14 ~ North Shore News ~ Wednesday. April 5, 2600 Chamber offers one-stop business registration NEWS photo Cindy Goodman YVONNE Perrault demonstrates a new business registration service available at the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, A eh, ESD Ge mm van “April 10, 11 at 131 East 2nd St. LONSDALE CORRIDOR MASTER PLAN sr COME AND LET US KNOW YOUR PREFERENCES s% CITY HALL FOYER - 141 West 14th Street 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. April 12 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. April 13, 14 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sharp and Diamond Landscape Architecture and the Spaxman Consulting Group have been working on design options for Lonsdale Avenue from the waterfront to the highway. You may have seen their background work already in Open House Display #1 held in March. Now it is time to show you what they have come up with for the design of the street, sidewalks, street furniture, public art, . lighting, landscaping and many other things. They will be presenting 3 options for your review and comments. Wo “hope you will be able to attend. If you would like more information about the project, please call Karen Russell, City of North Vancouver at 983-7384. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Waterfront Industrial Noise Control Committee. is seeking two new members who reside in the area between Ridgeway Avenue and Lonsdale ‘Avenue, south of 5th Street. If you are interested in joining this Committee, please fill out an application form, available on the web at www.erv.org, or from Ms. J. Rowe, Clerk's Department, at 998-3296. STARTING a small business in North Vancouver is faster and easier thanks to a new one-stop business regis- tration centre at the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. The business registration centre was officially opened in February by Senator Raymond J. Perrault (North Shore-Burnaby), representing Ron J. Duhamel, Secretary of State for Western Economic Diversification Canada. The federal-provincial program is sponsored by Western Economic Diversification and the B.C. Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture. “British Columbians are leading the country in starting small businesses,” — said Perrault. “This single-window access to registration saves time and effort. I'm glad to see a dynamic organization like the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce take Mayor Barbara A. Sharp Counsiltor Bill Bett Councillor John Braithwaite Councillor Bab Fearnley Councillor Craig Keating Councillor Darrell Mussatto Councillor Barbara Perrault advantage of this award-win- ning service.” Said Ian Waddell, Minis.er of Small Business, Tourism and Culture, “Business people have told us to provide ser- vices thar are quick and easy to use. The one-stop business registration program is one way we're doing that for small business. It’s a cost-effective way of improving service to a sector that makes up 99% of the businesses sin the province.” Through one-stop busi- Ness registration, entrepre- neurs can use an interactive computer workstation to reg- ister with the most often-used federal and provincial agen- cies. The software guides entre- preneurs through the process of entering the required infor- mation and automatically for- wards the information to the appropriate agency. Registration takes as little as 20 minutes. Ata one-stop business reg- istration location, entrepre- neurs can register: 8&8 for the provincial sales tax; @ with Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (GST, pay- roll deductions, import- export accounts and corporate income tay); ®W owith the Registrar of Companies; with Compensauon. Said chamber president and general manager Judi Ainsworth, “The North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce is delighted to provide this excellent service to businesses on the North Shore.” The one stop business reg- istration program won the 1999 Public Sector Technology Award for innov- ative partnerships. These awards recognize leadership, innovation and excellence in technology in the public sector. The North Vancouver one stop centre is located at the Chamber of Commerce cffice at 131 E. 2nd St. For a list of other one stop locations, go to on the World Wide Web. Workers More than business Students benefit From previous page always found that through my career I’ve had mentors. This is a way to provide leadership for the future.” Rezac, who has a master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor of science degree, meets with Moes once a month to help make the transition from school to the business world as smooth as possible. So far, Rezac has offered his expertise on how te make con- tacts, approach people effectively, and write a resume. He has also provided Moes with valuable contacts and opportunities to network. “It's pretty cool — I’m talking with people that I used to have dreams of working for,” said Moes. Although the majority of students are preparing for careers in business, the prograr ‘ograin isn’t limited soiely to them. Heather Dobson, one of the student organizers on the task force for the program, doesn’t want a career in the business world. Still, she’s meeting with Robert Anderson from the financial company the Osborne Group. A chemical engineering student at UBC, Dobson says the experience is still going to be useful in the future. “I thought this would be something interesting to do” she said. “It’s great. 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