THE folowing are brief summaries of topics on the agen- das of North Shore municipalities and school boards: North Vancouver Distzict Council: Monday, February 7 a7 pm. — Highlands neighbourhood zoning: covenant restricting use of building at 1046 Deep Cove Ra. Deep Cove Music re jazz club; development cost charge bylaw, increase to the fees for maps and plans: user fee proposal to change the funding source for the solid waste and drainage functions; interim funding current smoke alarm requirements and reliability of smoke alarms. Tuesday, February 13 at 7 pam. -—~ public bearing ce Edgemont West neighbourhood zoning. North Vancouver City Council: Monday, February 7 at 7 p.m. — delegation from Sr. John Ambulance; council members attendance at the Aboriginal Issues Contevence, the Svimposium on New Local Government: Legislation and the Climaie Protection Program) workshop; contlict. of interest’ seminar, home computer purchase plan; multiple unit building guide lines; opposition of a third crossing. West Vancouver District Council: Monday, February 7 at 7:30 p.m. — zoning bylaw to permit a neighbourhood pid, 2427 Marine Dr, Dundarave Cafe, soil deposit and removal regulation bylaws development: permit applicauon trom Polygon Homes Lid., lower Folkestone site; Salmon House on the Hill re office space; delegation from Ambleside Business Association re parking on Marine Dr. in Ambleside, Trantan New Year celebration. West Vancouver School District £5: Tuesday, February 8 at 7 9 pam. -~ budget submissions; standing committee meeting reports; late French immersion; parent complaint protocol. North Vancouver Schoo! District 44: The next regular board meeting is Tuesday, February 22. Education and Programs standing committee is Tuesday, Kebrusey 8 atthe Leo Marshall Curriculum Centre at 7:30 p.m. — effective behaviour support. removal of for selected agencies; adequacy of Trade Prom prac $ Swift Trade’s Rod Strezts, 2X, abo of North Vancouver. teaches people how to make money at the heart. of this capitafist world. When he is active in the market, he makes INO i 2000 trades daily, fn January, while teaching students full ume, he made $35,000 US. His lowest month saw a $50,000 US loss. His highest take ina month. $103,000 US Mills says he is fess active, preterring short positions and full-point moves. He says Tis trades and gains arent nearly as dramatie. “The most satistving: see- nario is one where FP can see the momeatam building and every move made ts success: tal. While partiapating ina satistving rally, the market is coming te ame, not the other way around.” Mills and Streets have been friends since 1987. They met in chemistry class at Sir Winston Churchill high ELEGANT INTERIORS BEGIN WITH BENJAMIN MOORE PAINTS OUR HIGHEST QUALITY INTERIOR PRODUCTS WALLPAPER Book Order Conmercial Vinyls and Fabrics not included school in Calgary. Streets went on to work as a corporate bankruptey con- sultant in) California, Said Streets, “Thad a stock broker who wast doing too well and f theughe, ‘Pf could doa for beuter than him. 7 Pwo and a half vears age he took a month off work, tried trad- ing from home and found sticcess, Said Sureets, “HE dike the constant challenge of com- peting in the market with some of the brightest people. You're right there with the big institutions, competng, yust based on price. [vs tua. Money is the fringe benetit.” Switt Trade just recently graduated an inaugural class of 12) day traders at. the Vancouver office. Mills main- tains the average income of a trader who has at feast. 12 months experience, is $1,090 tHe said there are about 5,000 to 5,500 day traders active across North America. Mills estimaces there may be 200 in Canada. The stake to buy in to the switt Trade pregrant: $4,000 tor tuition and ao minimum $25,000 US io open a trad: ing account. Ifa trader loses big-time and an account: dwindles to $15,000 US, Swift steps in. Said Mills. “We actually do pull the plug. We sit down and have a very serious talk with that person and find our if there is something wrong with their trading strategy, if their focus is off, if perhaps they are juss aver cur out for this kind of business.” Day traders at Swift Trade pay the company a commis- sion of 1.8 cents per share to 2.5 cents per share, depend- ing ov the volume. A trade of 1,000 shares would cost $18 in comunission for example. Swift offers on-site trad- ing or remote trading from home. The business is regu- lated by the B.C. 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