state-of-the-art
If
anything
ordinary, the
officer
ministries
equipment newly
is
computer
out of the
will bring
it
up immediately. This ensures the officer’s safety and to make sure they
are
identifying
the
correct
people.
For example,
if
the driver pres-
ents a false identification, the
com-
installed in the vehicles.
puter will alert the officer.
“This new technology will make a difference.” said Harry Alkema, transportation enforcement officer
According to Alkema, other ministries and police officers have been using this same kind of wire-
and enforcement
The
project
is
less
business analyst.
called
The Road
Users Safety System Renewal. The new technology installed
ers.
“Ontario has the safest
shockproof.
“Ontario has the safest roads in North America,” said Alkema. This is mainly because Ontario enforces strict road regulations and laws. “When you’re on the safe,”
In
technology for about five
The
to
he said. September,
know
you’re
Career Services
wireless system has only
been developed for the Ministry of
-
all
ministry
of
the
new technology
installed
in
them.
Room 2B04
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for
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is
much of it is donated to Clothing goes to the
Salvation Army,
while textbooks
To obtain further information or the "Access Code" into
our
office.
for this
Web
site,
please
come
school
is
the
host to
students
lockers in the
Hunter
are reassigned
semester.
fall
reminder
a
that
said
notice will be on the overhead for the week of exams in the hopes that will clean out their
more students lockers.
Student Services to help out those
their property.”
“We
hate to see students lose
Meetings to be held to address funding issues Continued from Page
lege’s radio station.
1
and CSI are in up any misunderstandings and con-
Falconer said CSI will buy air time on CJIQ for advertisements. CSI also plans to install a DJ booth
cerns both parties have.
inside the Sanctuary over the sum-
As for CJIQ, an agreement was made between the radio station and CSI four years ago when the radio
mer. If plans go through, Falconer
of
Osborne said they will cover the money lost by selling commercials. “We’re getting more and more
Further meetings between Spoke
was
to clear
in the initial stages
According
to
Paul
said the booth will be used in col-
laboration with CJIQ.
well-known,” he
Since the
said.
as a surprise.
station is for educational purposes,
“We’ve always had a working relationship with them (CSI),” said
CJIQ cannot market through traditional ways due to CRTC regula-
Osborne.
tions.
According
come
to Falconer,
when
the
was in the production stage, CSI president at that time
station
the
agreed to donate $40,000 to get the station
up-and-running.
At
“We’re always open
new and
CSI didn’t have the money for a lump sum, therefore an agreement was made that $10,000 would
time,
be given over four years. The $10,000 each year was used to cover start-up costs, which con-
to
exciting projects
that they (CSI) have.”
the
Paul Osborne,
CJIQ manager Osborne
said they will continue
sisted of equipment, the building of
encourage CSI to use air-time. “We’re always open to new and
CJIQ
exciting projects that they (CSI)
the studio and rental space.
space for its transmitter antennae on the Global TV tower in Paris, Ont. CJIQ has a partner-
just for you!
through-
is static
summer. However,
the
out
go to the CSI to sell again. Things, such as calculators, are given to
rents -
think the college
however space is limited. property the For
all
April 24,
students that are disadvantaged. Hunter says that some students
new
Osborne, manager of CJIQ, the agreement has expired and this
Events:
be on campus Thursday,
will
they leave for the summer.
returning
decision didn’t
ates.
to clean out their lockers before
property for as long as possible,
production.
Attention
ices,
moved or gone back home. Security Services will hold onto
already
station
Upcoming
head of security servwants to remind students
Al Hunter,
many summer programs and is quite busy. As a result, locker space has to be made and
many of them have
the works
transportation vehicles will have
years.
in
Alkema, it costs According $10,000 to install one wireless system in a vehicle. The equipment is both waterproof and to
road, you want
it.
who owns
Staff then tries to track the stu-
unclaimed,
North America.” Alkema
standing offences, etc. “Everyone has a record,” said
Harry Alkema,
The two
In the near future, photos will also be accessible on the comput-
in
property and determine dents down, but
the last three years.
roads
says
officer
police
retired
that his staff tries to identify the
Transportation and the Vehicle Emissions Enforcement Unit in
the
transportation officer to bring up information on the driver’s licence plates, the driver’s profile, any out-
will
The
a stop.
The new technology enables
make a
a lot of
took out an almost new camcorder.
Computers provide driver information Students
(Photo by Jeff Morley)
books that are still that in the wrapper and tool kits have not even been opened.” Hunter also said that a year and a half ago staff opened a locker and
“We find
ship with the is
CBC
and the money
also used to cover any annual
maintenance
CBC does for the col-
to
have,” he said.
According to Falconer, the debate whether or not to donate to Spoke
and CJIQ lasted for
The money came from the
six
weeks.
for both
donations
student fee budget.
News
SPOKE,
— Page 3
2003
April 21,
Wall retires after
almost 28 years here By NICK HORTON At a time when the world is full uncertainty and problems are
of
arising
faster
nice to have
you
at ease,
then
solutions,
it’s
someone around to put even if it does mean a
practical joke or two.
Liberal
studies
geography professor Bob Wall is one of these people.
Unfortunately,
and faculty
come September.
After working at Conestoga College for almost 28
Many
(Photo by Diana O'Neill)
Rick Casey, a disability services counsellor at the college, is planning on biking across raise awareness of the support needed by people with mental
Canada
to
illnesses.
ment
has a real strong commit-
what he calls an open door He wants to make sure stu-
to
policy.
know
dents
their
approachable,
Journey of awareness College counsellor to ride across By DIANA O’NEILL mere 20 days, Rick Casey plans on riding a bike across In a
of the
was initially left out decision making because she
was
technically
that the family
1
Canada. Accompanying him on the long journey will be his daughter’s stuffed animal. Penguin. Casey, a Conestoga College disability services counsellor, has decided to cycle across Canada to
considered
an
was we had
to
Barb Kraler, Student Services
“The end
result
wait until she was so very ill that we were appointed her decision
own
makers. Then through our
we
resources,
man-
acted as case
agers to find her the appropriate
Casey
“We
support,”
needed by people with mental
encountered barriers in the system
The 50-year-old
journey
his
May 4
Victoria,
in
ill-
will begin
B.C., on
of
to coincide with the start
said, adding,
delayed getting Kyla
that further
As Casey and
his family
day as part his incredible 8,000-
fessional help at the earliest stages
kilometre trip across the country.
of diagnosis in order to stabilize
due
in
a personal one,
is
sense in the
part to find
untimely death of
my
daughter,” he
through the complex system,
one, due
sense
in
in
death of
is
a personal
part to find
the untimely
my
daughter.”
Rick Casey, disability services counsellor
In September 2001, 19-year-old Kyla Anne Casey died from a pul-
monary embolism while she was a patient
Shortly
I
in
a
mental her
after
health
16th
unit.
birthday
vital
the disorder
from
it
was
and attempt
through
this
part
we were running
of the
into polit-
Casey's self-described journey of "hope and healing” shows his conviction in finding meaning in his family's tragic loss. With the endorsement of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CHMA), Casey is ready to begin at
various
will
branches along his route. “If
we do
for the
schizophrenia.
port."
need of community sup-
he said, adding,
"we
will
never develop services to support
tered
many bumps in the road of mental health care system. When Kyla was first diagnosed, her
those
the
access to the best treatment this
was unable their community
family
to find support
in
to assist in giv-
who
are
ill
and deserve
country can provide."
Casey on his
will
own
be relying primarily resources,
which
ing her accessible treatment. This
include cost for his equipment,
became
fare
further complicated
by
Kyla's age at the time. Casey said
friendly faces every
kilometres or so
humour have made life for the around him much less
people
stressful.
much
as
time laugh-
ing in this office as anything else,” said sociology professor Geoff
Johnstone.
“He
rude, he
is
loud and that’s
is
he
is
obnoxious, he
why
I
love him,”
said.
Shadd shares a similar opinion. “You can tease him, you can ride him, and he
He
you.
II
always come back
said.
contributions
to
Conestoga include more than
just
teaching. He just finished his term as chief steward of the union and
has previously been on the governing Board of Directors at the college.
Wall is known for being ready for anything and preparing things ahead of time. “Bob is the type of guy that if he
Although Wall is retiring, there is hope he will come back to
still
teach part-time.
he would like to, hopehe does,” said Johnstone.
"I think
fully
“All I know is, whatever he does decide to do, you won’t be able to find him. He is going to be in over his head and then start digging his way up and once he does that, look out,” said
Shadd.
80
...”
tion.”
With
of
help
the
Student
"My
air-
hope is to have friendly faces every 80 kilometres and food.
house for Casey’s cycle across Canada on April 17 at the college. She expressed how vital it is that the college show support for what Casey is attempting. “He’s a dad, a social worker and an advocate for a
(Photo by Nick Horton)
Social Services co-ordinator Madeleine Poynter
Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal awarded
By NICK Conestoga
Casey has a positive vision of
HORTON College
being
hope and healing.
Ontario for five straight years
awareness that those persons with a mental illness need and deserve better treatment and to raise funding for comto raise
munity supports and services highon the political agenda.
er
some small way
this ride will
serve to reduce the stigma often associated w'ith those with a mental
ill-
ness and cause people to reflect on
how we then
I
treat
w'ill
mechanism
those
who
be happy. for
are different,
If
it
increased
creates a
govern-
isn’t
the
a
No.
receiving
college
faculty
a
is
in
Queen’s
a
Golden Jubilee Medal.
On
March
her
Poynter,
co-ordinator of social
Conestoga College, received the award, which is in commemoration Queen of Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee. It services
at
was created
to
mark
the
50th
anniversary of the accession of
Her Majesty 6.
1952.
It
to the throne is
who have made tribution to nity.
awarded
on Feb.
to those
a significant con-
Canada,
their
commu-
or to their fellow Canadians.
Poynter was awarded the medal for her significant contribution to
YWCA
of Canada for four and volunteers on the national and local level. She received the award in the the
years
March 28. much of the
mail ing
Madeleine
28.
ment funding.
better than she received."
1
nor
fluke,
member
Who knows
I would be ecstatic. w here this will lead." he said, adding. "The selfish part for me is that 1 w ill have had time to grieve the loss of a daughter w ho deserved
off
volunteering. She has been on the board of directors of
named
is
shows
volunteer work.
community
w'hy this will truly be a journey of
“One reason
for
Poynter awarded medal
personal dream that has turned into
at
has a quick tongue,” he
Casey
“If in
not raise the awareness
encoun-
family
Wall’s practical jokes and sense
of
have
to
a real awareness campaign.”
some of the psychotic symptoms of his
is
ments.”
He
Casey and
“My hope
Services, Kraler organized an open
CHMA
mood swings-and
went on to say he sees Wall not only as a friend, but also as a role model.
maybe a family won’t same posi-
boundary issues between ministries and the cutbacks in the health-care system were so evident,” he said, adding, “This appeared to be worse in the mental health field due to its low priority in terms of funding by both the provincial and federal govern-
be speaking out
a form of mental illness that
studies
it.
“All
his trek across the country.
includes severe
Charles.
liberal
to recover
Kyla had been diagnosed with It's
Anne
said
find themselves in the
to receive pro-
bipolar/schizo-affective
disorder.
adding, “So
health-care
ical
“My journey
dearly
He
Dwayne Shadd. Shadd
such as anger and loss, towards something good,” she said,
only became more evi-
it
how
ordeal,
said.
be
will
is
said liberal studies profes-
Wall’s
better,”
professor
tions,
were led
dent
journey
thinks it’s extremely important that Casey embarks on this healing journey. “I have so much respect for the fact that he is channeling all these different emocounsellor,
sor
he
professor
stuff for
help.”
Canada’s mental health week. The Paris, Ont. native aims on travelling an average of 80 kilometres a
“My
or so, that will listen to my story not to mention offer me encouragement.”
adult.
increase awareness of the support
nesses.
Canada
missed,
get
“We spend
miss Wall’s commitment to the college and his students, along with his honesty and unique sense of humor.
his
already done.
is
has great integrity and a desire to
is retiring.
will
Bob
December because September
students
will see his face less
years. Wall
were coming back next year, he would be working on his stuff for
“I
at first not think-
envelope.
didn't recognize the enve-
lope. so
Soon
I
didn't open
after.
it
for a day.”
Poynter realized the
envelope contained more than she I had package and was very surprised. I had not know n I had been nominated." During the fall semester of 2001. Poynter took a sabbatical from her job at the college and volunteered for the of Kitchener- Waterloo as the staff co-ordinator of their Week Without Violence campaign.
first
believed. "I thought
better see
what
is
in this
YWCA
Page 4
— SPOKE,
April 21,
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2003
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when
Canadian town to prohibit pesticide use, tor banning residents from using chemicals bylaw a passed entire the that seems it Now esthetic purposes in 1991. announced last year has followed suit, since Quebec
was
it
the first
province
pesticides in all day-care facilities, by 2003. Pesticides will not be property public schools and permitted on private green space by 2005. to ban pestiThese governments did not arbitrarily decide cause health problems Pesticides reason. good had they cides For example, according to the that
it
would ban chemical
and wildlife. methyl Club of Canada’s Web site, www.sierraclub.ca workplace to due deaths bromide was responsible for many
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to 10 per cent of the exposure. This chemical also caused five world’s ozone depletion. out by 2001. 1 he Fortunately, Canada phased this toxin
cancer, lymphoma and childSierra Club’s site also said breast been linked to pesticide have hood leukemia and brain cancer Cancer Institute in National the from study use. According to a and garden, home the the U.S., when pesticides are used in childhood get to likely more times six children are up to
leukemia.
.
a government committee found sound evidence to outJuly 2000 article from Natural Life law cosmetic pesticides. said a federal Commons Standing Committee on Environmental and Sustainable Development recommended new cosmetic pesticides should not be registered, while current
Even
A
ones should be de-registered. So, when the government updated the pesticide act last March, why didn’t they take the committee’s recommendation to ban cosmetic pesticides? In a Natural Life article from May 2002, the environment minister stated that banning pesticides one. That’s a is a provincial and municipal power, not a federal cop-out. If the government had the authority to ban methyl bromide, then it can ban other pesticides. If almost 40 towns and cities across the country, including Halifax and the entire province of Quebec, have banned cosmetic pesticide use, then the federal government can take more action. They need to ban individual chemicals and place more restrictions on the registration process for pesticides. With cancers like lymphoma, breast cancer and childhood leukemia linked to pesticides, the government should not allow cosmetic
Meanwhile, cities like Halifax, Hudson and Toronto should be commended for their efforts to put the health of residents and the environment ahead of the pleasant appearance of weed-free lawns and gardens. Other Canadian municipalities should follow their example.
pesticide use to continue.
It’s
responsible for spreading the dis-
The recent severe acute respirais tory syndrome (SARS) outbreak
ease.
plete
alarming.
But what is
I
find
is
also contributing to this
rise in ignorance.
the attitude shift towards Asian-
Canadians across the region. The flu-like illness, which is believed to have originated in China, is now being linked to
mation
Diana
more appalling
Not only that, but the comlack of knowledge and infor-
O’Neill
The prime minister took it upon himself to show people that it’s
Opinion as the gay plague, after
it
OK to go about their daily
was
dis-
but
lives,
remain cautious. On April Jean Chretien lent hissupport
still
Chinese people as a group. Paranoia, fear and ignorance are
covered that the second sufferer of
wrapped in a harmful little package and being directed towards this demographic. What people do
French-Canadian.
hit
The SARS outbreak is not a laughing matter. Not only are peo-
attempted to expel the misin-
not comprehend,
that
is
SARS
could have originated anywhere. It’s
scary and unfortunate that
the Greater Toronto
Area
is
facing
the fast-spreading infectious disease.
Now, more than
not the time to ize.
ever,
this is
label and general-
What’s needed
is
some
toler-
ance and understanding. Just the other day I overheard people saying that
SARS
is
the
They were
new “Chinese disease.” so amused by the clever little ring it had. Wow, they rhymed - how brilliant! It
reminded
onset of AIDS
when
me it
of the
was labeled
the disease
ple dying
was a homosexual
this illness, but
from
Chinese-owned businesses, especially in the Scarborough area, have been
An
well.
facing the fallout as
April 4 issue of the
Toronto Star reported that than two weeks,
some
in less
10,
towards businesses that are being
formed
to the
SARS
scare.
He
by eating lunch
beliefs
Chinatown. Other members of Parliament
have done the same and showed their support for the Chinese business community.
Health officials have been
SARS
ing that
is
stress-
not an illness of
seems
that people
staggering drops in sales that
ethnicity, but
range from 30 to 70 per cent. This
just aren’t listening. Chinese-
is
a sign that people are letting
fear take over actions.
The
and dictate
at a
restaurant in the heart of Toronto’s
restaurant
and store owners have reported
due
their
article also stated the
it
Canadian groups remain the
target
of racism and stereotyping.
We
all
need
to
remain calm and
Chinese Council of Canadians has
tolerant while this unfamiliar illness
received several messages that sin-
rears
its
gle out that community as being
need
is
ugly head.
What we do
not
race bashing and ignorance.
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Feature
SPOKE,
April 21
In
photo at
,
2003
— Page 5
and, using water application techniques they learned, put it out. Students are strategically placed along the fire hose to stabilize the student they call themat the spout, who could be overwhelmed by the water pressure. Another platoon, as from tank the prevents This side. other on the cool tank the keep selves, also sprays water to
p re - S ervice
towards a flammable
firefighters inch
liquid fire
exploding.
firefighting
Fiery fun Students experience
left,
pre-service
students gather at
fire house at the Cambridge fire department. At this station teams prepare to climb up a flight of stairs with a line of fire hose to practise an
the
real-life firefighting
indirect fire attack, using
By CARLA
SANDHAM
On
previous
Cambridge Pre-service firefighting students
during
knowledge
their
tested
hands-on training exercises at the Cambridge fire department on April
1 1.
co-ordinator,
The program
Doug
were climbing ladders and hanging from ropes. Richard said students learned to properly anchor a rope and experience what it is like for a victim to climb out of a burning building and come down on a rope.
Richard, said practical experience the course. is a big component of
“Feeling what is
as
it’s
like first-hand
much a part of learning as how to do it in lectures, Richard, who was a Waterloo
hearing said
firefighter
coming
24 years before
for
to teach at Conestoga.
Every Friday for the past six weeks, 36 pre-service firefighters geared up for a variety of fire training operations ground scenarios.
During the labs, which were held tire either on campus or at the about learned grounds, students confined spaces, search and rescue operations and suppression all by doing. They also experienced highpressured water working with fue hoses and got up close and
it’s
Capt. Grant Dix, of the Brantford trainfire department, assists with
he
said.
And Cambridge
the
"After spending four hours learning theory, everyone looks forward on to doing something different Fridays,” she said.
Richard
said
these
training
exercises keep students active.
The
is broken down into and each team partici-
class
platoons
pates in one of the three to tour stations before rotating to another scenario.
Carla
can’t beat hands-on training. “When they can see how
it’s
done in a controlled environment we hope all the practice will kick in
when
the bell rings,” said Mills.
On
April to a
exposed
students
11,
flammable
were
liquid tire.
also got a taste of a small a cement building at the
They in
grounds.
By combining what
fire tire
they
the fires in a realistic situation. said the scenarios are close
Dix
staged for to the real thing, but are protection.
dents
in
it
cool.
Photos by
Lieut, training
Marty Mills added you
officer
agreed and said the practical training is the best part of the course.
women
keep
they can learn from their mistakes,"
thing.
three
They are
“This type of training allows us so to stop and talk to the students
one of program, is
tightly.
for the students.
would
it.
photo below, students grip
ing at the fire grounds and said practical experience is important
techniques, students extinguished
Mary-Lynn Bross, who
In
uid, to
a great feeling,” said
chance to actually do
water pressure.
spraying water onto a tank, which contains flammable liq-
learned in class and about these types of fires and water application
Marty Skowron, a pre-service firebetter fighter. "There is nothing it in the do to how learning than classroom and then having the
of
the hose
smoke and
personal with real fires. “When you smell the see the fire
the
to
visits
grounds, students
fire
a fog-
steam technique. In above photo, another team of students handles 900 kilopascals
It’s
ence.
He
ever be the
added nothing same as the real
not the real thing, but stubenefit from the experi-
still
Richard said the exercises
help students acquire the
become
skill set to
firefighters.
added even though the students need a lot more training, what they are doing now will Mills
reduce the training fire departonce ments will have to give them they're hired.
And Bross
said, "Friday’s
made up my mind want
to do.'
this is
lab
what
I
Sandham
— SPOKE,
Page 6
April 21
,
Feature
2003
aboard!
All NOE
By JASON
anytime soon.
Goderich-Exeter Railway engineer Dennis Fleet began working 1974, and still enjoys sitting behind the controls for the railway in
tion for
CN
Rail from a friend, and
filled
it
out.
It
view
in
was confusing.
the
Exeter Railway based
The
Goderich-
in Kitchener.
is owned by company, RailAmerica,
short-line railway
the parent
enjoyed
“I
years. Fleet has
landed him an inter-
London, and he was hired immediately as a brakeman because CN Rail was actively hiring. Fleet worked his first day for the railway in Kitchener, and he said it
of a locomotive.
Over the past four been working for
You
didn’t
it,
but
it
was
doing or where you were going,” he “You had five trial trips when
said.
first started,
I
switching
and
my
first
Budd
the
Kitchener.”
regional railway companies includ-
work on every type of
ing lines in Chile and Australia.
nable on
CN
Ontario.
He was
in
November
In
1998, the Goderich-
different.
know what you were
Boca Raton, Fla. RailAmerica owns 46 short-line and located
From
managed
Fleet
there,
job was
plant
train
in
to
imagi-
Rail across southern
a brakeman on
Exeter Railway took over operations of the Canadian National
freight
Railway London,
enough work ended up going to Oshawa and worked there for three months,” he said. “Down there we switched tire factories. General Motors, and several other plants.” In 980 Fleet had the opportunity to become an engineer, after working the last six years as a brakeman and conductor. He was required to attend a two-month training pro-
line
from Georgetown
Ont.
The
line
to
passes
through Kitchener, and
is where was working for CN Rail at time. On the last day before the
Fleet the
takeover of the
from
line. Fleet retired
CN
and went to work for the Goderich-Exeter Railway. He also began another chapter in his career, one that already stretched more than three decades. “It
was
my lifelong dream to be an
engineer,” said Fleet as he operated a Goderich-Exeter Railway locomo-
Kitchener. “I started off going on a steam engine in 1953, when I was five years old, running
tive
in
from London to Samia and back.” His father had friends who
worked on CN Rail at the time, and they managed to give Fleet his first ride
on the steam
train.
with short-line railway
In 1974, Fleet received an applica-
For 29 years, he’s been living a childhood fantasy and has no intention of quitting
new life
engineer finds
Train
From
that
day forward. Fleet knew he wanted to be like the men he saw working on that locomotive.
trains,
local trains,
“When
passenger
and work
trains,
trains.
there wasn’t
in Kitchener, I
(Photo by Jason Noe)
1
gram
at the
CN
Goderich-Exeter Railway engineer Dennis Fleet began working brakeman. Fleet was ly
Rail training centre
thrilled to final-
become an engineer
for
CN Rail.
a lot warmer, a lot dryer, a lot
“It’s
Gimly, Man. was all classroom work for two months, then it was six months on-the-job training, running with engineers,” he said. The engineer has the benefit of
and you’re not amongst the moving equipment, because I had a couple incidents where I was almost killed,” said Fleet. “Working on the ground I was almost crushed between cars that I was switching.
operating a train from the locomo-
One of the scariest things I’ve ever seen was one of the guys almost
in
“It
which Fleet feels is better than being a brakeman. The brakeman has to do all the required work outside, and that can be a dangerous job if you are not safety conscious. tive cab,
After six years of working as a
safer,
chopped
getting
in
two between the
couplers of the cars.
He just
barely
missed (being killed).” But train crews also face another obstacle
when
trains
the general public. Fleet
-
they are operating
They gate
are the
if
first
alive or injured. Fleet has
in
A locomotive engineer also has to worry about operating the engines and cars he is controlling, and this can often be stressful
if
the train
is
heavy. Fleet has operated a variety of
over his career, but sometimes is difficult to
handle.
before they a nerve-racking experi-
ence for train crews when they collide with vehicles or people at rail-
stopped,” he said. “You have to start planning three miles in advance
way
when you want to stop the train. Most trains are good handling trains, but you get the odd train that doesn’t respond to what you want it to do.
to
crossings
crossings. In
most cases, the
conductor and engineer are the first ones on the scene of a collision.
“It’s
They’re harder to control, harder to brake, and harder to get going.” In
1998, Fleet retired from
CN
Rail after almost 25 years of service
sold several of lines
to
its
smaller railway
short-line
companies
across Canada. Short-lines can provide better customer service to shippers, and are aggressive
when
CN
Rail’s
attracting
1998, but has since gone back to work.
you
as
lines. Everybody helps each other, where at CN you got the big bosses up top telling you what to do, and
they don’t help
When
you
at all.”
began working for the railway there were five men assigned Fleet
They included an
to operate a train.
engineer, a fireman (acts as a brake-
man), a conductor, and two brakemen. But now the short-lines operate with just two crew
members, an
engineer and conductor.
“The conductor has to do all the ground work by himself and the paperwork,” said Fleet. “Of course, back in the old days a conductor just ran the train
and did all the paperwork. The brakeman did all the work.”
From 1998 aged
to
work
to
short-line
2001, Fleet manfor
several
companies
for
a
other brief
period, as well as the Goderich-
Exeter Railway. In
January 2001, Fleet retired
he decided to return to operating
worked on with CN Rail. Over the last eight years, CN Rail
in
treats
company would be
Fleet
Engineer Dennis Fleet said it lifelong dream to be an engineer. He loves it so much he can’t give it up. He retired
“A big company
in the company. He joined the Goderich-Exeter Railway because he still loved working on trains, and
the short-line
was a
better,
from working on the railway to build his dream home near a beach in Ontario. But after a year of being away from the locomotive throttles,
operating on most of the same lines
(Photos by Jason Noe)
you
treats
said.
hard to control a big train. It takes a long time to get them started, and a long time to get them
It is
short-line
a number, and they don’t give the help they give you on the small
he gets one that
trains
“A
they treat you like a person,” he
several of these serious accidents,
respect trains.
arrive.
advantages than disadvantages.
still
been
1974.
and they are always traumatic. "The worst one I ever had was up around Chesley, Ont., when we hit a car broadside and killed both people in it,” he said. “There was a little girl in the backseat, she bounced out and ended up in the field. All she got was cuts and bruises.”
trains
daily basis, as motorists try to beat
people to investi-
those hit by the train are
believes that most people
do not He sees this on a
for railways in
new
business.
locomotives
on
the
Goderich-
Exeter Railway. “I
missed
reasons
I
enjoy what
it,
and
that's
one of the
came back because I
I
do,” he said.
Fleet currently
week on
train
works fives days a 433, which runs from
Kitchener to London and back.
It
delivers automotive frame cars to Rail in London.
counterpart, Canadian Pacific, also
CN
managed
He plans on working for the next few years with the Goderich-Exeter Railway before he retires again,
to sell off several
of
its
smaller lines to short-line operators during this period. Ironically, most
of these smaller railways employed
after he turns 60.
many ex-CN Rail and CP Rail employees who had either retired
around a
or quit the national railways. Fleet
enjoys
working for a short-line company, and feels there are more
Or he may
stay
longer on the railway for the pure love of it. little
“You have to be born into it. I was born into it,” said Fleet. “I’m a natural for an engineer.”
1
News
SPOKE,
April 21
$5,000 award up and
By PETR CIHACEK
2003
,
— Page 7
grabs
for
www.millennium-
at
criteria,
scholarships.ca/incourse.
Did you know eligible
si.
tion form,
a
new national in-course award/ The competition is fierce as only
must be submitted to the Financial Aid and Students Awards Office in
Conestoga students have a chance to win the award. But ii you
the Student Services building.
six
4.1
The national award was introduced by the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation as an Millennium its of extension
arc a full-time student with a 77 per cent average who is returning to
WB V / ’
7
Besides two copies of the applicatwo letters of reference
you might be
that
get $5,000 through
to
.1
/
September and who has a merit award before,
school
in
never
won
you should give “It is
Janeen awards
it
a great opportunity,” said
Hoover of Conestoga’s office.
“We
move forward
IH
Excellence Award Program. ‘The awards recognize academic achievement, demonstrated leadership, commitment to innovation
a shot.
community Sheamus Murphy,
applications
six
renewable for a second year, up to 200 awards of $4,000, each also renewable for a second year, and up
time in an undergrad-
full
to
program leading to a first degree diploma or certificate. You can download the six-page uate
(Photo by Brandi Stevenson)
program a pizza party on April 9 as thanks Services director John Kast threw the advertising Wakutzs design won for Dooners, and logos for Dooners and Coz-E-Corner. Erin
Food for
designing
was selected
for
new
cafeterias are getting
Each student
in
new
looks.
the
program
cept for Dooners.
entries initiated
The logo design became a
and selected
for their favourite.
space. logo, to identify the new old the replace to Kast also wanted
ning.
He
would
getting a student to design school uic amwi. involved in the get them invoiveu
this semester,
of end -
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her students’ work
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runBasra, are currently without Widespread ning water or power. rampant looting and chaos are
throughout
the
while
country,
revenge killings are occurring. the At the onset of the war, Americans were bent on changing the regime
in Iraq.
The war was
a
ruthchance to rid the country of a less and cruel dictator.
The new
centre of
power would
reflect the will of the Iraqi
people
democracy and the principles of consistently has Bush freedom. and Iraqis who said that it will be the will have the
whom
freedom
to vote for
the they think should guide
country.
However, the U.S. has already of a started to lay the foundations
temporary, overseeing administrarebuildtive body to supervise the ing of the country and political
infrastructure.
its
tattered
President
George Bush and his administration
have consistently said that
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this
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United Nations involvement
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Arab
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UN
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it.
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The
UN
could use tacili-
delegates to
country. tate progress in the However, Secretary of that Colin Powell, has said
State.
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Wakutz said she did not plan her logo ahead of time. Tjust designed
voted
staff
it
.
to celebrate its
a more personal
touch.
Watters and Wakutz will receive winfree food coupons for
said he thought it
which gives
class
five finalists.
Then, the food services
services director John Kast. After Coz-E the E-wing. cafe was named or Corner, Kast wanted a sign,
sign.
awards by September.
good decisions by everyone involved with Conestoga. green colour However, can anyone tell -me who selected the lime 6? Door E-wing’s the canopy over
similar shape to the college’s crest,
said Kast.
it,”
project for the 26 students. Romer and Kast sorted through the pile of
by food
to get their
indicators for the fifth straight year.
meaning of the words. The Z and the E of Coz-E form a three dimensional corner. The corner is also a
and they took it from there. “Joe and Deb have been superb co-ordinating (the contest) and I m sure the students enjoyed
To the Editor: The college should be proud
fall.
Watters said she got the idea for her design by thinking about the
gram co-ordinator Deborah Reyner and creative teacher Joe Romer,
designed a logo for the cafeterias as part of a contest. Misty Watters’ creation won for Coz-E comer, and Erin Wakutz had the winning con-
The contest was
scholarships. Students are supposed
as
well
logos
will definitely be ready for the
So, he brought his idea to pro-
Thanks to the advertising program, Dooners and Coz-E Corner
as
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Altogether, $4.9 million will be handed out through the 1,200
detailed information on the awards
new
Misty Watters’ creation
Dooners
application
said
the foundation’s
public affairs officer. ‘There will be up to 100 awards of $5,000, each
from Conestoga students. We need 6.” all the applications by June Canadian be a must An applicant immigrant landed or citizen enrolled
service,”
and
are allowed to
they
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rebuilding
of
Ultimate Questions
The Lord Jesus Christ
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April 21
,
News
2003
CSI says year a success BY JASON NOE
is
a quiet study period.
Andruszkiewicz Despite the cancellation of the
pub night of the semester,
last
Conestoga Students Incorporated (CSI) believes this year was an overwhelming success. The bash was scheduled for April 4, but was cancelled because of a severe ice storm that swept across Ontario.
“We
decided to cancel the event
about 30 seconds after they informed us the college would be closed,” said CSI events programmer Jody Andruszkiewicz. “If the building is not going to be open, we can’t exactly hold a pub night. The weather was so atrocious.”
Andruszkiewicz explained the CSI spent an hour trying to figure out what they were going to do with all the arrangements they had made. “The beer order was on the way
when they decided
to close the col-
Andruszkiewicz. “I caught him on the way and told him to turn around and go back, the weather was out of control.” lege,”
said
CSI thought about reschedno alternative night to do so. They did not want to move it to a weekend or TJie
uling the party, but had
Friday night, because of a lack of students on
Also,
campus
at
those times.
remaining Thursday booked with the CBSA awards banquet in the Sanctuary, and exam week, which the
nights were already
woman promotes
Local
anti-hate
of normal pub events, and only concentrate on theme parties at cer-
for the CSI and Conestoga students. He is already looking ahead, and is planning to make changes to next year’s bashes
Andruszkiewicz said the best themed event was the toga party in September, when the pub officially
will be hosting an anti-violence
in the Sanctuary.
opened.
and discrimination workshop as
for
“There are three things students can expect in the bar next year,” said Andruszkiewicz. “We are going to redesign the bar this summer so the Sanctuary is a destination, not an afterthought starting in
“We’re attentively planning on keeping the toga, Halloween, Mardi Gras, and luau parties as our
part
Employees for Excellence and Education (EEE)
women
this
was a success
themed
four
By LESL E Y LEACHMAN
year.
events,”
This plan includes constructing a
would be of interest to the faculand staff who will be attend-
ty
The Women’s Resource Group
of
the
conference
on June
said
modify.”
at
Conestoga College
ture of student life this year. In his
Sanctuary.
three years being a student at the
“The next thing we- are going to do is offer more of a beer selection,” said Andruszkiewicz. “Attentively, we have targeted Molson Canadian, Labatt Blue, Coors Light, Miller Genuine Draft, and we are still going to keep the Brick lager. We are going to price it so students can afford to drink in
College, he said there
Pressman believes these methods are more effective at promoting change than simply teaching
past one
the
proud that,”
He
or two
years. I’m been a part of said Andruszkiewicz. to say I’ve
the Sanctuary bar.”
a tremendous year.
Andruszkiewicz said that profits collected will be put back into the bar and student life at the college. “The third big thing is that you are going to see a lot more variety
the students for
in the events,”
he said.
“We ’re maybe
only
going to do four five themed events next year. My one major failing this year was too many themed parties.” Andruszkiewicz believes the CSI is prepared to increase the number
her work-
it’s
and
violence,
unattended in the
“These things can be language
them out of
the pic-'
ture or things that diminish the role they play.”
more than a decade. She also takes part in the prejudice activity for
Every year the Women’s Resource Group sponsors a workshop for the EEE conference and this year they selected Pressman to be the speaker.
The EEE conference runs from June 10 to 13. Pressman’s workshop will run on June 1 1 from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Those wishing
chairperson, Joan
says
she
felt
Pressman’s workshop on antiviolence and discrimination
support,
if
Holocaust Education committee in Waterloo Region.
Magazine,
He thanked
all their
“But
facts.
The group’s
CSI has finished
believes the
not just
are often the targets of
discrimination
even
is
says.
Pressman is a local educator and has been involved in anti-
in
shop.
involved in getting student life started again back at Conestoga in
women,” she
that leaves
message across
was almost
conference.
a topic that)
Pressman, will be using experiential exercises and direct testimony of victims to help get her
Andruszkiewicz further added the CSI was able to establish a cul-
no student life. “There were tons of students
EEE
“It (is
Barbara
speaker,
one sits now, installation of a new DJ booth for parties, and new lighting in the the old
ing the
classroom.
11.
The
Andruszkiewicz. “We’re only going to add, and where we went wrong this year, we’re going to
the fall.”
new bar where
times throughout the
tain
to attend
must
sign-up in advance, as this workshop only has space for 40 participants.
because the bar could not have done as well without all their help.
Memorial nameplate honours LRC worker
something you have to build every year,” said Andruszkiewicz. “I’m really happy with the over“It’s
on
all
way
the events ran this year.
This was
my
first
time programmer.
year as a I
knew
full-
B y LESLEY LEACH M AN
there
“She’d always tell me ‘Oh, I saw something that was just right for
would be bumps.” Those who leave us forgotten.
WHAT WOULD YOU
will not be
The Women’s Resource
Group has
PET SHOP BOYS? **p.
ing a workshop for International
Education students when they first come to Canada. “We’re (the college) getting a
The Women’s Resource Group
number of students
announced that they plan to place a memorial nameplate inside a book as a thank you for all the work she
very sheltered backgrounds,” says
did for them.
Women’s Resource Group member Kim Radigan. “And then they come here and all of a sudden they are being thrown into social situa-
and they come from somewhere where that is not normal. “We hope to give them some education around what is appropriate behaviour in dating, what sexual harassment is, and those sorts of
all that
it
wasn’t
public to the rest of the
employees that she had died,” says Barb Kraler, a member of the Women’s Resource Group, at a meeting on April 8. “And I think the employees would see it as a gesture to all the
Earl
your used
come from
“She (Earl) had been away from
(college)
Fjn
that
the college for a while (because of
made
MM
Also discussed at the group’s meeting was the possibility of hav-
Learning Resource Centre (LRC). Former LRC worker, Anne Earl, recently passed away from cancer.
her battle with cancer) and
SELL
you!”’
certainly not forgotten a who was their liaison in the
woman
TRADE FOR THE *2r
message
year
feels
work she
helped
did.”
the
Women’s
tions,
things.”
•
Radigan says she made a few calls to see if any other organizations have developed something
Resource Group with purchasing books and finding resources. “She was very nice to deal with. She was always so good with help-
Also at the meeting, the group discussed their sponsorship of a
ing us find materials,” says Kraler.
during orientation week in August.
that helps deal with these issues.
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in
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in their final
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at
bursaries are awarded based
achievement
excellence
of
academic
in
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welding fabricating industry. The bursary, worth $2,000, is presented by the Gooderham Centre for Industrial Learning on behalf of the Canadian Welding
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Brown, Geerlinks and Willman are
technology program Conestoga’s Guelph campus.
year of the
The
presentations were
April 15.
made on