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Technological innovation and excellence at the high school, college and university levels

Thursday, August 18, 2005

TORONTO, Aug. 18 /CNW/ - Gary Baldwin, Executive Director, Yves Landry Foundation is pleased to announced that the following five (5) Academic Awards will be presented at the Foundation's 6th Annual STARS Technological Education Awards Gala (Thursday, October 20, 2005, The Westin Harbour Castle, Metropolitan Ballroom, Conference Building, One Harbour Square, Toronto, ON). Each Award recipient will receive $5,000 in recognition of their innovative programs to advance technological education and skills training.

    1.  OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN EDUCATION (COLLEGE LEVEL)
        Award Patron: Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA)
        Recipient: Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology, Kirkland
        Lake, ON "School of Welding Engineering Technology" Local Contact:
        Chad Plant (plantc@northern.on.ca; 705.567.9291, ext. 751)

    2.  INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM (UNIVERSITY LEVEL)
        Award Patron: DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc.
        Recipient: Faculty of Engineering, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
        "University of Windsor Mechanical Engineering Program (Automotive
        Engineering) and Industrial Engineering Program (Automotive
        Manufacturing Systems Engineering)" Local Contact: Christina Allsop
        (callsop@uwindsor.ca; 519.253.3000, ext. 4140)

    3.  PROGRESS TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
        LEVEL)
        Award Patron: Shell Canada Limited
        Recipient: Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo,
        ON "University of Waterloo Alternative Fuels Team (UWAFT)" Local
        Contact: Martha Foulds (mfoulds@engmail.uwaterloo.ca;
        519.888.4567, ext. 2544)

    4.  TECHNICAL RENEWAL (HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL)
        Award Patron: The Woodbridge Group
        Recipient: York Region District School Board, Newmarket, ON
        "Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program"
        Local Contact: Lucia Cascioli (lucia.cascioli@yrdsb.edu.on.ca;
        905.727.0022/416.969.7170, ext. 2340)

    5.  OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM (COLLEGE LEVEL)
        Award Patron: Linamar Corporation
        Recipient: Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced
        Learning, Kitchener, ON "Women in Skilled Trades Pre-Apprenticeship
        Program" Local contact: John Sawicki (Jsawicki@conestogac.on.ca;
        519.748.5220, ext. 3336)

The Yves Landry Foundation, founded in 1998, is based on the vision, principles and hopes of the late Yves Landry, Chairman, President and CEO of Chrysler Canada Ltd. from 1990 to 1998. The Foundation provides the opportunity for business, education and government to collectively be part of the solution to advance technological education and skills training in order to resolve the skilled labour shortages facing Canadian industries. The awards Gala provides the platform to honour those working in alignment to the Foundation's mission, and to promote awareness to reduce the current and future skills shortages facing Canadian industry.

Media are welcome to attend the STARS Gala. RSVP to Teri Hastings, Yves Landry Foundation (416.620.5464 ext. 240; 866.232.4411; thastings@apma.ca).

Contact David Beckerson for full summaries of Academic Award recipients' projects.

For further information: Gary Baldwin, Executive Director, (416) 620-5464 Ext. 241 or 866-232-4411, gbaldwin@apma.ca, www.ylandryfund.org