‘November
      26,
      1996
     
     
      Canadian
      Talent
      And
      Development
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Canadian
      Associa-
     
     
      tion
      of
      Broadcasters
      (CAB)
     
     
      has
      created
      a
      new
      funding
      ini-
     
     
      tiative
      that
      benefits
      Canadian
     
     
      Talent
      Development.
     
    

    
     
      On
      August
      19,
      the
      Ca-
     
     
      nadian
      Radio-television
      and
     
     
      Telecommunications
      Com-
     
     
      mission
      (CTRC)
      sent
      out
      a
     
     
      public
      notice
      detailing
      CAB's
     
     
      plan
      for
      increased
      funding.
     
    

    
     
      The
      proposal
      was
      made
     
     
      in
      May
      of
      last
      year
      to
      imple-
     
     
      ment
      a
      new
      condition
      into
      the
     
     
      licensing
      of
      commercial
      AM
     
     
      and
      FM
      radio
      stations.
      This
     
     
      innovation
      would
      guarantee
      an
     
     
      influx
      of
      at
      least
      $1.8
      million
     
     
      inot
      Canadian
      talent
      develop-
     
     
      ment.
     
    

    
     
      This
      new
      approach
      of
     
     
      contribution
      to
      Canadian
      tal-
     
     
      ent
      and
      the
      development
     
     
      thereof
      requires
      radio
      stations
     
     
      toamend
      their
      licenses
      to
      make
     
     
      payments
      to
      eligible
      third
      par-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ties
      as
      identified
      in
      the
      CAB
     
     
      "Distribution
      Guidelines
      for
     
     
      Canadian
      Talent
      Develop-
     
     
      ment."
     
    

    
     
      Those
      third
      parties
     
     
      listed
      under
      the
      CAB
      Distri-
     
     
      bution
      Guidelines
      are:
      FAC-
     
     
      TOR,
      MusicAction,
      national
     
     
      and
      provincial
      music
      organi-
     
     
      zations,
      performing
      arts
     
     
      groups,
      schools
      and
      scholar-
     
     
      ship
      recipients.
     
    

    
     
      By
      August
      of
      1996,
      over
     
     
      four
      hundred
      applications
     
     
      were
      recieved
      in
      response
      to
     
     
      the
      proposal
      to
      amend
      licenses
     
     
      towards
      this
      commitment
      to
     
     
      homegrown
      talent.
     
    

    
     
      With
      the
      backing
      of
     
     
      these
      stations,
      some
      of
      whom
     
     
      pledged
      amounts
      over
      and
     
     
      above
      those
      set
      out
      in
      CAB
     
     
      Distribution
      Guidelines,
      the
     
     
      target
      of
      $1.8
      million
      has
      been
     
     
      met.
     
    

    
     
      During
      the
      first
      year
      of
     
     
      funding,
      which
      will
      start
      April
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      @°
      The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1,
      1997,
      the
      CRTC
      indicated
     
     
      that
      over
      a
      million
      dollars
     
     
      would
      be
      allocated
      to
      FAC-
     
     
      TOR,
      who
      will
      recieve
      ap-
     
     
      proximately
      three
      quarters
      of
     
     
      that
      amount,
      and
      MusicAction,
     
     
      who
      will
      recieve
      the
      balance.
     
    

    
     
      FACTOR
      is
      the
      Foun-
     
     
      dation
      to
      Assist
      Canadian
      Tal-
     
     
      ent
      On
      Record.
      This
      group
     
     
      provides
      funding
      assistance
     
     
      for
      production
      of
      albums,
     
     
      demos,
      touring,
      videos,
      inter-
     
     
      national
      initiatives
      and
      more.
     
     
      The
      people
      at
      FACTOR
      have
     
     
      not
      yet
      alotted
      the
      monies
      from
     
     
      CAB's
      successful
      move,
      but
     
     
      between
      nowand
      April
      ofnext
     
     
      year
      will
      decide
      how
      to
      allo-
     
     
      cate
      the
      money.
     
    

    
     
      For
      more
      information
     
     
      on
      FACTOR,
      you
      can
      visit
     
     
      their
      web
      site
      on
      the
      Internet
     
     
      at
      http://WWW.FACTOR.CA
     
     
      or
      you
      can
      call
      their
      offices
      at
     
     
      (416)
      368-8678.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      On
      Tuesday,
      Novem-
     
     
      ber
      19
      the
      4th
      annual
      Con-
     
     
      ference
      on
      Engineering
      Pro-
     
     
      fessional
      Development
      was
     
     
      heldatthe
      University
      of
      New
     
     
      Brunswick.
      The
      theme
      of
     
     
      this
      years
      conference
      was
     
     
      “Engineering:
      A
      successful
     
     
      Career”.
      Several
      UPEI
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      made
      the
      trip
      to
      New
     
     
      Brunswick
      and
      had
      the
      op-
     
     
      portunity
      to
      listen
      to
      some
     
     
      excellent
      guest
      speakers.
      It
     
     
      was
      interesting
      to
      hear
      what
     
     
      the
      engineers
      had
      experi-
     
     
      enced
      so
      far
      in
      their
      careers
     
     
      and
      gave
      the
      delegates
      a
     
     
      greater
      understanding
      of
      the
     
     
      possible
      options
      open
      to
     
     
      them
      in
      the
      job
      market
      upon
     
     
      graduation.
      One
      of
      the
     
     
      speakers
      showed
      us
      a
      chart
     
    
   
   
    
     
      T.W.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      his
      salary
      since
      joining
     
     
      the
      engineering
      work
      force.
     
     
      He
      said
      what
      he
      liked
      most
     
     
      about
      this
      chart
      was
      that
      it
     
     
      always
      seemed
      to
      be
      increas-
     
     
      ing.
      Most
      promising.
     
    

    
     
      When
      any
      amount
      of
     
     
      engineers
      get
      together,
      we
     
     
      had
      a
      lot
      of
      fun.
      The
      UPEI
     
     
      engineering
      students
      ques-
     
     
      tion
      of
      the
      weekend:
      Ms.
     
     
      Coady,
      what
      exactly
      did
      you
     
     
      pack
      in
      that
      huge
      bag
      for
      the
     
     
      overnight
      trip?
     
    

    
     
      Onthe
      ferry
      ride
      home,
     
     
      we
      were
      fortunate
      enough
      to
     
     
      witness
      a
      historic
      sight.
      Al-
     
     
      though
      we
      missed
      the
      fire-
     
     
      works,
      we
      did
      see
      the
      Svanen
     
     
      positioning
      the
      last
      connect-
     
     
      ing
      piece
      of
      the
      confedera-
     
     
      tion
      bridge.
      Cool,
      eh?!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SCHATL
     
     
      _
      Matthew
      Blanchard
     
    
   
   
    
     
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