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grants going to regions where unemployment is highest. But Macerollo said stu- dents do not make enough through the Chal- lenge programs to offset ed- ucation costs.

money

The average gross earnings for a student on a Challenge grant last summer was $2,141, but ed- ucation costs can run over $6,000, said Macerollo.

“T don’t care how many times they tell us how low the rate was,

student unemployment I'd like to know how many of the students who did get jobs through this program were able to return to school on those wages. And if they did, let’s see what their debt loads look like,” said Macerollo. Macerollo also disagrees with Charest‘s the high problem.

solution to

school drop-out

“A big factor for drop- outs is that they don’t see university or college as op- tions and financial barriers play a major role in that.”

But Charest argues that Canada skilled labour force and that the biggest problem for youth today is the school-to-work

requires a

transition.

“T can’t envisage a dis-

tant Canada where every young person goes to uni- versity. The great majority require a minimum level of training to enter the labour force. post-secondary education is But as the sys- tem is designed now, we need

For certain people, necessary.

to develop a skilled labour force,” said Charest.

“They are trying to over- shadow the whole purpose for the Challenge program with these extra millions for WOW (Work Orienta- tion Workshops, the com- ponent for potential drop- outs),” said Macerollo. “The emphasis for the program has been and should be to help students earn money to go back to school.”

But Charest says CFS is asking too much.

“T don’t know where CFS ever got the idea this program was supposed to give students all the money they need to go to school and we don’t pretend that it does,” said Charest. ‘We are simply trying to create jobs that otherwise wouldn’t ex- istar

CFS

government’s

also criticized the emphasis on private sector participation in the program.

Private sector jobs pay significantly higher wages ($2,772 average gross com- pared to $2,099 in the public

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sector and $1,770 in the non- profit sector) but the private sector hires fewer women and pays them less than either the public or non-profit sec- tors.

Last summer, only 39.4 per cent of private tor Challenge jobs went to women, while women were hired for 55.8 and 61.6 per cent of the public and non- profit sector jobs.

sec-

But Charest said government plans to increase its emphasis on private sec- tor involvement from 28 per

cent last year to 30 per cent ©

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“We satisfied with the participation rate of women in this sector and

are not

we will pay more attention to it,” he said. “But it re- quires a partnership; women must be encouraged to go af- ter non- traditional jobs.” Macerollo said he plans to ask Charest to set up a na- tional advisory committee on student employment so that

students could help evaluate and improve the Challenge program.

But Charest doesn’t sound keen on the idea. “The last thing Ottawa needs is another committee,” he said. .

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THe Alpine Winter Car- nival Hockey Tournament will be wrapped up this week with two games on Mon- day, Tuesday, and Thursday, There will also be one game on Wednesday and every- body is encouraged to come and cheer their team on.

Men’s basketball will have the gym on Monday as Blanchard plays Bernar- dine at 10:30. At the same time on Wednesday, Marian will play the Mayflowers.

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