Sunday, September 2, 1990 - North Shore News - 35

BONNIE PYPLACZ: ‘‘Beam me up Scottie” is one thing this self
admitted closet Trekkie might be overheard saying while reading

science fiction books.

When your aging fridge finally
quits, B.C. Hydro will rebate you
$50 on the purchase of an energy-
saving one.

It’s a move that will save you
cash. Up front. And down the
road, with significant savings on
your monthly electric bill. (Statis-
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typical saving of $300 or more over
the life of the fridge compared to
less efficient models.)

AFFLUENCE & INFLUENCE

In her own words

Why did you take on this job?: ‘*] worked in a simi-
lar position out in the Fraser Valley. The job was in-
side and detailed a lot of paper work. | was looking
for something more that would aliow me to get in-
volved in the community. When you work in a small
town that has limited economic resources, that can
be pretty draining.”’

What do you think you would be doing if you were
not in this line of work?: “I think I’d probably be
doing something in sales or marketing.””

What is a rouiine day like for you?: *‘We spend a lot
of time on the phone. So much of our work is based
on people who need services and we're always

responding to requests for information. So when we
plan a project, we have to plan it well in advance to
make sure we have the time to spend on it.”’

What do you do to relax when away from the job?:
“T bicycle. I have a mountain bike and I go back and
forth along the SkyTrain route to the Westminster
Quay.’’

What do you like to read?: ‘‘Science fiction...I’m a
clasct Trekkie. I’m a very compulsive person. When
I pick up a book, | have to read it all right there.”

What about movies?: ‘‘The original Wizard of Oz is
my favorite mnovie.”’

From page 34

serves three different
municipalities rather than just
one.

And, while that can place an
extra workload on the NSEDC's
staff, Pyplacz says it also provides
the NSEDC with an advantage
over other economic development
Offices in that its office is not
located inside a municipal hall.

**We're located outside of the
city and district halls, whereas
most other offices are not. That
allows us to be perceived at wrist’s
length from the municipal halls,”
says Pyplacz. ‘‘lt allows people to
feel free to come into us to talk
about issues that are related to
municipal government.’*

While most of her time is taken
up on the phone, Pyplacz says she
and her staff try to work on as
many ‘‘special projects’* as possi-
ble.

Two projects, which are almost
complete, include preparations to
profile the North Shore in the up-
coming Business Opportunities On
Your Door Step conference slated
to be held Sept. 22 at the North

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

Vancouver campus of the Cana-
dian international College, and
preparing statistical profiles of the
three North Shore municipalities.

A third project concerns the
possibility of sending BC Rail’s
Royal Hudson tv a transportation
show in California next year.

Pyplacz says she and her staff
are interested in attaching a rail
car to the Royal Hudson, which
would include materials aimed at
profiling the North Shore.

Pyplacz says the NSEDC uses
one criterion when deciding to
take on a new project: It has to be
fun.

“*We don’t take ona lot of pro-
jects unless we feel it is going to
be a fun thine to do. When we

New economic projects have to be fun

did our Globe '90 booth, we got a
lot of invitations to (government)
minister's parties and private suite
parties, and we also did fun things
of our own with the North Shore
businesses that went in on Globe
*90 with us,’’ says Pyplacz, who
adds that it is harder to find peo-
ple to devote their time to special
projects than it is to convince
people to donate money to pro-
jects.

So just how long does Pyplacz
plan to stay on as the NSEDC’s
economic development officer?

“7 plan to stay in this job for a
while. ..1 haven’t found exactly
what f want to do when I grow
up.”*

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