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Entrepreneurs recognized

- Two North Vancouver business
people have been named as finalists
for the Pacific region's Entrepreneur
. Of The Year program.

‘Peter Armstrong of the Great
. Canadian Railtour Co. was named

“jin the’ category of emerging entre-
 prencur, while Nancy Stibbard was.
“named in the services category.

Awards will be handed out at a
“Sept. 28 banquet at the Vancouver
- Trade and Convention Centre.
“According: wo information con-
tained in an’ Entrepreneur, Of The
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“tn 1990, he saw an opportunity
to show. travellers the beauty of
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The company now carries more
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