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tien asked to put together a thing they wanted, as long as it wasn't supplement describing the dull. Although the students weren't of- Young Canada Works in Both fered anything in exchange for their

Official Languages (YCWBOLI employ- time, none refused, and at the end wedecided to let the had about 20 submissions, of which we

could use only 12 due to lack of space.Overall, we were impressed by their

enthusiasm and good humor, includ-

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More thanbeen employed across the nationthe last three summers, often moving ing one who admitted to being 111eel to a different province and using their after two weeks at a radio station in second language. Through YCYVBOL, northern Quebec due to “differences ofthe federal government supplemented opinion" with her editor, from being t|iat gjves Canadian youth the opportu- 50 to 100 per cent of their salaries, thrown headfirst into the heady world nity to take their language and academic coopération de l'Ontario; in the prairies chipped in lor lodging and transporta- of journalism, to being the only angle- skills out Qf the classroom and into the and Northwest Territories it’s Le Conseil tion costs, and most importantly, gave phone, and a Newfoundlander no less, workplace. It’s a part of the federal gov- de la coopération de la Saskatchewan,students a chance to find a job and gain in St-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, to caring for re- ernment’s Youth Employment ______________ and in Western Canada andexperience in their field. Employers tired chimpanzees, all participants strategy (YES). HNRRHRMH the Yukon, contact La Sociétéwith limited budgets gained by getting seemed to have appreciated the experi- Launched in April 1996 and Educative de 1 Alberta,relatively inexpensive and generally ence, be it for the training, the chance rcncwed the next year by Cana- Tlie national partner foreager labor that they might not have to see another part of the country, or ^ian Heritage Minister Sheila the program is la federationbeen able to afford. the linguistic challenge. Copps, YCWBOL has created de la jcunes^ ca”adI?™ 0

From a list of more than 400 stu- We, the editors, are also nostrangeis more than 2,500 summer jobs EEEUgEUE^E française (FJCF). The rJCr is dents working under YCWBOL in Que- to the YCWBOL experience. Fresh out of coast t0 coast Under the pro- responsible for national em-bec this summer, about 25 were journalism school, we both received gram, participants can work in ployers and special projectsselected at random and asked over the our start as YCWBOL employees last Fields related to their studies, in EEWMEEl^^g such as media, cultural indus-telephone if they would be interested summer, working for The Record news- tfiejr second official language EjgEEjE^^^^g tries and sports. Its role is toin submitting a 300- to 500-word de- paper in Sherbrooke, Que. Once the and in a different part of Cana- deliver a number of specialscription of their experiences and a summer was over, we were both hired da. It also gives college and uni- projects which were designedcouple of pictures. on full time, and have been employed versity graduates hands-on to respond to particular Cana-

They were told they could write any- here ever since. training to hone skills already M0EËEEE|^N dian Heritage strategic objec-acquired in school - a major EUUUHUam^E tives.plus when trying to break into today’s competitive job market.

A key element of the Young Canada Works program is the partnership opportunities with a wide range of employers in such varied fields as heritage and cultural tourism, media and communications, cultural industries and business admin-

x roung Canada Works in Both Offi- Atlantic provinces, l’Association des Y cial Languages (YCWBOL) is a nicipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick; in JL summer employment program Quebec it’s the Quebec Chamber of Com­

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Under the program, regional partners, known as Regional Coordinating Organizations (RCOs), work gratifying. The work and cultural experi- with the Official Languages Support Pro- ence gained through the program is, grams Branch of the Department of without a doubt, the truest measure of Canadian Heritage to identify and con- success for a program such as Young tact potential employers who are interest- Canada Works in Both Official La li­ed in hiring bilingual post-secondary guages.students. Employers are drawn from all To learn more about Young Canada sectors of Canada's economy - private, Works in Both Official Languages, please public and not-for-profit organizations call 1-800-935-5555 or visit our Web site at are encouraged to take part. The YCWBOL www.pch.gccacontribution to the cost of job creation, - Submitted by Charbel Choueirit aincluding mandatory benefits, varies ac- member of the YCWBOL National Coordi- cording to employer sector. nation Team and third-year journalism

The RCOs across Canada are: for the student.

Editors and former YCW'BOl. beneficiaries René Bruemmer and Sylvia Warden.

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*Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Honourable Sheila CoppsMessage from the

Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages has once more given us good reason to celebrate. In 1998, more than 1,000 young jp Canadians had the unforgettable experience of living and working in their second language in a new part of Canada.

As Minister of Canadian Heritage. I am proud to support the government's Youth Emplyment Stategy. Young Canada Works is doing its part to prepoare tomorrow’s leaders by giving them the opportunity to gain valuable work experience. Congratulations to all theparticipants!

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By Arynn Ketter i % tt has been to my sheer de- If t r light that I have spent my ; r 14 summer working with 15 tar/" most amazing beings - 15 b

former biomedical laboratory B chimpanzees. Being from Sud- * bury. Ont., 1 never believed that I fi would one day work with chimps. L At the Fauna Foundation, this 1 wonderful dream is reality. 1 have T come to know chimps ranging in ^ age from 8 to 38.

Our oldest resident, Annie was probably born in Africa but was taken from her mother to live a circus life in the Unit­ed States. Once she became too large and strong for the circus, she was sold into bio­medical research where she spent every day alone in a tiny cage. In her new home, Annie loves nothing more than to help clean or share a cup of coffee with you.

Our youngest, Jethro, turned nine on Aug. 23. We had a birthday party for him with all of his special friends. He, like all nine-year-old boys, loves to play.

Living in a laboratory is torture for a being as social as the chimpanzee. Our goal at the Fauna Foundation is to give them reason to want to live. This summer, start­ing in June, 1 was able to help with the daily enrichment and care of the chim­panzees as well as help Dr. Richard Allan and Gloria Grow, the founders of the Fauna Foundation, with grant proposals, newslet­ters and other administrative tasks.

Gloria and Richard started the farm sanctuary to welcome and house abused farm and domestic animals several years ago. The inspiration to house chimps came after Gloria went to an animal rights march in Washington and learned of the horrible suffering lab chimpanzees endure. After a two-week Earthwatch program at the Chimpanzee and Human Communica­tion Institute, Gloria knew that she wanted to create a chimp sanctuary as well.

They made the chimps' retirement from research possible with their dedication, de­votion and hard work.

The FF has about 20 volunteers who help out on the farm. Gloria's sisters Dawna and Linda and her mother Agnes, as well as Pat Ring, Karen Colwell, Cindy Drennan Gulyan, Janet Lalumiere, Lyndsay Meiklem help to look after the chimpanzees.

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At noon they have lunch and then a nap.The afternoon is spent either .playing or grooming, and looking for treat boxes that we hide throughout the play rooms. The younger folks tend to spend more time playing while the older ones tend to spend more time in small groups grooming one another, a way to bond with one another.

They have supper later in the afternoon and go to sleep around 6 or 7 p.m.

They don't worry so much any more that tomorrow there might not be any bananas or fruit or whatever as they would have had to have done in the lab. They’re starting to realize the good days are here to stay.

The chimps have given me the best that life has to offer - warmth, patience, com­passion. wonderful friendships and love. I never want to finish working here.

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■r I/>By Marty Patriquino I show up for work my first day at The Record in my only good suit and I am im­

mediately instructed, by my boss, to call the police. Appar­ently, a rabid, hungry bear had chased a young man up a tree, where he stayed for something like 12 hours.

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»ÿaïïs nr;"ofiho°bTu^g,g=hect. oftheconsisted of two hours of English and E my answering mac me no p/rst Informer newspaper two and a half hours of French pro- J hoping for much. But much to tQ inform me that yes, 1gramming Monday to Friday, an hour my shock, on that little machine was a djd haye a :obof radio bingo on Wednesday job offer for one very big adventure. I started packing immedi-evening, and a three-hour country Having graduated in April, and this ^ . an(j went out for 0ne show on Sunday mornings. being the end of June, I had become dis- last hurrah wjt ^ my friends

The novelty of the job wore off | C0Uraged of the prospects of me ever pretty fast. I had to walk three kilo­metres daily to and from work bat­tling fast cars, bad weather, and lots of bugs. 1 did not see the sun for the first three days I was there because the fog was so bad, and it never got warmer than 17 degrees Celsius. The food was expensive and past its best before dates.

Lost in the St. LawrenceSoon however the feeling

of sadness was overtaken by my anticipation.

I was out on my own, for the first time, and I was lov­ing it.

For two days I drove, through Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and finally Prince Edward Island.

Four thousand kilometres and a seven-hour ferry ride later, I was on the Magdalen Islands.

1 can’t say I was quite prepared for what wasawaiting me at the / i rs tInformersoffice.

before I would leave for what would be the longest drive I've ever attempted on my

finding a job.I couldn't believe my luck!When my parents came home from

shopping that day I told them the excit­ing news - 1 had been offered a reporter position at a newspaper.

“Where is it?" my mother inquired.“On les Iles de la Madeleine," I

own.Sunday morning my car BV this time the sun was

all packed up and ready to go, much setting but I could still enjoy thethanks to my dad. scenery of the Islands as 1 drove to

His concern for me forced him to fill Crosse Isle, the community of 600 peo-up my car with junk food and safety de- pie, where I would be working.

replied. vices such as a flash light and an exacto The Islands were, to put it hghtly.“Where is that?" she asked. knife for cutting my seatbelt, should 1 breathtaking. Being from Ontario had“I don’t know, somewhere in Que- ever be stuck in my car, while it was on never been privy to the brightly painte

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Despite my negative experiences I have no regrets about taking part

the program.I've always found that the journey is far more interest­ing than the destination - riding in 20-seater planes was quite an experi­ence. and 1 became fluent in spoken French. I’m going into second-year journalism at Concordia and I just turned 19.

in bec," I said and was off planning how 1 fire or sinking to the bottom of the would travel to this remote and distant ocean. I was amazed that I could fit my the Magdalen Islands. Because the s-place I had never even heard of. :"____ _________________ suitcase in the trunk of the car, after he lands are long and narrow, you can al­

I decided to look up the Magdalen Is- had put not one but two spare tires in ways see the ocean - quite anfinal ly s t u mblecfacrosTthe tiny piece of ^ Teary-eyed I drove away from home as edge of bodies of water was limited to

land lost in the Gulf of St Lawrence, that my family stood in the driveway. lakes in Northern Ontario.

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Canada Worksri about what exactly I was going to do £ with the rest of my underemployed life.

I envisioned a summer spent trying to figure out why I'd forked out big bucks and a whole whack of my "best years' getting a degree. 1 figured that the least I could do while 1 was stewing in pan­icked self-pity, was to volunteer at the local paper. At least that was vaguely similar to what 1 had studied.

When I talked to Sharon McCully, the editor of The Record and Brome County News, she hit me with the best news I'd heard since I'd marched across that

k stage in my mortar board and got my n degree. Through Young Canada Works f 1 the paper had the coin to hire a couple / of summer students and I was lucky

I enough to get my size eight in the door. Working at The Record has definitely

been the best summer job I've ever had. I’ve lived in the Eastern Townships my whole life, but this job taught me more about my community than I'd have everfound out on my own.

fve met a woman dedicated to rais­ing ostriches, a professional golfer, a young boy struggling with cerebral palsy, and a leading Quebec playwright. I've written about zoos, barbecues, fairs and fund raisers. I've also learned a lot about theft, drunk driving and assault.

Through the good and the bad, how­ever, 1 now have a clearer idea about the place I live, the people who live here, and the issues that affect their lives.

Rv A mv Teetor Unfortunately, I came bursting out of My French has improved as I talked towound up working for 7», Record Acadia Univers», with » prerry useless ^%^2"EenI^i%

and I he Brome County News in 8^ ^ ^ wajtjng with bated trickier to understand them.Quebec’s Eastern Townships entire- for mother English Literature And now. it's the end of the summer,

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erhaps the toughest thing facing young workers is find­ing someone or company who will take a chance on

someone with little experience butlots of enthusiasm.

Luckily for me, I found someone this summer who did just that. The Standstead Journal a weekly paper in the Eastern Townships, hired me

summer reporter through

PAmy Tector comes home to uncover the people, places and personalities of her community

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First impressions? Wow!! My name next to news stories, inter­viewing people who make things happen and backstage press passes for shows, and great co-workers. The list of positive things is almost endless. The people I worked with

the best. They were never conde­scending, always willing to teach

the hows and the whys, which by the way can never be found in any textbook, and most importantly they apprepreciated my contribu­tions to the paper.

Working at the Journal is my first real-life journalism experience and I’ve enjoyed every minute.

The Stanstead Journal isn’t the Globe and Mail - its budget certain­ly cannot compare. That’s why the Young Canada works program is so important; because "important newspapers don't hire beginners and the papers who are willing to hire beginners often lack the funds to do so. Thanks to the program. 1

not a beginner anymore. Now the previous experience section of my résumé includes the item “Re­porter-photographer for The Stanstead Journal." The Young Canada Works program gave me lot - a better job than the one I had before, the self-confidence of know­ing I can do the work of a reporter and also the knowledge that the de­gree I am pursuing will allow me todo a job I really like.

If you ask me (1 do, however have vested interest in the question),

that’s taxpayers’ money well spent.

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meMagdalen Islands odysseyaThe First Informer is published in

the basement of the municipal build­ing in Grosse Isle. Soon I was attending press conferences and covering socialevents - all in French.

My oral French, 1 must admit, was a little rusty, but I could still understand *

rything said at the press confer- M ences; it was just a little harder to ask ■questions. H

The other members of the press wel- ■corned me and introduced themselves, ■ as we would spend many a press con- Hference side-by-side. ■

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Young Canada WorksNewfoundlander discovers

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•VI . .4 — # vhen I left St. John’s. Nfld. on \ A / June 1. it was with a feeling of

FjmJr %/ %/ nervous excitement. I was offY V to start my summer job in St- Louis-du-Hai Ha! with the Young Canada Works program. When I was offered the job. I jumped at the opportunity. It seemed like the perfect experience. I’ve al­ways been quite adventurous, well used to E# travelling and living on my own by now. Kp but I have to admit. I was more than a lit- |p, tie nervous about how I was going to sur- F vive as the only anglophone in town!

I am from Conception Bay South ineastern Newfoundland, but have been come and go, and you get to know themstudying at the University of Western On- for just a short time, but others, like mytario for two years. I’m working on my co-workers, have become good friends. Webachelor’s degree in geology and environ- spend time together outside of work, bik-mental science. I was reasonably used to ing to nearby towns on the Petit Ternisspeaking French, but I soon realized that trail, going to the beach, and watchingspeaking “proper French” in a classroom movies at work after hours. When I reallycannot possibly prepare you for real con- think about it, there s not much to do inversations, especially in an area with its St-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, but for some reason Iown dialect. The biggest challenge I’ve haven’t been bored. I’ve had the chance tofaced this summer has most definitely travel a little too. to see Quebec City, Ed-

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The camp targets low-income and almost bilingual, single-parent families in the Montreal

By Dana Froese

Si c’est vrai qu 'y a des gens qui s'aiment.Si les enfants sont tous les même Alors il faudra leur dire.C'est comme des parfums qu'on respire Juste un regard, facile à faire.Un peu plus d'amour que d 'ordinaire.

I am working at Aster-La Station Scien- city in Canada. Plateau area, providing children, aged tifique du Bas St. Laurent, as one of a team_ _________________________ I’ve gained a better appreciation of Que-

five to 10, the opportunity to of eight coordinators, leading guided vis- bee, its language, and its culture. Of spend their summer partici- its for school groups and the public. The course politics came up in several discus- pating in activities they may station basically runs like a small muse- sions, and we often argued, I meani dis­not otherwise have had the um and observatory, helping to inform cussed, issues until the wee hours of the

the public about the natural sciences, in morning. We’ve agreed to disagree on ' As a counsellor at this particular astronomy. many issues, but we’ve also come to a bet-

camp it was my responsibili- While I’m still no expert in astronomy, ter understanding of each others point of tv to work with a team of I’ve learned lots and have developed a new view. I think a Quebecer and a Newfound- seven to plan the five weeks of appreciation of the night sky. I’ve also lander have more in common than either

at the I^er City Day Camp been the people I've met. The visitors with the funny name.was rewarding but at the same time challenging. I must admit to being unpre­pared for the group of ener­getic children - the temper tantrums, fights, and unwill­ingness to participate, not to mention the language barri­er. But, I was able to develop a relationship with the kids, and develop a structured for­mat for positive behavior. The rewards increased and the challenges decreased. As well, the regular interaction with the children in French (chil-

opportunity to do.From the flatlands of the Prairies,Dana

ous George because of his J^YfipVp necessity to know “On s en * L/C«3Cva ou?”; Islam, with his beautiful Algerian smile; CdfflC 10 Selene, full of giggles and excitement for the simple pleasures in life; Shireen, completely bilingual at the age of seven. Each child has a story. Each child has a need, whether it be the need for love, security, be­longing, or laughter. And through each dren are so forgiving!) helped me to child I have learned a little more about make some progress with my learning myself. French - something I'm sure I'll truly ap-

The five-week Inner City Summer Day predate when I teach Core French this Camp is a non-profit program run out of fall.the Montreal City Mission in the heart Overall I had a great experience in of Montreal. As a fourth-year education Montreal, and I would encourage uni­student minoring in French at the Uni- versity students across Canada to check versity of Saskatchewan, spending a out the Young Canada Works program! summer working in French could pro- It is an excellent cultural and language vide invaluable experience. A friend of learning experience - a definite plus for mine suggested I start at the Inner City any student interested in expanding his Day Camp, a project sponsored by the or her horizons.

he children sing these words of Fran­cis Cabrel with gusto as the final

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Through it all, the scenery was majestic and the kids were great.

Each day I had to push not only myself but the teens in my care to _ keep sight of their

goals and W 7 try to instil B0 in them the jgiy confidence E |f that they can

accomplish H anything if ■ theywj hard enough F and remain fo- F cussed. I can't r tell how satisfy­

ing it feels to know it was my hard work and mental toughness that saw me tra­verse the rolling

hills and sudden valleys that make

By Andrew Sanbornhe beuaty of Canada’s ram­bling hills, peaks and valleys and distinct charac­

ter wooed me back to La Compagnie des No­mades cycling tours for a second summer.Last year I had so much fun, saw so j much lush scenery I and met so many 1 great people that I fl couldn't refuse re- 0 turning for a an- 0 other summer of £0 adventure under Young Canada JB Works. FB

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By Joelle Shenain or shine. Blazing hot temperatures or miser­ably cold ones. On rough gravel roads

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Compagnie des Nomades, a bilin- and my own capabilities by gual summer cycling camp for working here this summer, teens. We've traveled through Things I didn't know I was capa- parts of Canada and the United ble of, I've achieved. In addition,States - all on two wheels. We I've set new and higher goals to stop in small towns, exploring be achieved in the future. I ve points of interest each region has also been able to give something to offer. We sleep in tents, staying back: helping teenagers achieve

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This is definitely my ideal Would I do this job again VICTORY series. Prince Edward Island. We and sharing cyclotouring withsummer job. I have the opportu- next year? Absolutely. also saw Nova Scotia - all by bike, others.

The open road gives you lots of time to think about yourself and where you're headed, not only on each trip up Canada, but on the trip of life In La Compagnie des Nomades

I have found a company whose mission and philosphy mesh well with my own outlook on life: teaching teens about traveling

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“I had to walk three kilometres daily to and from work, bat­tling fast cars, bad weather and lots of bugs. I didn’t see the sun for the first three days because the fog was so bad, and it never got warmer than 17 degrees. The food was expensive and past its best be­fore dates."

- Vivian Tse

“The beauty of Canada’s rambling hills, peaks and valleys and distinct charac­ter wooed me back again.”

- Andrew Sanborn

“I was more than a little nervous about how I was going to sur­vive as the only anglo­phone in town.”

- Kelly Batten“My father gave

me an exacte knife for cutting my seat­belt should I ever be stuck in my car while it was on fire or sinking to the bottom of theocean.”

- Carrie Brunet

"The experience I have gained this summer will no doubt be of great value to my fhture studies and career.”

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