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LINDA AND Bob Kerr of West Vancouver relax on the Orca Spirit, the new 40-metre passen-
ger-cnly Flying Cat operated by Nanaimo Express. In about 70 minutes the Nanaimo Express
transports passengers at speeds of up to 70 kph between Nanaimo’s inner harbor and Van-
couver's downtown SeaBus terminal.

Pen-based software launched

NORTH VANCOUVER-based
PenMagic Software Inc. announc-
ed recently the release of Numero,
a financial work software for
PenPoint-compatible pen com-
puters available from IBM, NCR,
Grid, Samsung and NEC.

With Numero, a -pen-based
computer-user works on electronic
“Dpaper.’? The user can write,
erase, correct and highlight
numbers and text on the computer
screen.

The software includes 70 pieces

of work paper. Each represents an
individual application. Applica-
tions include time management
and productivity tools, accounting
forms, spreadsheets, inventory
worksheets and expense and time
Teporting forms.
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THE federal Department of
Communications Canadian
Workplace Automation Research
Centre has compiled a directory
that lists 200 software distributors
active throughout Canada.

The directory will appeal to
software distributors who wish to
increase profile, software buyers,
and software designers seeking

FOR ANY MAKE OR
MODEL PLEASE CALL

AMBLESIDE AUTO
SALES & LEASE
925-3253

CELLULAR 351-1958 _

Michael
Becker

HIGH TECH

new distribution channels to reach
new markets.

The Directory of Software
Distributors in Canada-1992 edi-

NORTH SHORE
BUSINESS COLLEGE

Offers the following
August courses:

INTRO TO DOS
A basic course in the operation of
the computer and DOS
commands.
Aug. 4/92
(Tues & Thurs even'gs — 7-9:30
6 sessions - $120.00 ~ 12 hrs)

WP 5.1 - LEV. 1
An introduction to Word Perfect —
the creation, editing, formatting,
retrieval, spell check, grammar.
check, saving, printing. Will also
cover simple macros, merging,
databases, math, tables)
Aug 10/92

(Mon, Wed, Fri morn —- 9-12
6 sessions — $150.00 - 18 hrs.)

(Mon & Wed even'gs - 7-10
6 sessions — $150.00 — 18 hrs.)

WP 5.1 - LEV Il
A more in-depth course in Word
Perfect. Will cover more com-
plicated macros, merging,
database, math, graphics, col-
umns, some desktop publishing
functions
Aug 17/92

(Mon, Wed, Fri morn - 9 - 12

6 sessions - $150.00 -- 18 hrs)

(Mon & Wed even’gs - 7 - 10

6 sessions ~ $150.00 — 18 hrs)

Class size limited
For registration call

980-1772 or 980-1277

102-267 W. Esplanade
North Vancouver, B.C.
V7M 1A5

tion is available at bookstores or
may be ordered directly from the
Canada Communication Group-
Publishing, Ottawa, Canada, KIA
Oss.

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Ballard Power Systems Inc. of.

North Vancouver will receive
$10.7 million from federal and
provincial governments to help
fund the development,
construction and demonstration of
a 10-kW power plant and the
components for a 200-kW power
plant. A 50-kW prototype power
plant will be set up at Mohawk
Oil in North Vancouver.

The power plants will use fuel
cells developed by Ballard. The
power plants will use hydrogen
‘reformed’? from natural gas.

The fuel cells combine hydrogen |

and air to produce electricity simi-
lar 10 a conventional storage bat-
tery.

HOPPING DA

TWO NORTH Vancouver stu-
dents were among four others who
were recently awarded scholar-
ships by the Canadian Italian
Business and Professional
Association (CIBPA).

The four winners were:

@ Joseph Pontille of Carson
Graham secondary school;

@ Laara Banner of Handsworth
secondary school;

@ Sandra Aere of Alpha second-
ary schoof and

@ Enrica Pietravaile of Van-
couver Technical secondary
school.

The selection criteria include
academic potential, leadership
qualities, volunteer work,
achievements in sports or the arts,
the student being in his or her
graduating year and being of
Italian descent.

Each scholarship is worth $500.

BRAIN GYM

A WEST Vancouver certified
educational kinesthetic therapist is
offering a workshop for teachers
geared towards ‘‘learning how to
use your whole brain.””

Jessica Loring, who runs the
Kinetic Connection, will present
the Brain Gym 1 workshop on
Aug. 8 and 9.

She says the workshop will
teach teachers how to enhance
learning skills through movement
and will integrate and improve
listening, seeing, writing, com-
munications and action skills.

‘“*By employing simple
kinesthetic ‘movements you can
enhance the learning process,
making learning more enjoyable
and effective,’” says Loring.

For more information, call Lor-
ing at 925-0351.

FEDERAL FUNDS

FEDERAL FUNDING will help
the development of a major new
project involving the use of elec-
tron beams for sterilization on a
commercial scale which is the first
of its kind in Canada.

lotron Industzies Canada Inc.
will open a new facility in Port
Coquitlam to provide sterilization
services to hospitals and manufac-
turers of medical and advanced

BUSINESS BRIEFS

plastic products.

The beam to be used can
penetrate sealed packaging to
destroy bacteria, viruses, fungi or
insects and _ sterilize products
without leaving radioactive or
chemical residue.

Iotron Industries will receive a
$2.3 million loan from the federal
government’s Western Economic
Diversification program.

“This new facility will play an
important role in the development
of British Columbia's health care
sector,”’ said Western Economic
Diversification minister Charles
Mayer.

“It will encourage medical pro-
ducts manufacturers to establish
plants here and reduce the huge
volume of imported products
from Europe, the U.S. and Asia’’.

The funding will go towards the
cost of buying an electronic beam
linear accelerator from AECL Ac-
celerators, a division. of Atomic
Energy of Canada Ltd., leasehold
improvements, auxiliary equip-
ment, marketing and start-up
costs.

lotron’s new facility will be the
only commercial service in Canada
using electronic beam technology
which is universally recognized as
clean, reliable and economic. — .

The project is expected to create
29 new jobs.

“This plant will focus on medi-
cal product’ sterilization and
plastic processing,”’ said lotron
president Lloyd Scott. :

Great news for long weekend shoppers
We're open for business right through Monday,
August 3rd-from noon to 5.00 p.m.

So relax, B.C. and sleep in.

Then enjoy the convenience of this extended

opening.

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