THE HUMMINGBIRD EATS EVERY FEW ON THE FASTRACK GETTER OR WORSE, POOREE.... SAL THAT EATS MORE OFTEN! No FOR RICHER. OR =| PROBLEM! TLL BET THERE'S NO ANI. PROBAELY MAKES AS MWGH AS WHERE BENITO CAME FROM, IT NEVER SNows.. AY GI2.. FAD T1 ALWINS BEA LOSER BECAICE LWAS TG WILUNG To SETTLE FOR gre SECON? BEST C190 Sebene Wobe, ort Borate. ing Pampering comes first at hotel From page 42 With four golf courses in the area, the Four Seasons also has a three-night golf and car package for $1,650. This is the first Hawaiian resort for Four Seasons. *‘It is our goal to offer the kind of service that will anticipate a guest’s every need,’ said Isadore Sharp, chair- man and president. He said another first for Hawaii is Four Seasons’ complimentary ‘‘early arrival/late departure’” program. If you arrive before the 3 p.m. check-in or leave after the noon checkout, you can use the health club facilities, storing your lug- gage and clothing so you can swim, lie in the sun or play golf os tennis. Mike Grenby is 2 Vancouver- based columnist and independent personal financial adviser; he will answer your questions as space allows in his column — write to him c/o North Shore News. 1139 Lonsdale, North Vancouver, V7M 2H. From page 41 FEDERAL FUNDING VANCOUVER-BASED Vulcan Automotive Equipment Ltd., will receive a pastially repayable loan of $35,045 from the Western Diversification Fund (WDF) aim- ed at improving its quality assurance program. The first $20,000 of the federal funding is non-repayable while the remaining $12,525 is repayable. Vulcan manufactures engines and a wide range of automotive component parts for Ford, Chrysler and General Motors. The company hopes to achieve both the Ford Of and GM Targets for Excellence (TFE) certification. Total costs of the project are estimated at $70,090. Once certified, the company will be able to apply to Ford and GM. to have components certified as warranty replacement parts on new vehicles and in extended war- Tanty programs, Vulcan will also be able to ex- pand its product line and bid on contract work from Ford and GM. “This will open up new export opporunities in the international marketplace for these quality components,”" said federal Justice Miaister Kim Campbell, who made the announcement on behalf of Westera Economic Diversifica- tion Minister Charles Mayer. “The components are remanufac- tured and as such are considered a recycled product which is a posi- live environmental approach to replacement parts for the automotive industry.’' Wednesday, December 26, 1990 ~ North Shore News - 43 USINESS BRIEFS on now until New Year’s Eve! So hurry in and save 30 %on selected items West Vancouver « Robson Street « Kitsilano Kerrisdale * North Vancouver « White Rock LAST DAY DEC. 31 is the last day to make contributions to this year’s Regis- tered) Education Savings Pian (RESP), “The last federal budget sharply restricted contributions to an RESP,*’ said Tom O'Shaughnessy, treasurer of the Canadian Scholarship Trust (CST) foundation. ‘‘Before, investors could make a one-time deposit of about $32,000.Now investors are restricted to contributions of $1,500 per year for each child.” Traditional RESPs, like the CST plan, are structured pro- grams with savings specifically targeted to post-secondary educa- tion students. Deposits in the CST plan start as low as $9.75 a month, Accumulated interest is paid to students in the form of scholar- ships. “With our basic scholarship in 1990 averaging $2,165, the real cost of higher education is substantially reduced for students enrolled in our RESP,” said W.J Murdoch, president and chief ex- ecutive officer of the CST foun- dation. SALARY SURVEY THE 42nd annual edition of the Vancouver Board of Trade’s Cler- ical Salary Survey is now avail- able. It is billed as the most definitive measure of clericai compensation in Vancouver. A total of 50 clerical jobs were surveyed, data was obtained from 163 organizations for 4,857 cleri- cal employees. For more information § call Katherine Sainas at 687-0391.