14 - Wednesday, November 3. 1999 ~ North Shore News

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Awards salute North Van business

NORTH Vancouver Chamber of Commerce got down to busi
ness last Wednesday by hosting an event that honoured com:
munity members who have shown leadership and vision. The
Business Excellence Awards brought out the community's
brightest stars and biggest: players to the North Shore
Conterence Centre tor an evening uhat paid tribute to 15 busi-
nesses whose entreprencurial spirit and success contributes to
the growth and the economy of North Vancouver. The evening
was the highlight of the chamber’s celebration of small business
week, Congratulations to all winners and nominees.

JOAN Berry of North
Shore Continuing
Education was on hard to
support ail of the evening's
nominees.

EWS photos Grad Locwidge
THE Hall of Fame Award went to Vivian Kranenburg (second from left) of Lower
Mainland Ceramic Tile. With her are (from left) Bev Barwick, Marri Verbarschot, Pat
Misjak and Dana Kulai.

WILLIAM Cromack (left), Sylvia Cremack and John
Cromack were nominated for the Best Business Award
for their bike shop and sporting-goods store John Henry
-the Bicycle Man.

CHARITO MacKay and
Shana Burrows helped

NORTH Vancouver Chamber of Commerce assistant
manager Paul Clausen, with Angela Macpherson of
the Bank of Nova Scotia, was a member of the awards
committee.

DELANY’S coffeehouse proprietors Robin and Jennifer
Delany, with Bitsy Detany (left) were honoured with a
Best Business Award nomination.

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nominate their boss, Holly
Back of Holly’s on the
North Shore hair salon and
school, for the Best
Employer Award.

Welowidnyk (right) pre-
sented the Best Employer
Award, while Jussie
Throssel was there to
support nominee Greg
McDonnel, project coordi-
nator of a Youth Services
Canada program.

NORTH Shore News classified sales representative
Kelly Pownall and display sales manager David
Whitman took in the evening's events. The News spon-
sored a ceiebration for all award nominees earlier in the
month.

THERE to support innovation Award nominees Michael
Lawier (left) and Tom Simpson of NAGESCO were
Nellie Lawler (second from left) and Ingrid Zaste.

TRACY Ruch manages
the North Vancouver
Chamber. of Commerce's
information centre.

DELIA Garcia of .Presto
Catering offered guests a
selection of delicious after-
dinner treats.

Double size soj fa beds
available for immediate delivery $798

We also bave a great variety of sofas, sectionals,
loveseats, chairs & sofabeds with hundreds of
fabric options— including leather!

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