RAISING THE ROOFRogers Centre gets a makeover

HAIRSTYLIST TO THE STARS

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RIDE-ALONGAfternoon journey with an enforcement officer

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2 RIDING ALONG Ontheroadwithanenforcementofficer

4 MORE PATHWAYS FOR APPRENTICES New sponsorship options

6 RAISING THE ROOF The view from the top at Rogers Centre

8 HAIRSTYLIST TO THE STARS Behind the scenes of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters

10 VOLUNTEER TO LEAD Make a difference in your trade

12 COLLEGE UPDATES

Perhaps you can come back next week,” suggests a wary owner of a

Toronto automotive service centre, as we pulluptoourfirststop.

For Ontario College of Trades enforce-mentofficer,MaryKontopidis,thisisn’t an option. She is here to make sure that individuals working in compulsory tradesarecertified,soavoidingthevisitisn’t going to work. Kontopidis is one ofapproximately50officersacrosstheprovince who are visiting workplaces to checkcertificationandeducateindividu-als about the role of the College.

However, a ride-along with Kontopi-dis proves that her job is much more complex than what some may anticipate. Infact,forthefirsttimeinOntario,business owners and tradespeople are not

justgettingsomeonecheckingcertifica-tion but also gaining access to an expert to answer their questions; many of which had been left unanswered before the Col-lege came into existence.

“I have a person that I want to hire as an apprentice but he doesn’t have his Grade 10,” says one automotive shop owner. He poses several other questions about his responsibilities and the process for sign-ing up apprentices. His story is similar to many other business owners; the busy people who need answers quickly, but don’t know who to call or where to go for the answers.

Kontopidis notes that her job is not just toenforcecertificationbuttoalsohelp—not surprising, since before joining the College, she spent more than a decade working as a training coordinator and overseeing apprenticeship programs.

After answering the business owner’s questions, his demeanor quickly changes. Suddenly,theofficerisn’tjustapersonwith a notepad looking to write a ticket, but someone providing information that he’s been longing to hear.

But make no mistake; protecting the publicfromuncertifiedworkersisKon-topidis’s priority. With pen and paper in hand, she follows a young apprentice closely, observing what work is being done and taking detailed notes. These notes could potentially play a key role in

a trial if the apprentice is not a member of the College.

“Most people are happy to know we areoutherecheckingcertificationandgoing after the underground economy, which is what matters to those who have spent the time and money on trainingandwritingtheCertificateofQualificationexam,”shesays.

Anyone who is visited by a College en-forcementofficerwillbeaskedtoshowtheir membership card so it’s critical that everyone keeps the card with them when working, she explains. The quicker Kontopidis gets the paperwork done, the quicker the employer and staff can get back to doing their jobs.

After gathering the necessary infor-mation she heads back to her truck to confirmcertificationandmembershipin good standing with the College. If it turnsoutthattheyarenotcertifiedmem-bers of the College, they could be given a warning or a ticket. In its early days, the College’s focus was on warnings and encouraging individuals to come into compliance, but since the College has been in existence for several years, those working in the compulsory trades are expected to know their obligations by now.Ifapersonisfinedandconvicted,their name or the name of their business will appear on a public advisory on the College's website.

We aren’t here just to enforce,

we want our members to be

successful.MARY KONTOPIDIS

Enforcement Officer Ontario College of Trades

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K E E PI NG TH E PUBLIC S A FE A N D SU PP OR TI N G THE SK ILLED TR A DES INDUS TR YOn the road with a College enforcement officer

Kontopidis recognizes that for the legitimate busi-ness owners, time is money, and tries to be in and out within 20 minutes, if all the paperwork is readily available and they are cooperative.

She does warn though, that tricks like turning the lights off or putting up a closed sign as she ap-proaches is just delaying the inevitable.

Yvonne Inong-Farinas is an automotive service technician apprentice and while she may be small in stature she doesn’t lack the strength to grab two tires and move them effortlessly, barely slowing down as she jumps into her next task while under the hood of a vehicle.

Kontopidis watches Inong-Farinas working, waiting patiently for her latest task to be done, then asks to seeherqualifications.

Inong-Farinas eagerly produces the documents, and in the brief chat explains how proud she is to be an apprentice, knowing that she is a part of a minorityofwomeninherfieldofwork.

The shop owner looks relieved that everything is in order with his business and his apprentice.

Within a half day, Kontopidis has already visited four jobsites,checkedcertificationandhelpededucateowners on a number of issues relating to their busi-ness. If she discovers a violation then the visit will be much longer and have more paperwork involved.

She does admit that not every visit ends well and in cases where dealing with unauthorized workers and their employers, it can be downright nasty.

“Some of them can be pretty hostile but it’s part of my job,” she explains.

Despite the tougher side to the job, she says it is re-wardingtoseethepridefromcertifiedprofessionalsand to be able to help them, and those professionals appreciatethatCollegeenforcementofficerslikeKontopidis are out there every day protecting the trade and the public.

“We aren’t here just to enforce, we want our mem-bers to be successful,” she explains.

Apprentice Yvonne Inong-Farinas working on an engine.

Automotive service technician apprentice, Yvonne Inong-Farinas (left), and Afghan Auto Service and Used Cars Sale Ltd. owner Nader Shah Sarwari, with College's enforcement officer, Mary Kontopidis (right).

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83 PART I TICKETS

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IN MAY 2016

SPONSOR GROUPS CRE ATE MORE PATHWAYS FOR A PPRENTICESThis spring, Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Associa-

tion, with the help of the Ontario College of Trades (College), became the newest group sponsor of horticulture technician appren-tices in Ontario. This status, recognized by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU), enables organizations like Land-scape Ontario to act on behalf of employers and sponsor apprentices.

Typically an apprentice’s sponsor is also their employer, but that is not a requirement under the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 (OCTAA), and in fact, a wide range of sponsorship and training arrangements are available that fall under the following three catego-ries: employer, group or individual sponsor.

For example, an apprentice may be sponsored by a person, company or other group that provides on-the-job training but the apprentice may not be an employee of the sponsor, such as with subcontracting or other non-traditional work arrangements.

An apprentice may also be sponsored by a person or group who then arranges to have the on-the-job training provided by a third-party employer or trainer, as with sponsor groups,

…Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades

Association supports horticultural technicians

in accessing the apprenticeship program,

and all employers, by developing a more

skilled workforce.SALLY HARVEY CAE, CLT, CLM

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Region for Landscape Ontario

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local apprenticeship committees or joint training trusts.

“The process [to become a sponsor group for the Upper Canada and Ottawa chapters of the horticultural technician trade] was me-ticulously planned and after a year and a half, working with MTCU, the College, members and many other stakeholders, we are very pleased to have become a sponsor group,” says Sally Harvey Landscape Ontario’s Man-ager of Education and Labour Development.

Group sponsors, like Landscape Ontario, are able to provide support that improves the apprenticeship experience for both ap-prentices and employers and makes it easier for small employers to take on apprentices.

“As a group sponsor, the landscape profes-sionwillbenefitasLandscapeOntariosup-

ports horticultural technicians in accessing the apprenticeship program, and all employ-ers, by developing a more skilled workforce.”

The full responsibilities of a sponsor are out-lined in the Apprenticeship Sponsor Agreement and Registered Training Agreement. MTCU is responsible for the administration of apprentice-ship training, including determining sponsor eligibility and registering training agreements:

• the apprentice receives on-the-job train-ing according to the trade’s training stan-dards developed by the College,

• theapprentice’strainerisqualified,i.e.,acertifiedjourneypersonforcompulsorytradesor—forvoluntarytrades—acerti-fiedjourneyperson,memberoftheCol-lege, or someone who has the skills of the trade as per the trade’s training standard,

• the progress of training is monitored and skills demonstrated by the apprentice are signed-off on,

• the apprentice has the opportunity to attend formal classroom instruction,

• the apprentice only works in accor-dance with any applicable apprentice wage rates and journeyperson-to-ap-prentice ratios, and

• the apprentice is a member of the College.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact your local MTCU apprenticeship office: services.findhelp.ca/eo/tcu/appoff

Hiring, training and apprenticeship grants: www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/employmentontario/employers/

• Sponsors can become members of the College under the Employers/

Sponsors Class.

• Members of the Journeypersons Class who take on apprentices may join the Employers/Sponsors Class without any additional membership fees.

• All members in the Employers/Sponsors Class have the ability to post jobs on

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Rogers Centre gets a makeover

ALBERT SMOUTERCertified Electrician

New Electric Enterprises Inc.

…I have zero regrets about getting into

the trades.

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It’s a very exciting time at Rogers Centre inToronto—theBlueJayshaveanew

roof over their heads.

Built 27 years ago, Rogers Centre, former-lySkydome,washometotheveryfirstretractable roof in the world. There have been 25 built since.

The roof’s original motor, tracking and control systems were in need of replace-ment, according to Dave McCormick, certifiedplumberandmanagerofengi-neering for Rogers Centre’s Toronto Blue JaysBaseballClub.Tofindthebestnewsystem for Rogers Centre, McCormick

travelled to stadiums across the United States to collect research.

ThehardesttaskforMcCormickwasfind-ing a contractor who could design, install and service a state-of-the-art, modernized system to seamlessly open and close the retractable roof for many more years to come. He found the right crew and exper-tise in New Electric Enterprises Inc. of Oakville, who started working on the new system about a year ago.

“One of the things in my life that I have zero regrets about is getting into the trades,” says Albert Smouter, New

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▶ Designed by architect Rod Robbie and structural engineer Michael Allen

▶ The world’s first fully retractable roof that opens or closes in 25 minutes

▶ 86 meters (282 feet) high, or the height of a 31 storey building

• The entire Rogers Centre development is 12.7 acres (5.14 hectares)

• There are 143,000 square feet of exhibit space on field level

• Volume inside with roof closed is 56.5 million cubic feet (1.6 million cubic meters)

• The diameter of the building is 700 feet

• The building itself is 11.5 acres (4.66 hectares)

• The ceiling height is 310 feet

Electric’sforeman,certifiedelectricianincharge of managing the electrical crews at Rogers Centre. “Many days it doesn’t even feel like work,” he says. Last year, he was thrilled to be front and centre, working duringtheplayoffswhentheBlueJayswon the American League Division Series.

Smouter started growing a beard when theprojectbegan—assomesuperstitiousfansdoduringtheplayoffs—andvowedthat he would shave only when testing was completed on the new system. The new roofingsystemsbegantestinginMay,theroof is now in full use, and Smouter’s big beard is gone.

McCormick says that the increase in at-tendance means an increase in day-to-day work. Rogers Centre has three levels of washrooms and 140 suites (like tiny con-dos with their own HVAC, hot water and toilets) that all need regular maintenance and service after each game and event. The stadium has some 9,000 lightbulbs and 776fieldlightsthatsurroundit.Allofthisrequires maintenance, but Rogers Centre tradespeople are happy to be behind the scenesatthehomeoftheBlueJays.

“We’ve sold out so many games recent-ly, especially on the weekends. Not that long ago, we were used to having roughly

17,000 people in attendance; now we aver-age 30,000 or sellout crowds of 48,000 ev-ery weekend.” Capacity issues have taxed thefacilities—ithasgreatlyincreasedutil-ity, service and maintenance requirements.

Being a huge baseball fan and working at Rogers Centre has its perks. Smouter takes pride in his work, appreciating the behind-the-scenes access, and knowing that the general public doesn’t get to see most of what he does.

“The trades have lots of opportunities and my career has taken me to so many inter-esting places, Rogers Centre being one of the most exciting,” says Smouter.

Albert Smouter and Dave McCormick testing Rogers Centre's new roof.

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Karola Dirnberger spends her days �amongsomeofHollywood’s

biggest stars. Having worked as a hair-stylistinthefilmindustryforoverthreedecades, her creative talents have helped major productions come to life. From gore, werewolves and vampires, to mod-ern glitz and glamour, Dirnberger has workedonavarietyoffilmsovertheyears, but none have brought her more joy than the latest production she worked on, the movie Spotlight, which won an Oscar for best picture earlier this year.

Film industry veteran, Karola Dirnberger, takes us

behind the scenes

K AROLA DIRNBERGERHairstylist

Every day is different.

Everything you do is really creative.

“If you felt the earth shake, that was me jump-ing up and down,” says Dirnberger. “Truly, I think that’s the highlight of my career.”

Hair and makeup are perhaps overlooked bymostasintegralaspectsoffilmproduc-tion, but both play a huge role in how the finalproductispresentedtothepublic.From creating realistic vampires in the popular Twilight movie saga, to making sure we, the viewers, don’t notice any con-tinuity issues on screen, Dirnberger works tirelessly to make sure every little detail is perfect. And her work speaks for itself.

Along with Oscar-winning feature Spotlight, Dirnberger has a wide array of famous movies and TV series titles under her belt, including Cinderella Man, Hanni-bal, Blue Bloods, Silent Hill, and many more. She has just started work on a new series based on Neil Gaiman’s award-winning novel, American Gods. It is currently being filmedinToronto.

Although the hours can be long with lots of travel, alongside crew members that she calls ‘the last of the carnival workers’ due to constant location changes, she says she

can’t imagine doing anything else. “Every day is different,” she says. “Everything you do is really creative.”

Fromtravellingacrosstheglobewithfilmcrews, to the skills she’s learned by work-ing in this industry, Dirnberger wants to encouragemorecertifiedhairstyliststogetintothefast-pacedworldoffilm.

“I know how desperate we are in the indus-try for good hair people,” she adds. The in-dustry, she notes, is changing rapidly. With every TV station and streaming network creating their own content, the need for morefilmcrewlikehairstylistsisgrowing.

“I love what I do, but I’m also at the back end of my career and want to see the in-dustryflourishintheyearstocome,”shesays. “There is so much opportunity, I re-allyhopemoreyoungpeoplegetcertifiedand start their careers.”

More information about Dirnberger’s work can be found on her website: karoladirnberger.com

LE A D I N G CH A N G ECollege’s trade boards connect leaders to industry

Shawn Stoughton saw an opportunity to make a difference in his trade and

have his voice heard. He applied to become a member of the College’s plumber and steamfittertradeboard,nearlythreeyearsago, and wants to encourage other trades-people to do the same.

“The College is setting the standard for how all trades will be regulated and struc-tured,” he says.

Stoughton is the owner of Stoughton’s Plumbing and Heating, in Gooderham, and has worked in the skilled trades for nearly 25 years. He began with an apprenticeship in the plumbing trade, working under his grand-father,whowasfirstanelectrician,thenaplumber, then an oil burner technician.

“Being on the trade board has allowed me to have a voice and a vote,” he says. “We’ve tackled important issues for our trade like ratioreviews,curriculumchanges,andfinallywe have enforcement.”

He encourages more people to directly con-tribute to the issues important to their trade

by applying to become a governing member of the College’s trade boards.

“Before the College, we didn’t have a Public Register and scopes of practise weren’t being enforced,” he says. “I take pride in my work, and I care about what happens in my trade. When the College was created, I applied to sit on the trade board, and later, I was accepted.”

Stoughton believes the College is creating alevelplayingfieldforalltradespeopleinOntario, and the only way to truly make a dif-ference and to learn how the College operates is to get involved with the trade boards.

He says that there has to be incentives for young people to get into the trades, and for him, the College has helped put more value in the trades.

“Being on the trade board has made me more passionate about my own trade. I’ve learned a lot, and made good contacts. We need to see the importance of all our trades.”

Any current or prospective employer or jour-neyperson members in good standing with the College can apply to the Appointments Council, an independent body responsible for selecting members to sit on the College’s governance structure.

SHAWN STOUGHTONPlumber & Steamfitter Trade Board member

Being on the trade board has made me

more passionate about my own trade.

Click on the Volunteer to Lead button on the College’s home page, or visit cot-appointments.ca for more info.

Shawn Stoughton and College's Communications Director, Sherri Haigh (right) visiting Zoomer Radio to talk trades and certification on the Fight Back with Libby Znaimer show (Znaimer pictured centre).

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VISIT cot-appointments.ca BROWSE position details CHECK vacant positions SUBMIT resume & application form to:

MAIL College of Trades Appointments Council 23rd floor, Mowat Block 900 Bay Street Toronto, ON M7A 1L2 EMAIL appointments.council@ontario.ca

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U P D A T ERecreation vehicle technician (690H) and appliance service technician (445A) apprenticeship training standardsThe updated on-the-job training stan-dards for the recreation vehicle tech-nician trade and the appliance service technician trade brings these provincial training standards in line with the Red Seal National Occupational Standard and their corresponding Red Seal exams.

Auto body and collision damage repairer (310B) curriculum standard implemented this fall The updated curriculum standard was de-veloped by the College in consultation with representatives from the trade and Training Delivery Agent instructors, such as Cen-tennial, Fanshawe and Mohawk Colleges. The standard has been updated to support consistency and accountability within the in-school training process; ensuring ap-prentices across Ontario are developing the skills necessary for success in their trade.

General machinist (429A) training standard log book The training standard log book identifies all the skills associated with an appren-tice’s trade in Ontario. It outlines the skills and training needed to become competent in that the profession.

For more info visit, www.collegeoftrades.ca/trades-in-ontario

R E M I N D E RSprinkler and fire protection installer classification change On February 2, 2017, the sprinkler and fire protection installer trade will become compulsory. This means that any individ-ual practising this trade on or after this date will have to be a member in one of the College’s membership classes to con-tinue to work legally as a sprinkler and fire protection installer:

• Apprentices Class (holder of a state-ment of membership);

• Journeyperson Candidates Class (holder of a statement of member-ship); or

• Journeypersons Class (holder of a Certificate of Qualification/Provision-al Certificate of Qualification) issued by the College.

More Information can be found at www.collegeoftrades.ca.

Reminder for Automotive Service Technicians Changes to Reg. 611 of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act, announced by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation come into effect July 1, 2016. For more informa-tion, please go to www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/trucks/motor-vehicle-inspec-tion-stations.shtml#passenger

C O L L E G E U P D A T E S

IMPORTANT CHANGES AT THE COLLEGEAs of Friday, May 6, 2016, the Government of Ontario transferred the regulatory and administrative oversight of the Ontario College of Trades (College) from the Min-istry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) to the Ministry of Labour.

We would like to assure our members and the public that the College’s enforcement officers will continue to enforce the On-tario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 as it applies to the 22 compul-sory trades in Ontario and our members. We look forward to working with Minister Kevin Flynn and the staff of the Ministry of Labour and have no doubt that their expertise in complex labour matters will be very helpful to us as we fulfill our mandate by regulating and promoting the skilled trades.

MTCU will remain responsible for regis-tering apprentices, assessing client and sponsor eligibility, school scheduling and seat planning, and confirming completion. The College will continue to work in part-nership with MTCU on apprenticeship and there will be no changes in the administra-tive process for our members.

This transfer between ministries in no way impacts any of the other day-to-day operations of the College, including up-dating training curriculum and standards, promoting skilled trades, issuing Certif-icates of Qualification and updating our Public Register.

We will continue to update members and stakeholders on the process as more in-formation becomes available, through the College’s website—collegeoftrades.ca

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E V E N T SCANADIAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 2016 CONGRESS June 23 – 25, 2016 Winnipeg, MB www.csla-aapc.ca/events/2016-congress

HONDA INDY TORONTO July 15 – 17, 2016 Toronto , ON Visit the College’s booth at Ontar-io’s largest annual sporting event. www.hondaindytoronto.com

CANADA’S OUTDOOR FARM SHOW September 13 – 15, 2016 Woodstock, ON www.outdoorfarmshow.com

C O N G R A T SOTSC WinnersCongratulations to all participants and winners at this year’s Ontario Technologi-cal Skills Competition!

For a complete list of all the winners, visit www.skillsontario.com.

O U T A N DA B O U T

1. Left to right: College's Registrar & CEO, David Tsubouchi, Canada's Top 100 Employers Senior Editor, Kristina Leung, College's Chief Diversity Officer, Sandeep Tatla, and College's Board of Governors' member Irene Harris accepting the '2016 Canada's Best Diversity Employers' Award.

2. CTV's Anwar Knight on set with College's Communications Director, Sherri Haigh.

3. Certified electrician and Trades Today spring cover tradesperson Jennifer Pigozzo.

4. Left to right: Board of Governors' Chair, Pat Blackwood, Stakeholder Relations Coordinator, Yacine Dottridge, and CEO & Registrar, David Tsubouchi representing the College at the 2016 Skills Ontario competition.

5. Board of Governors' Chair Pat Blackwood and Skills Ontario Executive Director Gail Smyth (right) with Brandon Becker, the brick masonry gold medal winner at the 2016 Ontario Technological Skills Competition.

6. Refrigeration and air conditioning systems mechanic, Darryl Grenier, at the 2016 Canadian Mechanical & Plumbing Expo.