WITH THE economic
climate the way it is, small
and independent businesses
need all the help they can get,
and finding relevant informa -
tion is often a problem.

Large corporations and
government agencies often
have their own information
centres, but small businesses
must use any resources open
to them. Many independent
business people are turning to
their local public libraries for
help, and the libraries are
responding by analysing and
updating their business col-
lections to meet the new
demands.

In the Reference Depart-
ment at the main Lynn Valley
Branch of the North Van-
couver District Library, three
in-demand business services
have recently been added.

Contacts Influential is a
comprehensive and regularly
up-dated directory of
businesses in the Lower
Mainland, providing a choice
of contacts invaluable to
marketing personnel. Job-

Business

services
new at

NV library

seekers also find this direc-
tory useful.

Also new is the Canadian
Small Business Guide a com-
pendium of information for
the independent business per-
son covering the legal aspects
of starting a business,
employee benefits, labor
standards, marketing, per-
sonnel and more. In loose-
leaf format, this service is up-
dated regularly. :

The same is true of Butter-
worths’ Employment in
British Columbia, which ef-
fectively summarizes all the
legislation on working condi-
tions, collective agreements,
hiring and firing, health care
and disability and retirement
and pensions.

There are many other ser-
vices of this kind available at

the library: interested
business people are invited to
drop by the Reference

Department at Lynn Valley
to become familiar with
them, or to call the library at
984-0286 if they have a
specific query.

4 hours can
save a life

BY INVESTING four hours
of your time, you could save
a life.

Up to 75 per cent of those
who now die of any cause
could be saved by _ heart
massage and artificial ven-
tilation, according to Wendy
Wilkinson, Red Cross Health
and Community) Services
Program Co-ordinator.

Red Cross Heart Saver
program as an introductory
course in) cardio pulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) It covers
recognition and treatment of
heart attack and choking vic
tims Prevention is also
discussed Certification 1s
given by the Canadian Heart
Foundation The cost is $16

The course will be held at
Red Cross Centre, 4750 Oak
Street, on the following
dates Tuesday. August 14, 6
pm 10 pm , Monday,
September 17, 6 pom 10
pm

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AT .
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PRICES _-

VISIT OUR NEW SHOWROOM

HOME FURNISHINGS
Warehouse Distribution Cartes
_ OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
1076 Roonevelt Crose,
(behind the Avaton)
Open Mon Bat, team 2 am ta 8:90 pry

Red Cross also offers more
advanced courses on CPR for
those who have taken in-
troductory courses.

For further information on
Red Cross CPR programs,
please call Health and Com-
munity Services, 879-7551,
local 295 or 245.

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VOLUNTEER
grandparent Kay
Smith spends time
once a week with
Caroline and Alex-
ander Zur Linden. If
you would like to be
a volunteer grand-
parent, call the socie-
ty at 736-8271 or
988-7115 Thursday
mornings.

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