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The Queen of the North ran into an island off of B.C.’s central coast in 2006. Bottom right: map of the location of the crash.

Queen of the North

1 Sank on March 22, 2006 off the coast of Gil Island, 135 km from Prince Rupert

2 Two people died

3 101 people were on board

4 It was the first BC ferry to sink in 50 years

BY SERA AKDOGAN

e B.C. Ferries trial continued Wednesday as recruiting officer Valerie Oakes went through questioning at B.C. Supreme

Court.

Oakes was in charge of crewing ships and scheduling and said there were dozens of casuals working during the time the Queen of the North crashed into an island and sunk in March 2006.

Temporary employees filled in for the people that normally worked a spe- cific position and many people switched positions regularly. The majority of full- time employees were away on a 14- day period and had been replaced by roughly 45-50 casual employees.

The jury found that there were some inconsistencies between the roles on the report and the roles on the paper.

Crew sheets for the Queen of the

North made March 29, 2006 were pre- sented in court. Oakes said that chang- es were not made on these sheets after the Queen of the North sank.

“We were told not to alter anything after that time,” Oakes said.

Oakes told the jury that B.C. Ferries had the ability to choose casuals as long as there was no extra cost to the company.

Oakes said she considered first and second officers to be seniors in the de- partment and third and fourth officers as juniors, even though the officers’ skills varied by ranking.

Former B.C. Ferries navigation offi- cer Kar] Lilgert, who is accused of crim- inal negligence causing the deaths of two passengers, was found to be a fourth officer the night the ship sank. Lilgert’s position normally is a third of- ficer.

Oakes did not know much about Lil- gert’s position aboard the vessel.

JULES KNOX photo

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Get into LinkedIn

Professionals say job- hunting grads should put their resumes online

By MARIE DEL CID

lie, you better not flout, I’m telling you why — your resume will be thrown in the garbage.

Learning how to write a good re- sume takes a lot of good practice and a lot of effort because it is a prospective employee’s calling card for a job posi- tion. Stand out or stand aside.

“The things that I look for in a re- sume are attention to detail, secondly the length — you don’t want a resume that is a hundred pages long, no one wants to read a novel— and thirdly, re- ally highlighting your skills,” said Lan- gara employment office shortlisting specialist Jessica Humbler.

Humbler said that it’s very impor- tant for students to be able to stand out in their resume and to really make sure they are giving out information that is specific to the position they’re applying for.

Yi: better not pout, you better not

“You need to be honest and upfront with your job experiences that you write down on your resume and defi- antly highlighting specific skills that you have and making sure they relate to the position you are going for,” said Humbler.

She added that doing these things would attract employers and make them notice that you are versatile and are able to work.

Humbler also said using LinkedIn is a very good tool for students to use be- cause it’s a site that allows you to post your resume online, to be able to net- work and find specific jobs.

“T would suggest using LinkedIn be- cause it is the corporate Facebook for the business world. There is a huge range of job positions on there. If you set up a profile on their site they will send you job postings on a weekly basis to let you know what jobs are available. They send information to you based on the job skills you have set for yourself,” said Humbler.

Langara’s Chairman for the student services counseling Tim Charters said that students should go to the co-op of- fice and take the resume building and job skills course.

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“We believe that trade barriers are toxic to the world’s economic recovery.”

Free Trade with EU?

Agreement between Cana- da and EU on the horizon

By WARREN JANE

Union Free Trade Agreement, Canada’s largest ever trade agreement, are coming to a close.

“This is by far the largest negotia- tion Canada has undertaken since the North American Free Trade Agree- ment,” said international trade minis- ter and Langara grad Ed Fast at a meeting with industry representatives Wednesday afternoon.

Industry officials included represen- tatives from the engineering, architec- ture, wood products, agriculture, min- ing and fishing industries. Everyone in attendance was in support.

“For me as trade minister, it’s abso- lutely critical that I continue to hear from business stakeholders from across the country to hear what they’re thinking about the role that trade plays in driving economic growth and job creation in our country,” said Fast.

The EU is the largest trading block in the world with over 500 million con- sumers. It’s also the largest fish market in the world.

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“Why wouldn’t Canada want to im- prove opportunities for Canadian busi- nesses in that huge market?” said Fast.

The EU trade agreement is not the only step Canada is taking in promot- ing global trade. Canada is currently in free trade negotiations with Japan, In- dia and South Korea.

Fast estimates that as much as 90 per cent of the South Korea free trade agreement has been satisfactorily ne- gotiated, with 10 per cent left to go.

“TThere are some] very difficult is- sues, but again, I think we can find ways of bridging those gaps,” said Fast in regards to the agreement.

“Canadians generally support an aggressive trade agenda, provided it’s done responsibly,” said Fast. “That’s why the standard we’ve set as a gov- ernment is that we will not sign a trade agreement unless it’s in Canada’s best interests.”

Fast said the federal NDP, Canada’s official opposition, has not been sup- portive of Canada’s trade agenda.

Trade agreement negotiations have been a high priority for the Conserva- tive government since Stephen Harp- er’s 2006 election.

“We believe that trade barriers are toxic to the world’s economic recov- ery,” said Fast.