merth sh BUSINESS _ weg Se t ot ah n Oo Lar ae Tet pee NEWS pnoto Mike Wakotietd THE North Vancouver staff of Sterling Fulp Chemicals received hearty congratulations on Oct. 7 from plant manager Bob MacLeod on their safety record: 1,498 days without having to stop work because of a safety error. WOULD you be happier to work less and carn less? Would you be able to make sucha change? “Evaluate vour purchases and ‘skinny down’,” said Barbara Mases, who has just written ¢ book called Carcer Intelligence — Mastering the New Work and Personal Realities (Stoddart, $29.95). “Ask yourself. Will redo ing the kitchen really make my life better? Do F really need a new cor? How much of my life energy is this real- ly worth?” Also look at how you +¢ spending your money. Does your Mortgage oven you? Could you cut ezpenses and still enjoy fife? “Do vou find yourself surrounded by fots of stuff, yet opable to afford to do thinys that are important to you?” said Moses, She satd there are no quick and casy answers to re wcaluating ew you are working, manaying your moncy aad! But rethinking your rela Hoasinp te meoaey will pay off, Remember, the Gottem line isn't AUWw muich money You have its your quality ot iife. Moses sant binking Anancisl indepemience is ime other “£2 new rules tor career success. To manage your career ettectivel saust abso i : money matters sonal Haances.” She stressed the sooner you have some kind of financial independence, whether through saving: or other sources of income, the suoner yat can make career decisions based on What's important to you choosing jobs you like rather than being driven to nuke money any Way you can. Abo, “think income stivanzs, nor salary,” said Marses. And I'm pleased to see she agrees with may advice to gererate several difterent sores Of ieOme = in addition t@ your rewlar job Cath vert rent out part of your home toa tenant er even just take iia foreman student in town tora tow months to tear English? How about purning a hobby with a potential tor profit inte a home based business? “Recently | conducted 3 workshop ip Orenva with about da hurdred serenusts in See Aenea pose SO north shore Avis M. Lapham CFR. CLU, CHEC. REP. fhartered Financial Consultant Siratagies for your retirement 925-1009 200-1497 Marine rive, West Vancouver V7T 188 Serving de Narth Shore sice }982 Entrepreneur’ Ranked in Frozen Yogurt Category Franchise Opportunities New: Park Royal Mall Vancouver Library Square Richmond Lansdowne Mall Call Ashif 230-0526 "NORTH SHORE £274 malten wy spent annusily on the uperatiom af sity aad trucks on the North Sigore a fo reach ths: lucrative caartes, place pout ads where the rradenbip i The Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) and its member municipalities operate one of the largest liquid waste management systems in Canada, Over the next two years, the GVRD will develop a liquid waste management plan with input from the public. The plan will be used to guide investments in new and existing facilities, programs and services. The GVRD is accepting applications from groups and individuals interested in partici- pating in a Public Advisory Committee, who will provide input into the liquid waste man- agement plan. Membership 1s voluntary with nc remuneration. Participants will be asked to attend six to ten daytime meetings per year over the next two years to provide advice to the GVRD. The membership of the Public Advisory Committee will generally reflect Gut not be limited to the following interests: Generai public Commercial customers First Nations Recreation Ratepayer/Community Associations industria! customers Environmental Academic research Agriculture Non-profit resource management agencies if you would like to participate, please send a letter with your name, mailing and e-mail address, phone and fax number. Please state your area of interest in liquid waste issues or other issues elated to regional health and livabiiity. Applications received befare the end of October will receive top priority. Please direct your application and questions to: Nis. Colleen Brennan, GVRD Communications & Education department, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5H 4G8. Phone: (604) 451-6028. Fax: (604; 432-6399. E-mail: cbrennan@qvrd.be.ca + ’ Greater Vancouver Regional * District ee A RCN Pa LET COYOTE ACTOS OND GET SAREE? OIA