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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1996-07-03, Page 4Page 4 Times -Advocate, July 3, 1996 Publisher & Editop Dim Beckett Business Manager: Don Smith Production Manager: Deb Lord Advertising; Barb Consitt, Chad Eedy News; Heather Mir, Chris Skalkos, Ross Haugh, Brenda Burke Production; Alma Ballantyne, Mary McMurray, Barb Robertson Brenda Hem, Joyce Weber, Laurel Miner Transportation: Al Flynn, Al Hodgert Front Office & Accounting; Elaine Pinder, Sue Rollings, Ruthanne Negrijn, Anita McDonald, Cassie Dalrymple The Exeter Times -Advocate is a member of a family of community newspapers 0„ .,.M co.,., Au providing news, advertising and information leadership T • • inion Which flood was worse? o hundreds of Exeter resi- dents the recent flood in the early morning hours of June 20 was one of their worst experiences. While the quantity of water pouring through and spilling over the yards and streets does not compare with what is described as the "big" flood of 1969, the aftermath is on a par. No accurate information of the total dollar value of the damage is available, but we do know the severity of destruc- tion in individual homes rests on whether or not the flooding was due to water alone, a combination of water and sewage or just raw sewage. With any situation involving sewage the cost of cleanup and replacing floor- ing, furniture, appliances, drywall, etc. can be staggering. The cleanup must be thorough to eliminate potential health damage. There are many people in town who believe there is not much that can be Clone to reduce the amount of damage a large downpour can cause, especially if the intensity of the storm brings several inches of water in a very short time. Try telling this to someone who has first hand experience with raw sewage and it won't talco,1ong to discover that this antvpjet' 't'eiiough Coffee shop gossip and backyard con- versations have caused some outlandish rumors about why the damage was so severe. . Debris blocked the drainage ditch causing the flood waters to back up. . The sewage pumping stations were not operating. . Exeter allows basement drains to flow into the sewer system which con- tributes to overloading. We suggest residents of Exeter are en- titled to all the information that is availa- ble regarding our ability to handle the millions of gallons of surface runoff from Usborne Township. Why do the sewers seem to back up so easily? If the same circumstances develop in two months or two years, will the same homes be as vulnerable, or, is there any- thing that should be done to lessen the damage? Nature has a way of playing tricks. The next time the gap between major storms could be much narrower than 27 years. For now, the debate for many about which flood was the worst depends on their individual circumstanc- es. Is everything that is practical being done to ensure that the worst flood to devastate Exeter isn't the next,one?1,; Fullers will be missed mployment opportunities are responsible for Exeter losing two of its more involved citizens. Jack and Lossy Full- er are "temporarily" moving from Exeter to the Lindsay area due to the demands of Jack's career. Both Jack and Lossy have been involved in a wide variety of com- munity activities over many years. Lossy has a lengthy and distinguished record in municipal politics as well as serving as a member of the Lioness club. Jack's contribution as a volunteer coach in both hockey and baseball and as a long-time member of the Exeter Lions club indicates his dedica- tion to the communi- ty. Good luck in the fu- ture and remember your commitment that your next move will be back to Exeter. A View From Queen's. Park TORONTO -- Premier Mike Harris and Dep- uty Prime Minister Sheila Copps are locked in a feud that may offer a glimpse of the coming federal election. The war of words between the Progressive Conservative premier and Liberal deputy prime minister has escalated since Copps won a bye - lection in which Harris tried to give her a few nudges into retirement. This is a tiff that has been in the making for a long time. Copps was a kft-winger among Lib- erals in the legislature in the early 1980s, call- ing Tories pawns of big business daily when Hams was a macho right-wing booster of pri- vate enterprise. Soon after Harris became premier last year, Copps was quick to accuse him of "moving too far too fast" in cutting services and meanness in offering displaced employees poorer severance packages than the federal Liberals. She characterized the confident -talking Harris as someone who is "always right on every- thing." Copps also accused Plarris of showing Ry Eric Dowd less interest in protecting the environment and particularly not caring about gas emissions which hurt the global climate. Hams, never one to turn the other cheek, seized the opportunity to retaliate when Copps resigned because of her promise in the 1993 federal election to do so if her party failed to abolish the Goods and Services Tax. He noted then that she went only after a clamour by op- position parties and news media and obviously not voluntarily. Hams made his own pledge to resign if he failed to fulfill any promises in last year's Onta- rio election and he lectured that "it's only rea- sonable that politicians who campaign on a platform ought to resign if' they change their minds. It's not good enough merely to say "we just changed our minds." Harris, who has fulfilled most but not all his promises, added with heavy humour that he will not "cop out" but live up to his commit- ments. Harris took a trip close to the byelection in Publications Mall Registration Number 0386 ��..• i 8RitiPT1O$ RATIO: Ona year rata for Ontario subscribers • $35.00 • GST Two year rate for Ontario subscribers - $e3.00 + GST CANADIAN ADDRESSES OUTSIDE ONTARIO Ons year subscription - $83.00 + GST Two year subscription - $119.00 + GST MERL= Outside Canada - $99.00 ♦ OST PubliMed Each Wednesday at 424 Main St, Exeter, Ontario, NOM LSI by J.W. Publications Ltd. Tolepbone 1-519.2351321 • Fax: 7114 a.a.T. seunsaioai6 tudeiitjob connection.,. By Tonya Riehl - Student Employment Officer " i. Inside interviews - part 1 For the past four weeks I have focused on where to start, marketing yourself, resumes, and cover letters. These four things are done with one purpose in mind: to get yourself an interview. An amazing resume and cover letter will get you nowhere if you do not know how to conduct yourself in the Interview. The interview is undoubtedly the most frightening step in the job search process. At all the other steps you can go back and edit and re-edit until it is perfect; in an interview you have a stud e one shot in order to prove yourself. The interview is the place where the underdog can shine or the favourite can fall from the glory that should have been theirs. In order to ace an interview, you need to be prepared and that will be my focus this week. It is important to prepare yourself both mentally and physically for an interview. You should ensure that you are well-groomed and dressed appropriately. By dressing appropriately, I mean that you should dress a bit better than you would need to on the job. An interview for an office job would require a business suit, while one for a landscaping job would call for good jeans and a clean shirt. Dressing appropriately and being well-groomed are expected and will not get you a job. Failing to be prepared physically can, however, prevent you from being hired. It is the mental preparation that will set you apart from the others in an interview. The first thing you should do is research the job and n t . the company that you are being interviewed for. It is important to know where the company is located, the types of products or services it sells, about current issues that are affecting its industry, and the duties you would be required to perform if you were selected for the job. After you have learned all about an employer that you can, put yourself in their shoes. Imagine what you would look for in someone you were going to hire. Then, think of some reasons the employer would .benefit from hiring you. In addition, you should prepare a list of questions you think the employer will ask and how yott would answer them. Common questions include: what can you tell me about yourself, why are you interested in this job, what are your strengths and weaknesses, and what do you have to offer to the job? When going to the interview there are a few things you should take: a pen and paper so you can take notes during the interview; your social insurance number; your address, postal code, and telephone number; names and telephone numbers - of your references; and the times you are available to work. The night before set out everything you plan to take with you, as well as the clothes you intend to wear. Make sure they are washed and ironed, if needed, the night before. Go to bed early and get a good night sleep so you will be in top form during the interview. Next week I will discuss'how to tackle the actual interview. Until then! A war of words Hamilton and took more swipes at Copps, say- ing the federal Liberals, unlike himself, cannot be relied on to keep promises. It was Copps's tum when she won the byelec- tion. She crowed that "Mike Harris should spend more time worrying about his own party" than criticizing her, because the federal Tory candidate could not win even the 15 per cent of votes needed to save her deposit. Copps jeered that the premier should be look- ing at his own policies, "because throughout the byelection one of the overriding factors was that people wanted to vote against Mike Har- ris." Introducing a woman in a wheelchair whom she said is unable to manage because of Harris's cuts, Copps described her as "a direct victim of Mike Harris." Copps also claimed her win showed the pub- lic supports the current Liberal policy of keep- ing the GST and persuading provinces to har- monize their sales taxes, so they are paid on the same goods and services and avoid the expense of two systems of collection, and will force Harris to harmonize. Harris, who has not found a basis for harmon- izing, retorted the byelection was "a sham and waste of half a million dollars" and if it was a referendum on the GST, the federal Liberals lost, because more votes were against them. This feud is catching on, because a week after the byelection Harris's health minister, Jim Wil- son, complained in the legislature that his "blood was boiling" because Copps has been running around the 'province saying Harris cut health care. Copps has long had u reputation as a tough political campaigner, and the byelection en- hanced it so she will influence how the Liberals campaign in the federal election due next year. She has almost no federal Tories to attack in Ontario, because that party does not have a seat here, but Harris has made almost as many ene- mies as friends with his cuts and she could well spend the election attacking him.