22 ig shocker in the local wodd of advertising and public relations occurred last week when W.V.'s Dave Laundy, the president of Comecore Public Affairs, Canada’s second largest PR agency, resigned from that position. Joy Metcalfe telis ail ... David, who was formerly the voice of the Roya! Bank and had been head of the government's in- formation services in Victoria, is leaving Comecore at the end of the month to join the Vancouver Stock Exchange as their new vice-president! Perhaps the VSE could use a touch of Dave’s hu- manity as well as his brain power... And a very happy Sunday to jovial John Mansell, who for the past 30 years has toiled long and hard for Baker Lovick Advertising. He and his colleague, Jim Robert- son, retired together on Dec. 31. - Sunday, March 1%, 1990 - North Shore News COCKTAILS Last week the B.L. gang held a very pleasant farewell party and a happy salute to the pais in the Gov. Gen. suite at the Pan Pacific, where golfer fim received a trip for two to Palm Springs, and London John received a trip tor bwo home to England. And a little P.S. to this story: John won't be idle long. Seems that he’s now just opened his own Marisell Marketing in North Van. We wish him well... Still in the realm of advertising. congratulations go out to W.V. video producer Gordon Watts, who came up with a very creative and humorous 10-minute video to introduce B.C. Tel’s sales statf to the company’s new ‘Smart’ custom-calling feature. B.C. Tel execs were so impress- ed that they entered it into the training category in the Interna- tional Television Association Video Festival in Toronto. The scoop is Dave Laundy ... VSE-bound. a 4. NPS “\ ; whe ~ Nae Seymour Ski Country - Japan Day i Celebration Sunday, March 18, 1990 A Celebration of our Japanese Sister Ski Area “Kanazawa-Seymour Ski Ground” and Japanese Culture ¢ Huge Door Prize Draw * Japanese Ice Carving Demonstration * Japan Cup Guestimation Slalom Race * Bonsai Tree Demonstration ¢ Free Souvenirs * Over $1000.00 Worth of Prizes to be Won * Japanese Music and Sushi Bar all day ¢ Plus Much Much More! Presented by: SALOMON. cone Spat of Shikng io Call Seymour Ski Country at 986-2261 for details John Mansell ...not retiring for long. that Gordon won the only gold medal in this category, and at the national level, it was only one of two productions to win a silver medal in the same section! But it’s not too surprising. Before he came to Canada from England in 1984, Gordon was the producer of the outrageous ‘Russell Har- ty’ chat show and the executive producer of the hilarious con- sumer show called ‘‘That’s Life!’’ Gordon took it to the Number One spot in the U.K. TV ratings, making it the first shaw ever to topple the legendary ‘‘Corona- tion Street’... He and his wife Maxine, a senior banker with Toronto-Dominion, were among 60 guests at a party hosted by Sarah and Nigel aes 6 CAVIAR 3 * Me . Phote submitted Charles Tupper (teft) and Sarah and Nigel Horsley at the Horsley’s Brit- ish Properties home. Horsley at their spacious British Properties home last weekend. Another of the couples at the for- mal affair was David Neilsen, a Hollywood designer who's now based at the North Shore Studios, and his wife, Deborah, who look- ed stunning in a simple black cre- ation, She certainly caught the at- tention of Charles Tupper, the grandson of one of the nation’s most famous prime ministers. 35 ' West Van’s David and Josie In- gram were in deep conversation with top flight West Van contract lawyer, Robert Palkowski and his pretty Katy ... also spotted in the happy crowd were prominent Children’s Hospital doctor An- drew MacNab and his effervescent spouse Gundy; handsome bachelor surgeon David James; B.C.'s leading homeopathy doctor, David Gerring; and the charming MERCEDES-BENZ *“S”” CLASS Excellent selection of Mercedes-Benz ‘‘S’’ Class sedans available for immediate delivery. All vehicles complete with books and service histories. Strack 5204 *89 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL Blue/Green/Cream leather. 10.000 kms. $69,800 local. Stock #448 A °88: Mercedes-Benz Pearl Grey/Burgundy 32.000 kms. Local +20 SEL leather 376,800 Stak mdodA "86 Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL Smoked Silver/Black leather 86,000 kms $63,800 Local Stack #52 *89 Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL Pearl Grey/Grey leather. 28,000 kms. Local eee $89,800 Such MIWA °87 Mercedes-Benz 420 SEL Diamond Blue/Blue leather. 52.000 kms. tocal . $66,800 Stock AOA °86 Mercedes-Benz 420 SEL Nautical Blue/Grey leather. 58.000 kins. $59,800 Local Stock #52383 °88 Mercedes-Benz 420 SEL Smoked Silver/Burgundy leather. 48.800 kms. $76,800 Local. Stock 487A '87 Mercedes-Benz 420 SEL Taupe/Palomino leather. 28.000 kms. Local. ........ _...466,800 stock 88C675B °85 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL Champagne/Cream leather 116,000 kms. $49 800 Local Mercedes-Benz OV 1375 MARINE DRIVE, NORTH VANCOUVER 984-9351