21 - Sunday, April 17, 194% - North Shore News Chambers of commerce want more tourists THE PUSH is on by the West Vancouver and North Vancouver’ chambers of commerce to draw more tourists to the North Shore this year, The business organizations are working with the municipalities to establish a scenic tour route for visitors. Both are also working to get as many local businesses as on tourism from within the pro- vince. We consider people from Surrey and New Westminster as tourists.” 7 Last year’s tourism industry statistics show the provincial influx of tourists up 16 per cent over 19K5 figures. The two North Shore informa- tion’ offices experienced a 38 per cent increase in inquiries in 1987 over 1985, rr an HOME-BASED businesses on the * North Shore can draw on the col- Sective power of. a group for pro- fessional mutual support by join- ing the. Heme-Based Business Group. “The group * ‘meets on the: last - Wednesday of every second month in the main mecting room of the North Shore Enterprise Develop- “ment Centze ANSEDC) al 310-145 West’ 15th Ave. in North Van- couver. The mectings feature guest speakers. The group also publishes a newsletter to keep communica- tion Gpen. The next meeting is slated for May 25 at the NSEDC. For more information call Bob Tarplett at 984-2004, prt oe THE FEDERAL ‘Business- Development Bank (FBDB) will be holding a free workshop for stu- dents interested in participating in this year’s fedcral-provincial Stu- dent Venture Loan Program. The workshop, Starting and Promoting Your Business. is Tuesday, April 19 in the North * Mancouver Chamber of Commence - board room at 531 East-:2nd St. in THE CONVERTIB MORTGAGE Neo Appraisal or Application Fees. scheduled for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.,° loan program makes See Start . to full-time students 15 Page 22 LE business briefcase Michael Becker 3 MONTH TERM 6 MONTH TERM : 24 hour approval Flexible repayment schedule ® Convert to a 1-5 year CanWest COMPUTER TRAINING | _ Hands-on training Set your own ‘pace Set your own, Schedule. Start any time possible on: board ‘for: the: pro- Ta at ee “INTRO TO COMPUTERS witnoutcharge 7 to give the best service possible. BASIC OPERATING. SKILLS * “In West: Vancouver we're aim- - & ing for at least 50 per cent of 1,000-. ..", businesses to. be: participating. in § - the -program,”’: said’ West: Van-,, 8 couver,..Chamber of *. Commerce R -president - Bil Soprovich. “The °§. - BUSINESS & OFFICE SKILLS . * Word. Processing. o Data Bases “chamber will also be setting up for - |. -@ inancial Spreadsheets the first’ time a‘ tourist information ~# ah “office” at’ 2-659 Clyde Avenue’ in | “the A | CESS. CENTER © - » West Vancouver.” 2 et. Lonadale Quay. * Said North -Varcouver Chamber. ‘of. Commerce : president ‘ Graham ” the Nortts Vancouver Seabue Terminal , Right ont the Money! - —® CanWest ‘Trust. _ Soe Comadasre Seree P16 Pes ential owes occuned mroperties subject t to ‘stedit worthiness | 7 “ “305 Howe t 5909 West doulevard 1452 Lonsdale Ave. 1718 Marine Drive 662-8330 263-2787 982-7440 © _ 926-3020 '- Reid: “It makes sense to‘develop:: *the'North Shore as a’ destination. ‘oThe tour operators have been’ very. -, cooperative -in :allowing - this joint initiative, The, job we have given - ourselves. is ‘not to try to‘ attract. tourists { from abroad, but to build :* tk iid he tnt : am to write again this year to the -. 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