POWER SMART IPATEST MARKET polls show H.C) Hydro’s Power Smart pro- vram is receiving a high level of awareness, Total Power Smart awareness is 89%, up from the last) surves conducted in December. Power Smart vice-president Chris Boatman said Power Smart is “holding the high ground ~- which jis what we were hoping for.”” “tt shows we are getting suy- tained province-wide support for the initiative and that our ongoing strategy of advertising and = mir- keting is an effective one." Where poll respondents were asked to name Hydro’s energy el- ficiency program, the = regional statistics were as follows: Lower Mainland 33%, Van- couver Island 37%, southern Inte- sior 32% and northern B.C, 924. “The figures show that across our entire customer base there is an equal awareness,”’ said Power Smart chief analyst Alan Burr. ‘Overall we are secing what is by market research standards a very salid position for Power Smart. The total unaided figure dropped from 40 to 34% and this is one area where I'd like to see future gains."" Wednesday, July 31, 1991 - North Shore News - 44 BUSINESS BRIEFS Power Smart was launched in Mirch D989 and hopes, by the year 2010, to be providing annual energs savings of 2.6000 million Kilowatt hours, enough electricity tor $60,000 new BoC. homes, FEDERAL CONTRACT CHEMONTIOS INDUSEREERS (Canada) btd. of Kamloops has wan a $321,000 gontract to supply the ministry of Indian and Nor- thern Affairs with fire retardant chemicals. The fire retardant chemicals will be used to fight forest fires in che Yukon Territory. “t's contracts like this that show local firms in’ cities like Kamloops obviously what it takes to compete for federal business,”' said Justice Minister Kim) Camp- bell, who made the announcement en behalf of Supply and Services Minister Paul Dick. BUSINESS PROGRAM THE CANADIAN Management has created a new management certificate program that can be taken through cor- respondence. The program, orginally designed for members of the institute, will also be available to non-members Institute of BUSINESS BRIEFS who are currently in or preparing for management positions. Al of the courses, developed by a team of professors from various Cana- dian universities, will be available for home studies at the student's convenience. The eight’) courses currently available include management principles, managerial accounting, managerial process und organiza- onal behaviour, policy and ad- ministration, marketing manage- ment, training and development, applicd management and financial management. NEWS photo Stuart Davis AUTHOR Howard White signs a copy of his book ‘Writing in the Rain’’ for Lynda Mitchell, left, as Heather Davis, manager of The Book Company, fooks on. 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