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The Gazette 1992-01-08 - 1992-12-30
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1992-12-09
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Wednesday, December 9,1992 The Gazette Page 17 We have obtained the complete manufacturers samples of the .ALIA - TANJAY spring 1993 co-ordinate line. There is an infinite collection of style color specially designed to enhance the wardrobe of the most discriminating As a special Christmas bonus to our very valued customers we are offering * this complete line at a Discount of 25 until eTanuary 1,1993 Don't miss this opportunity to be the first to get your new spring outfit or to find v that special gift for the important woman in your life fcur- lt;2. mam CRAIG'S Dr, Goods ft Clothing Centre alia 556-3717 5102-50 Ave, Olds equine program soars ahead with two new instructors In the past, the only source of practical knowledge on how to properly train and care for horses was through information handed down from generations of equine breeders. Techniques and practices taught - whether good, or potentially harmful - were respected and often went unquestioned. Today, the dynamics of the equine industry are evolving as fast as the number of advancements and discoveries being made. * It is, therefore, critical for training institutions to provide the expertise and insight necessary to help keep as up-to- date with new developments in industry- related professions as possible. At Olds College the challenge to offer the most reputable equine program possible is being realized. To follow through with their commitment to quality education, the College has recently added new instructors in both the English Trainer's Assistant and Western Trainer's Assistant majors of the Equine Science Program: Wylda Kristel, and Jean-Pierre (J.P.) Forget. Wylda Kristel. Instructor for the English Trainer's Assistant major is a newcomer to Olds College. Kristel sees her new job as a welcome opportunity to share the knowledge she has gained training, coaching, and showing horses in the disciplines of dressage, jumping and 3-Day. Kristel has worked as a Jump Instructor, Assistant Jump Instructor, Stable Manager, and Veterinary Anatomy Teaching Assistant. She recently graduated with honors from Washington State University earning a Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science and is in the process of receiv- ing her Canadian Equine Federation (CEF) Level 2 English Coaching Certificate. Before coming to Olds, Kristel worked as an Assistant Dressage/Jump Instructor and Stable Manager in Casa Grande, Arizona and Lloydminster, Alberta. Being sort of an outsider made it easier, in many ways, to relate to the emotions and struggles students often experience when first arriving on campus, Kristel comments. Everyone makes you feel very welcome once you arrive. It's not hard to see that staff and faculty take pride in their jobs and are eager to uphold the high standards they follow. Upholding standards is nothing new to Olds College's new Instructor for the Western Trainer Assistant's major, Jean-Pierre (J.P.) Forget. Forget earned a special scholarship for Best Rider at the L'ln- stitut Agro- Alimentaire de La Pocatiere, Quebec, where he received most of his equine training. His dedication to professional excellence has also been upheld in related educational endeavours. Forget's efforts in obtaining his CEF Level 2 Western Coaching Certificate and Instructor Diploma at the Vancouver Community College were well targeted for success. His final grade was one of the highest ever granted by the CEF. Forget expects the same kind of commit* ment from , students enrolled in the Western Trainer Assistant's Program. We can never graduate enough students to fill all the equine-related jobs out there ... but the students have to be able to meet all the requirements we ask of them. It's important that they graduate with the most saleable skills possible and that often depends heavily on the student's resourcefulness, says Forget, who has spent the past 13 years coaching riders, instructing clinics, training and showing horses. The College's Equine Science Program Coordinator, Jim Kubiak, agrees. Kubiak. who also oversees the Production Management major, says the essential core disciplines presently being offered in the two-year diploma program provide the most timely information possible on practical and theoretical ad vancements. Courses involve such topics as Anatomy and Physiology, Health Care, Nutrition, Reproduction and Stable Management. Flexibility and personal preference are equally encouraged. Kubiak stresses the importance of offering every Equine student the opportunity to explore as many different aspects of the industry as they choose. Anyone enrolling in the Equine Program has the freedom to specialize in whichever major they prefer. This is not to say that we won't also develop broad-based perspectives applicable to all three majors. The Program format is really integrated and complementary, Kubiak explains. Part of providing a broader basis of equine knowledge stems from the availability of several horse training and horsemanship clinics. These short, informative sessions are often taught by professional guest instructors, highly recommended and respected in the equine industry. Kubiak places much confidence in both the new instructors and the stimulating program format. It is a combination, he feels, that will provide an even stronger learning environment for students. I feel we have a very competent instructional team highly capable of coordinating the best program our students will need to survive in to- day's, often competitive, equine industry. If you would like to learn more about the advancements being made with Olds College's Equine Science Program, please- contact Program Coordinator, Jim Kubiak at (403) S56-8369. Canada finally grasps session. Alberta's November 22 through 24 Action around the Canada sees Agriculture Minister Department of Agriculture is Bill McKnight mount a picking up as the fall and super-conference in winter meetings go into Saskatoon to explore inter national competitiveness in the agri-food industry and how Canada can grab more of the action in the global market. He has invited 800. The federal government has taken a number of initiatives to increase agri-food exports. One of these was the 20 million Canada - Alberta partnership in agri-food signed in late September. McKnight spoke about this to the annual meeting of the Canadian Farm Writers Federation in Calgary a few days after the agreement was signed with Agriculture Minister Ernie Isley of Alberta. Isley also gave his view of it to the farm writers. They figure thia initiative will help create 800 new jobs, mostly in aMberta rural areas. McKnight unabashedly asked the farm writers to pump up the Saskatoon conference to assist the government in carrying out its policy to give Canadian provinces a unified voice in agri-food exports. Hia ia a laudable objective. But for some of the Alberta writers there was an element of deja vu in hia plea. Aa I said in 1989 when Don Maxankowski, then federal minister of agriculture, introduced the policy in Calgary, it sounded like the feds had dusted off an old Hugh Horner script. And the same applies to Isley. Essentially, there was nothing wrong with the Horner vision. He created a gold-plated export division in his department in the 1970s when the Alberta government was so rich with petro- dollars it didn't know what to do with them all. . That new-found money wasn't the chief reason Horner created this value-added agri-food policy. The real reason waa that Alberta had tried to talk the feds into such a policy but the Liberals then in Ottawa turned Alberta down as usual. So Horner said All right, we will go it alone. And Alberta did. just like the Little Red Hen. Unfortunately, the success rate was low for many of the new processing firms bankrolled in the rural areas. There were too many applications for grants by inept opportunists. Great numbers of civil servants and consultants went abroad beating the bushes for orders. A great deal of know-how was achieved but little permanent business resulted. As soon as word got out Alberta had gained a supply contract, other provinces stepped in and grabbed it at lower prices. Or else one foreign buyer would play one province off against the other. When the recession came along and the government ran out of money, the program in aMberta suffered greatly at a time it was most needed. This new agri-food initiative of McKnight's may have a fighting chance if the value-added concept is not top-loaded with socialistic cradle-to-the-grave tax policies that will price Canada out of the market. These must be eliminated. The markets to be developed must have continuity of supply. Canada must get away from only Sewing Classes for Kids ( Ls gt; m. * Blouses S * Skirts Pants ( P S * Jogging Suits * And much morel Registration Patterns written and Beginning Nowl illustrated for Children to sew Depending On CAU NOW Response Eleine Berrett 556 1932 a K selling off surpluses when they arise on a one-time market. Agriculture Minister McKnight is going to have to face some difficult decisions about how federal government marketing arms such as the Canadian Wheat Board and the Canadian Dairy Commission will fit under a federal-provincial umbrella as partners and equals. For instance, the Alberta Barley Commission has asked McKnight to hold a referendum. This referendum is much more important than the constitutional referendum as it has the opportunity of creating jobs, jobs, jobs which the constitutional referendum didn't. The barley commission has asked the minister to hold the referendum in response to an Alberta Department of Agriculture proposal to create a North American continental market for barley. Tim Harvie of Cochrane, chairman of the commission, said we can no longer assume that barley growers here support the current system. We also cannot assume they support the compromise between regulated marketing through the CWB and a totally open market. This is far too important a matter to carry on blindly. as we have for so many years. It is time barley growers had a say in how their barley is to be marketed. Polls conducted in 1984 and 1985 indicated Alberta growers want to see a dual marketing set-up for barley. No action has ever been taken to do anything about these polls. Now the barley commission believes only a referendum will settle the matter once and for all. This will be the main test on whether the federal- provincial conference can accept ideas from the provinces to make the whole more competitive on the world market. I - . Check Your Label For Expiry Date UAP/NAFttAUTOaBft-RTS Christmas Specials for everyone on your Ust MATCH FOR MORE IN-STORE CHRISTMAS SPECIALS l s* MNAPA* Stauffers Auto Parts 6320 Imperial Wsy, Olds Phon* 556-3386 Salt placet In (fleet until December 31. 1992 OT while Kipplatl last.
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Image 811 (1992-12-09), from microfilm reel 811, (CU12515320). Courtesy of Early Alberta Newspapers Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.