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May 28, 1998
(Development and Rural Renewal)


The following statement was issued today by Beaton Tulk, Minister of Development and Rural Renewal. It was also read in the House of Assembly:

Yesterday at O'Donel High School in Mt. Pearl the Member from Terra Nova, on my behalf, and officials from ACOA released a CD-ROM designed to provide youth with a snapshot of the economy of Newfoundland and Labrador by describing the skills that young people will need to participate successfully in the economy.

This is an important educational tool to inspire the young people of the province; to make them aware of the many opportunities available for those with an entrepreneurial spirit.

Many young people have limited appreciation of the local economy and the many successful entrepreneurs who are creating new wealth and sustainable jobs in our province. To address this, the Department of Development and Rural Renewal has been delivering a program called Getting The Message Out to high schools for the last two years. Given the need to communicate well with students, my department used college and university students, as a peer group, to deliver the program. While we have been able to reach around 160 high schools each year and make another 40 presentations to various other youth groups, the demand for the program has grown dramatically over the past year, as young people became aware of these success stories.

This new CD-ROM now allows us to reach every high school in the province and can be retained as a reference tool for students throughout the province.

We chose the CD-ROM format to deliver these local success stories because electronic communications is a young people's medium, one they seem to take to naturally. A CD-ROM allows students to use the material in a variety of ways. They can receive the straight presentation, or use the raw data from the presentation to help them with class projects. So, perhaps the CD-ROM version is, in some ways, even better than a live presentation.

My department intends to update the Getting the Message Out CD-ROM regularly so that it is a continuing source of information and inspiration for teachers and students. As new companies emerge and existing companies expand their horizons, we will include them so that the CD will be a continuous record of economic achievements in our province.

I will today provide to all members of the House of Assembly and members of the press with CD copies of Getting the Message Out. Anyone who views this CD will be impressed and inspired by the positive economic changes that are taking place in Newfoundland and Labrador.

1998 05 28                  5:10 p.m.


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