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Times-Advocate, 1996-05-22, Page 510 YEARS AGO May 21, 1986 - The Ausable River Nomads celebrated their 15th birthday on the weekend by hosting a very successful jamboree with more than 275 camping units in attendance. There will be a page from Exeter's history involved in a planned change of the name for Massey -Ferguson Ltd. The company will be- come known as the Verity Corp., a variation of the Verity Plow Co., which Massey purchased nearly 100 years ago. Massey Ferguson's predecessor , the Massey -Harris Co. bought the Verity Plow Co. of Exeter in 1892. Exeter council members want no part of the Ontario government's proposal to allow municipalities to decide whether liquor will be sold in grocery and variety stores. The guest speaker at Thursday's graduation exercises at Centralia College, Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell said the slogan of 4-H clubs in Ontario, "Learn to do by doing" is appropriate for Centralia and other agricultural college25s ARS AGO May 20, 1971 - Eight boats from the Grand Bend fishing fleet be- came stuck in the ice as they started back into the harbour on May 14. It took them two hours to battle their way home in the ice, some of which was eight feet thick. As may be expected it was one of the latest dates on record for ice on the lake in the Grand Bend area. Backing a suggestion from Police Chief Ted Day, Exeter council will try once again to convince the department of transport of the need for traffic lights at the corner of Main and Sanders streets. 35 YEARS AGO May 20, 1961 - A new $ 15,360 fire truck to serve Exeter, Us - borne, Stephen and Hay townships was ordered Tuesday following completion of negotiations for its purchase. Oliver Jaques of Hensel! was elected associate deputy grand mas- ter at the convention of Royal Black Knights of Orangemen in Windsor last week. 40 YEARS AGO May 21, 1956 - OPP Constable Elmer Zimmerman, who has been in charge of the Exeter detachment since 1949 has been promoted to corporal and transferred to Guelph. At least six farmers in McGillivray township suffered severe dam- age to buildings Friday when a short-lived tornado ripped through about three miles of farmland south of Crediton. Disaster struck twice on the farm of Erle Hamilton. Wednesday night, fire de- stroyed the farm home, and Friday, the tornado ripped off part of `the barn roof. At the AOTS supper meeting in James Street United Church, Monday, Mervyn Cudmore was elected president to succeed the charter president, Dr. Harvey Cowen. SO YEARS AGO May 20, 1946 - Exeter will this year celebrate the first peace -time 24th of May since World War 1T. All returned men are being enter- tained the evening previous. Dr. W.S. Stanbury, a native of Exeter, arrived in Canada recently from England to take charge of the Red Cross Society's national blood transfusion service. Mr. John Thomson has sold his farm at Eden to Mr. John McAllis- ter, a returned veteran. Mr. and Mrs. Thomson will move to Exeter into the home recently purchased from Harold Whyte. 75 YEARS AGO May 21, 1921 - Mr. Cunningham is moving into Mrs. James Tay- lor's house this week. Mr. James Weeks is moving back to his own home being vacated by Mr. Cunningham. The Women's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church of the Exeter district held their 25th annual convention in Crediton on May 11.,iri ttepdance, interest and enthusiasm the convention was a de- 1.666*y. 17i„ if ,1,, , list u, ,I' 1 100 YEARS AGO May 19, 1896 -A carload of milk cows arrived in Ailsa Craig last week from the vicinity of Tillsonburg. They were auctioned and brought fair prices ranging from S13 to $33 each. The Chosen Friends of Elimville intend to put up a barbed wire fence along the south side of their lot, so their "goat" will not tres- pass if turned out in the yard to grass. • IT' .0 YOUR t .t R 1 [ .N I ! 1t FSS Times -Advocate, May 22,1996 Government develops youth employment initiative OTTAWA - The future of the Ca- nadian economy will be built by to- day's young Canadians. In recent years, many young people have had difficulty finding jobs. The federal government has developed initia- tives to focus on employment suc- cess for our youth. There are 3.7 million Canadians between the ages of 15 and 24 That's 14 per cent of the popula- tion. The current unemployment rate for young Canadians is 17 per cent (February 1996). As of March 1996, the rate of youth unemploy- ment dropped more than two per- centage points to 15.3 per cent. The federal government has pro- duced a number of initiatives to help shape the future for youth. Many young people have difficulty entering the labor market, whether you are seeking a summer job, or pursuing a career after the comple- tion of high school, university or college. Human Resources Development Minister , the Honorable Doug Young, has created a Ministerial Task Force on Youth. Maurizio Bevilacqua, Member of Parliament for York North, and his team of Members of Parliament and Sena, tors are traveling extensively throughout Canada canvassing young people to openly discuss their views about their future em- ployment prospects. Please submit your letters free of charge, before the June 5th dead- line to: Paul Steckle, MP, 251 Confederation Building House of Commons • Ottawa, ON, K I A 0A6 Page 5 Manufactured Housing building a reputation HENSALL - Giant Lego. "That's the closest analogy I can give you as to how the 18 different pieces will fit together", stated Gabriel Robichaud, General Manager of General Manufactured Housing loc., about the two storey modular office building that is currently on- line. The office building, which will take only two weeks to manufac- ture, will be assembled of nine side by side units, 12' wide x 60' long, on the first floor and the same num- ber stacked on top. The commercial unit purchased by G.E. Capital will be shipped to its final destination in the Montreal area in transport truck convoys of four units, as soon as they come off the assembly line. Hoechst Marion Roussel who are leasing the building from G.E. Cap- ital, decided to move from down- town Montreal to the outlying in- dustrial parks because of sky rock- eting real estate costs. A totally dif- ferent design concept, GMHI's modular office building offered Hoechst Marion Roussel a cost competitive, quality manufactured alternative, that could be assembled on site in 14 days time. "The fast turn around time from design to delivery is what sells most clients" said Dale Chaddock, Engineering Manager. With the wet weather that has plagued east- ern Canada this spring, indoor manufacturing offers no delays and no damaged materials due to expo- sure. The large order has also given a Student employment centres ready to help EXETER - Summer is just about here and along with sunny skies and warm weather comes a need for students to find summer jobs. In re- sponse to this demand for work, the Student Employment Centres in Exeter and Goderich have opened their doors for business. Beginning on May 27, the Clinton office will also be up and running and ready to help students in the search for summer employment. Because the summer job market has become increasingly more com- petitive, the Student Employment Centre is geared toward making the hunt for employment a more positive experience for students. This summer, the Exeter office is located in the Huron Employment Re- source Centre on Main Street, and is staffed by Tonya Riehl. In Gode- rich, Cherilyn Bylsma will be running her office out of the NERC! Canada Employment Centre, and Jenny Wareham will be working in both locations. Leila Beier will soon be operating the Clinton office out of the Learning Resource Centre. Each of the Student Employment Officers is keen to assist students in their hunt for summer work. Students are encouraged to stop in the lo- cal offices, fill out a registration card, and check out the current job list- ings posted in each area. SEOs will also be presenting seminars on re- sume writing and effective job hunting strategies. At each of these presentations, students will be made aware of the services available to them through the Employment Centre and instructed on how to pursue local job opportunities. Employers are invited to draw from the endless resource of student potential available to them. Students are motivated, highly trainable, enthusiastic to learn and can be an asset to almost any business. By pro- viding young people with valuable work experience, employers are making an investment in the future of the community. For more infor- mation on the services available through the Student Employment Cen- tre, students and employers are invited to contact the nearest office. _ lr01 1 boost to the local Hensall economy where GMHI is located. Produc- tion has doubled in the last week as a record number of orders were re- ceived. "We are now producing 10 units of commercial and residen- tial housing per week" said Robi- chaud. "and another order for a one storey office building with 12 pieces of "!ego" was confirmed last week." GMHI customizes all of their commercial units, which include site offices and portables for school boards, to the needs of their customers. This may include hand- icap accessibility or bars in the case of a jail that was recently manufactured for a northern reser- vation. With demand for their new lines of Mini Homes, Garden Suites and Residential Homes heating up much faster than the weather, GMHI is "building" a reputation for innovation. 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