42- Wednesday, April 29, 1998 — North Shore News

Collingwoot

Robert Gatster

News Reporter
robert@nsnews.com

ONE thing becomes
crystal clear during a
conversation with Aly
Rahim — he has not
wasted much time dur-

‘ing his first 17 years of

life.

The Collingwood School
head boy throws out words
“such as “prescience” and
bandics: about phrases like

“ealeash our full potential” ,

without pretension. He takes it

for granted that his fellow stu-

dents will be able to follow and
buy into his ideas.

“Judging by the. subject
matter of a recent confercace

* organized by Rahim and held 7

at Collingwood last week most
of his fellow students probably
do.:
.voo. The three- day’ conference
“Was dubbed Youth. Tomorrow
— Life’As an Adult in the 21st
~ Century"and featured - three
panels interspersed with a vari-

ety of “workshops. ‘Each n panel

ics including politics, business

‘. NEWS photo Mike Wakofleid

COLLINGWOOD School's Youth Tomorrow conference brought together several
panels including (left to right) Aamer Halcom of VTV, Tom Crowe of the B.C. Fiim
Commission and Glenn Griffiths of Mainframe Entertainment. Conference chair
Aly Rahim looks on in the background.

. province had a chance to listen
and Iearn.
The media entertainment

and media-entertainment, stu-
dents from 20 public. and pri-
vate. schools throughout the

featured a unique focus and -
several speakers. With the top-

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panel featured a television per-”
sonality, a film community rep-
resentative and a graphic ani-
mation comipany exccutive.
Their discussion ranged from
the concentration af media
ownership to its freedom, and
concluded with the traits nec-
essary for success in the respec-
tive industries.

“The most imporrant thing
we look at is enthusiasm (and
an ability) ro get along with
people,” said Glenn Griffiths,
vice president of. Mainframe
Entertainment: which: devel-
oped the computer animated

television series Reboot. “It is:

important to cnjoy the job and
be enthusiastic.”

Meanwhile Tem Crow .of
the B.C. Film Commission
said energy and enthusiasm
also plays a big part in his

“industry.
“When you work’ in this-

business... it is long, long
hours,” said Crow,

VTV’s. Aamer Haicom,
host of the. station’s Morning
Breakfast show, concurred and
also praised the event's orga-
nizers,

“T like the fact it is not one

~ ‘that reduced youths to.a

“of those thank-you: for-com-’ ;
ing-and-we’ll-ask-you-some-
flattcring-questions sessions,”
said Halcom. —

According to - Rahim,
future conferences will include
an even wider scope and cover-
age area. aa

“Initially we wanted to
make it a national conference;
but the logistics just weren’t:
there,” said Rahim adding.
next vear’s version will likely. -
include students from all over
Canada.

The result of the ‘conter-
ence for. Rahim and his fellov
students was intended to be an”

; increased understanding xe

was very: sen bay issues
avery
common pracess.”

However, with’ regards

his own future the articulate

youthful vagueness.
“Pp “m really
open,” said .Ra
want to’ make: a: difference. L-
know it sounds trite.” . fas

leaving

if you were to
ask her kids,
they'd say that

Mom’s AWOL.

Actually, Shannon told us that she
and hubby were taking a childless
holiday and that her column would
be sent to us from a secret vacation
location. So at least in print we'll
find her Close To Home. This
Friday in the North Shore News.

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