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Garneau addresses n'nationalenergy strategy
Heather Young able materials, manacle- "The federal government talks could help the delegation's cause.
OMI Agency luring abilities, and prox- i about Canada being an energy super- "It's always great to have some-
imht to market dace. The introduction ,,
Y { power. Well, if we're going to do that, body who will listen. You need the
SARNIA - A Canadian "There is enormous of a national energy we can't just export petroleum," said Pat 1)avidsons and the Bob Baileys
icon made a brief stop in potential here," he said, Bowman. and the Mike Bradleys and the Todd
Sarnia recently to hear pointing to 17 project leads strategy is something "'There has to be a focus on upgrad- Cases - all those people carry the
concerns from local Indus- being considered in the that would serve Canada Ing oil in Canada" same message. But you also need to
trial and community area. Garneau, who said he "learned a hear it from the streets - from people
leaders. The most important to well. And Sarnia is great deal" from the meeting, agreed that hold votes and hold political
Marc Garneau, one of capture is the NOVA definitely a place that to take the concerns back to leadership responsible," he said.
the original six Canadian Chemicals polyethylene parliament. "We need to be paid attention to.
astronauts, the first Cana- plant currently being con- would profit from it." "The introduction of a national We're not here to whine and com-
dian in outer space, and sidered for Corunna,he >
P energy strategy is something that plain, we're here to give you a posi-
now a member of parlta- said. The heads around the — Marc Garneau would serve Canada well," he said. tive outcome. We're here to build a
ment for the riding of r o 0 m n o e1 ci e d i n "And Sarnia is definitely a place better community, a better province
Westmount—Ville-Marie agreement. help connect government and pri- that would profit from 1t." and a better nation."
in Montreal, spent about "We've clone our best to vate sectors in a cooperative system. Ring said Garneau's endorsement heather.young(�sttnmedia.ea
an hour at the Sarnia put that project on just
Lambton Chamber of about everyone's radar," 111 _ an' ■S o o eae a rs
sfRing, presidentIng from representatives of of the chamber,
the Sarnia Lambton Eco- "[fwe don't obtain that
noetic Partnership, the project, it sends a very,
Sarnia Lambton Industrial very dear message that we
Alliance, the Sarnia Con- are not able to compete"
deserve morethan
struction Association, the There was some discus- an apple
Sarnia-Lambton Environ- sion on the barriers this
mental Association, and area faces in regards to QMI Agency
more. staying competitive - spe-
"I heard a very, very cifically, members of the TORONTO -- Canadian education
strong message about the delegation pointed to high systems should reward teachers for get -
potential that exists here," energy costs as the main ting good results out of their students, a
said Garneau, just before reason companies might new Fraser I n s t i t u t e report
he left for a meeting with avoid building here. recommends.
Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley Other than that, "Sarnia- Obtaining Better Teachers for Cana -
and a dinner hosted by the Lambton is Just ideal.., it's than Public Schools, released Sept. 9,
Sarnia-Lambton Federal a logical place to be," said states that the proposal would be supe -
Liberal Association. Clement Bowman, a dis- rior to the current practice of basing
George Malloy, general tinguished chemical engi- teachers' salaries on work experience
manager of SLEP, kicked neer and the founding and post -secondary credentials.
off the discussion with a chairperson of Alberta Oil Written by Rodney A. Clifton, the
presentation about the Sands Technology and report relied on a review of existing
area's history with the Research Authority. research to determine the hest teachers
petroleum industry, and The solution, he said, is can effectively get through 18 months
the continuing advantages a national energy strategy worth of school work in one academic
Lambton County has with that would not only level year and can go a long way to offset the
regard to expertise, access the playing field in terms negative effect of poverty 011 students.
to fossil based and renew- of energy costs, but also 'Those good teachers deserve more
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School boards should offer higher
salaries and the potential of merit pay
to teachers who improve student
achievement, Clifton said.
Strict entrance exams -- like those
found in law, dentistry and medicine --
should be administered to would -he
teachers to weed out weak candidates.
Aspiring teachers should have to pass
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Studies show that great teachers keep
their classrooms on task, are neither too
demanding or too easy, provide clear
and consistently -applied rules, assign
homework as needed to learn the mate-
rial and return that homework graded
in a timely manner.
"Literature shows that the knowledge
and skills necessary to be an effective
teacher can he taught -- and learned --
in faculties of education. Unfortunately,
as the research literature also suggests,
many student teachers do not learn
these principles and/or they fail to put
theta into practice in their teaching
careers," the report says.
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