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EXCITEMENT: { ‘was in the air as managers of Lonsdale Quay Market and Hotel celebrated | the’
developments opening with about 2,000 invited guests Thursday evening, Carl Dusco and Julie Jung
discuss.spices during the gala event (above) at Dusco’s new Italian pasta and cheese shop located in the
market. Spectacular fireworks (photo right), featured during the ceremonies, made a splendid backdrop
for, the Lonsdale Quay fountain..The market and hotel officially opened to the public Saturday morn-
ing, but there should still be plenty, to party about at Lonsdale Quay today.”

NORTH VANCOUVER City Council voted 4.3 Monday to

“uphold a motion supporting the city library board’ s right to::
: equire books and: materials as.it sees fit. ;

t

Ald: * Allan: Blair, . who gave the
otice of motion March 24, cited a
ibrary board motion: supporting
he city’s-anti-apartheid ‘motion of
March 17: that‘ said the:city would
ot: p' goods from

the library board

“this support shall

ot affect individual’ “personal
,

By STEPHEN BARRINGTON
Contributing Writer

freedom of thought nor the ability :
of patrons to avail themseives of

informed reading material on the
subject
blems.””

Ald.-John Braithwaite, who op-
“posed the inotion, said he thought .

the . move was

of South Africa’s pro-

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‘to aspiring entrepreneurs

AN ENTERPRISE centre designed to assist entrepreneurs
to get off and running will be opening its doors to business
people interested in taking a chance.

The North Shor¢ Enterprise
Development Centre will open for
business May | at 15th Street and
Lonsdale Avenue in North Van-
couver.

Manager and local resident
Bryan Brooking said the centre will
provide guidance and consultation
to entrepreneurs actively. looking

‘to develop a plan for a Prospective

business.
Initial funding for the develop-
ment centre of $100,000 was pro-

vided: by the B.C. Ministry of

Post-Secondary, Education . in late

. 1985,

~The funding was in: “thé: form of:
a grant to Capilano College, which

applied for. the money under -the.,

Local “Economic 'Renewal .
Development program. *”
‘The: emphasis of the enterprise

” centre, Brooking said, will be in-

working out a business plan with

individuals, focusing ona client 5

strerigths and giving direction for -

. overcoming weaknesses. . °.-- .
who “will” develop,

Brooking,
operate and oversee Operations at
the centre, -works under.the direc-. .
- tion of a 16-member board, con-)
sisting“ of ,, members ~ from: ‘local

‘and -

8, ee local sovernments the fi-

By BARRETT FISHER |
‘s Editor

nancial community, Capilano Col-
lege, the Chamber of Commerce
and the Federal,’ Business
Development Bank (FBDB).
Brooking said he plans to equip
the centre with a-’comprehensive
directory of. self-help materials to
which entrepreneurs can refer.

“We also want to build up a.,

referral network’”’ Brooking said,

_ “not just of:literature, but of péo- 7
_ ple — professionals with expertise |

willing to assist the centre."?"

The idea of the enterprise centre ©
is ‘not to reproduce. or: duplicate.

information “or: services
(elsewhere),"’ Brooking said;:“‘but
to, give more. of a hands-on.
assistance in pulling together and’

- organizing ‘the. variety of pieces -
business:

that makeup the
‘development puzzle.’’

Brooking stressed that the centre ,

“wilt be working closely with the

‘Chamber of Commerce, the local ;
branch of the FBDB and the B.C..
- Ministry of Industry .and’S nal.

Business.

unnecessary as -

‘council: had. no: “jurisdiction over.

“the library board.

‘Although he later voted in: favor:

ly. unnecessary. Even.if we could
tell. them (the board. members)

what to do, wouldn’t.want to tells

them what to do,”’-he said.

Braithwaite, Mayor Jack Loucks i

motion: ,

Blair, Hail, Ald. Stella Jo Dean

and Ald. Elko Kroon supported”
the motion. \

and Ald. Dana Taylor opposed the :

on

"of the motion, Ald. Ralph Hall |
.) agreed: “‘I think ‘the motion is real-.-

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Assistance at the centre will be
approached in two ways, Brooking
said, with one-on-one or group
workshops.

One-on-one working . sessions
will be available to help - with’
specific needs,

“*We will help them to set objec-
tives to establish action plans and
assess their idcas and the risks .in-
volved,’’ Brooking said. ‘‘We will
advise them how and where to
fook for information, and give
them direction on how they can
upgrade their skills through

; courses and seminars."’

- Space willbe available within.
the centre for ‘clients to work -on
their business plans with access to
the centre’s resources. :

‘.. Group - workshops - will - be of-
fered to encourage would-be en-
trepreneurs to work together, -
under the direction of ‘a- group
leader, to iron. out common. pro-
blems, and to: share specific: Pro-
blems.

“When working in a _group;
more. minds work on a problem,
and there’s a lot more feedback,’ ”
Brooking said.

But he emphasized that | ina
group situation there would be no
competition or collision of

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