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a 6 i i a a a 2 4 2 0 0 7 a a a 2 4 2 0 0 7 i i a 3 Young workers (15-24) have the highest on-the-job injury rates in B.C. Career Options Fair for information about an exciting career with the RCMP Meet a Mountie at the www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca Come join the leading company in food distribution in BC Neptune supplies restaurants and hotels with food and equipment supplies. Our philosophy is to provide opportunities for people who have potential but may not have previous experience. If you are a customer-focused and dedicated person, drop by our booth and nd a position right for you. Get on Board! Leadership Richmond Now Youth Now harnesses leadership potential in our community by training young adults (high school graduates under the age of 26) to serve as board members for local organizations.

7000 Minoru Blvd. Richmond BC 604.279.7020 Check us out! Visit our Boothwww.volunteerrichmond.ca Apprenticeship program gives students tools of the trade hiu Reddy is one of those students who was confused about what he wanted to do with his life. He did, however, know that he want a desk job and that he liked working with his hands. Having spent time assist- ing relatives who were building a house and excelling in high school woodworking classes, Reddy decided to take the carpentry apprentice- ship program at Cambie Secondary School. The carpentry appren- ticeship program is a course of study that allows Grade 12 students the opportunity to achieve their Level I technical training in carpentry.

The program is currently in its second year and is under the instruction of James Sawada, a Red Seal certi- fied carpenter and teach- er. The program has a partnership with Kwantlen University College which allows the students to complete some of the cur- riculum out at the new Cloverdale Campus. Sawada, a former gen- eral contractor, considers Reddy to be one of his top students. Not only does he possess the skill, Reddy is reliable, dependable and helpful. always wants to do better and improve him- says Sawada.

Reddy, who hopes to one day build his own house, has been busy the past five months building a house with his fellow car- pentry students. The students have been commissioned to build a 600-square-foot cabin for a client who has summer property on Salt Spring Island. They have been busy framing the two-level home in the carpentry compound of the school. The cabin is being built pre-fab and will be taken apart once completed and shipped up the coast. According to Sawada, the students really enjoy working on this venture because their efforts are being applied to a full- size, realistic project.

Toth If you were a carpenter students will be out in full force on Thursday from 3 to 8 p.m. at Cambie Secondary School. The students will build and frame a partial home inside one of the gyms at Cambie. Once complete the plumb- ing apprenticeship students will come and outfit it with pipes and fixtures. All Richmond parents and stu- dents are invited to see Reddy and other apprenticeship students in action, as well as take part in a variety of interactive hands-on activi- ties.

Admission is free. Shiu Reddy is on his way to a career in carpentry. 4th Annual Richmond District Career Options Fair 4th Annual Richmond District Career Options Fair Gym RICHMOND IRON CHEFS Gym Entrance Gym CAMBIE CARPENTRY McMATH PLUMBING Demonstration and Challenge Area Cafeteria Gym A BOYD HAIR DESIGN Gym Entrance CAREER FAIR ENTRANCE Rotunda McNAIR AUTO TECH PROGRAM Cambie Secondary School Thursday, March 1, 2007 3:00 8:00 pm MAIN EXHIBITOR LOCATIONS MORE THAN 100 DIFFERENT CAREERS SHOWCASED MAIN CAREER FAIR ENTRANCE OFF JACOMBS Plenty of Free Parking Cambie Secondary School 4151 Jacombs Road Richmond (corner of Cambie and Jacombs) ENTER TO WIN LUCKY DRAW PRIZES T-Shirts Gift cates AND MUCH MORE FREE Hot Dogs Pepsi p.m. 4th Annual Richmond Career Options Fair RICHMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS INVITE YOU TO EDUCATION WEEK MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26 SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2007 A Celebration of the Accomplishments and Ongoing Progress of our Students SCIENCE JAM MUSIC PERFORMANCES ART AND WRITING DISPLAYS CAREER FAIR MULTICULTURAL EXTRAVAGANZA AND MUCH MORE Celebrating 100 Years of Excellence in Public Education! The Richmond School District is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence resulting in a wealth of evidence of student achievement in the areas of academic, physical, technological, artistic and social development. Please join us at Richmond Centre, Lansdowne Centre, Aberdeen Centre and your neighbourhood school to enjoy outstanding examples of student achievement.

A chance to talk to school staff, trustees and parents and much more! Science Jam Richmond Centre Wednesday, February 28, 4-7 p.m. Career Options Fair Cambie Secondary School Thursday, March 1, 3-8 p.m. Multicultural Extravaganza Aberdeen Centre Saturday, March 3, p.m. Choir Performances Richmond Centre Thursday-Friday, morning and afternoon Band Performances Lansdowne Centre Monday, February 26, Wednesday, February 28 to Friday March 2, morning and afternoon From Page B5 Students in this program at McNair are in the shop every day, all day for one full semester. This has the advantage of allow- ing students to be fully immersed in their auto training.

Novak thinks Barenscott is a great teacher and looks up to him for his skill and ease. be stuck trying to do something and ask him for help. Then come over and do it the simplest, fastest and easiest way. He makes it look like a piece of cake. I want to get to that point one Barenscott says Novak is a very mature and even-keeled student who can be relied upon when it comes to responsibilities and leadership roles.

Novak loves the fact that he can start his apprenticeship while still in high school. He loves the pace and the fact that if he waited until graduation, he would prob- ably be put on a waiting list for the exact same program. After graduation, he intends to continue his training and be fully certified as a Red Seal mechanic. dream is to one day have his own shop. He already has a plan to start saving money in order to buy all of the equipment he is going to need.

Apprenticeship programs such as this help students like Novak take their first major step towards their dreams. are like need to feed them and treat them We could say the same thing about dreams. Toth and parents are invited to see service technician students demon- strate motor and engine repairs. Attendees will also learn how to jack up a car and change a tire. From Page B5 While Woodcock says that the theory part is challenging, he under- stands that it is useful and likes the fact that he is able to put into prac- tice what he is learn- makes sense and I see the point of The Intensive is cur- rently the focus of the hands-on work experience.

Within the classroom students are busy working on fitting the piping and installing fixtures in a two-story structure they built. The upper floor is being out- fitted as two bathrooms and the lower floor con- tains two laundry rooms and two kitchens. Toth modified version of the Intensive will be at the Career Options Fair held at Cambie Secondary School on Thursday, March 1. From 3 to 8 p.m., on-lookers will have the opportunity to see the house built (by Carpentry apprenticeship students) and then watch Woodcock and his fellow plumbing apprenticeship students outfit it with pipes and fixtures. Those who attend the fair will also have the opportu- nity to participate in a number of hands-on activities.

All Richmond parents and students are welcome to the event admission is free. Plum jobs await plumbing students Revving up a career in auto mechanics are like need to feed them and treat them.