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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-05-28, Page 2PAGE 2 —GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY,28, 1986 Lawi i I ental ecu men 209 BAYFIELD RD_ GODERICH 5242659 We Sell and Rent High i` }uality Tools & Equipment Come in and see us Today News SCH 0 MORE HOT WAl'ER FOR YOUR HOME TEAM ...ELECTRICALLY When you need lots of hot water, go electric. With up to 40 % more storage than other water heaters, you'll have plenty of hot water. Enough for the whole team and their uniforms. So when they're hot, make sure your water is tqo... . with economical, dependable electric water heating: Convenient, worry -free rental water, heaters available. UP TO 40% MORE HOT WATER with an electric water heater CALL: Goderich Public Utilities Commission 64 West St., Goderich Call your local dealer for more:lnformation or Ontario Hydro: Clinton Area at 482-3.483 or Zenith 28220 •.lt tF 1/11N .•>. EnerMark The Electricity People Employment and Immigration Minister Flora MaeDona a sn,ppe the ribbon to officially open Champion Road Machinery's new technology training centre Thursday. The ministry helped fund the centre and the retraining of 118 employees with a $2.5 million e l era gran . so on f an ' for the ceremony were Mayor Eileen Palmer, Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff, Warden Leona Arm- strong and Mike and Mark Sully off Champion. (photo by Dave Sykes) Government spends $2.5 million dere to help retrain workers for Champion • from page l MP Murray Cardiff before taking an extend- ed tour of Champion's Maitland Road manufacturing plant where she met and talked with several employees. Champion and Employment Canada of- ficials said the program was established in response to the company's need for skilled labour and to address some retraining re- quirements for the company's 650 regualr employees. The centre opened in February and during the first six weeks, trainee -employees received training in welding, drafting and blueprint reading. The employees receive classroom instruction and practical training and skill development in simulated work areas in the centre. The major portion of the work training is conducted at the Maitland Road manufac- turing plant and about 20 per cent of the time is spent at the training centre under the. guidance of three full-time instructors. Following approval of the program in January and subsequent to initial screening by Employment Canada, Champion inter - Early arena ice • • • from page 1 "Minor hockey has been after this for years," said Johnston. "Referee, coach, and parent clinics are needed. Practices can be held in early morning and late at night. Ex- hibitiongames and the figure skating school ...___., 230..,..o...;ni candidates to select the at viewed potential to select the successful 118 trainees. While all the trainees will not find employment with Champion at the conclusion of the 49 -week training session, the candidates will have acquired some valuable skills and experience. Company official Dave Million told Mac- Donald after the tour that the company could not have pursued the establishment of the training centre without government assistance. "We wouldn't have liked 80 per cent of the employees without the employment pro- gram," he explained. "Some of the trainees will not make it through the program but I doubt Champion would have made a move without the program." While Million said the company's employees have had to put in "an excessive amount of overtime" to compensate for quality and errors, he added that many of the candidates would ably augment the company's work force. Project leader; Rick Rompf explained that • •at Champion supervisors conduct in -class Champion supervisors in -class and on-the-job training and conduct quarterly appraisals of the trainees to ensure they achieve a job skill proficiency. Funding for the program is shared by the company and the government with Employ- ment Canada spending about $2.5 million to fund the establishment sof the centre and subsidize the wages of the trainees. More than $100,000 is being spent to upgrade the skills of existing Champion employees dur- ing the year-long training period, The program was necessitated by Cham- pion's decision to downscale its operations in Columbia, South Carolina and to con- solidate its manufacturing process in Goderich. Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff lauded the efforts of Champion and the government in combining to offer a second chance for employment to many unskilled workers. He said the jobs at Champion have a great ef- fect on the entire county. MacDonald also toured the Canada Employment Centre in Goderich. • is a hot topic Rec meeting are there 'too. 1'rri sure we calf fill it." Netzke said she can't guarantee a September 8 opening due to holidays of staff members and the ball diamonds still in operation. But the proposal was sent to a subcommittee to work out the details and Kelviiwaror COME IN AND CHECK OUT OUR FINE SELECTION! HUJTCIIINSON APPLIANCE SERVICE 300 HURON RD. 524.7831 fif dlit 11 FAUE will report to the Recreation Board at its. June meeting. The user groups must know by the end of June if ice is to be installed early to com- plete their arena use schedules. et 1 Clinton Retirement Home "Home Away From Home" •Large Private Rooms •Home Cooked Meals *Reasonable Rates Call Us Today for Viewing Isabel Brezinski 482-5208 Georgina Durnin 526-7554 Esw HAND TOOLS 1 111 1 11111 VALUE DOLLAR EaSCO HAND TOOLS USE THIS EASCO DOLLAR TO PURCHASE EASCO HAND TOOLS FROM KEHL AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIERS (For purchases of toots only. 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