16 - Sunday, December 27, 1992 - North Shore News BUSINESS BRIEFS CONTAINER CRANE A STATE-of-the-art, 200-foot- high crane for the Vancouver Port Corp.’s (VPC) Vanterm container facility arrived in Vancouver on Monday from Shanghai, China aboard Dock Express’ (Holland) specially equipped vessel. The method of receiving a crane in a fully constructed state is a first for the VPC. AWARD WINNERS DAN HALL, Ed Lugossy and Stephen Shea of Coldwell Backer The Land Company’s commercial division, have been awarded the prestigious Certified Commercial investment Member (CCIM) des- ignation by the Canadian Real Estate Association. The CCIM designation is awarded to practitioners who have compleied graduate-level courses in property analysis, valuation, cash flow projections and taxation as it applies to real property ac- quisition and syndication. CCIMs are specialists in com- mercial investment rea! estate and property development, working with allied professionals in bank- ing, taxation and law. TALKS NEEDED MORE BISCUSSIONS are need- ed with the parties who have submitted proposals for a Vic- toria-to-Seattie vehicle and pas- senger ferry service before a selec- tion can be made, Tourism Minister Darlene Marzari recently said. ‘*We want to make sure that the terms of the request for proposals are met. [t's still our priority to restore vehicle ferry service be- tween here and Scattle and to maximize the economic benefits for this community and the region,’’ said Marzari. She added that discussions with proponents will continue in order to alleviate government concerns. “Closing the request for pro- posal process is not an option at this time,’’ she said. ‘‘There is still a solid basis for continuing discussions. 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It includes a seasonal compo- rent providing practical tips, guidelines and a few gift ideas. The campaign is being sup- ported by private sector and media crganizations across the province. The launch event included an entertaining and creative demonstration of ways to reduce disposable waste when wrapping presents by using colorful news- paper comics, cloth bags and even homework. The minister also made a -re- quest for all sectors of society to participate in the challenge and not look solely to various levels of government to solve the common waste management problem. “This challenge needs the sup- port of everyone from individuals to industries, because govern- ments’ efforts alone cannot reach the goal of a 50% reduction in waste by the year 2000,’’ said Cashore. Central to the awareness cam- paign is the promotion of the B.C. Recycling Hotline, which wiil act as a source of information on ways to reduce, reuse and recycle waste. The B.C. 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