NORTH SHORE a
CREDIT. UNION:

a~ And the nominees are..:

Go West Campers ind. Ltd.
Irene Sturzenegger

Irene Sturzenegger, founder of Go West
Campers, has one of the eldest established RV
Rental Companies in Canada. After 20 years
in business they have served over 50,000 rental
customers from all over the world, and the
only complete RV Centre on the North Shore,
offering the best of quality. service, product
and reliabilin.

bat. dks = c
Ming Wo - Capilano Mall
Lois McQuat
Lois McQuat, manager of Ming Wo cook-
ware & kitchen supply store, was one of the
first stores to open in Capilano Mall, back in
1973. Part of the success of this company

comes frum stepping outside the boundaries af

"- > traditional customer service, now expanding
their store into tabletop fashions arxi acces-

involvement in a nb programs.
Emplovve bendits such as an in-store day-
care and use of company facilities, corporate
passes to focal ski hills, organized staff neet-
ings and seminary is 2 privilege enjoved by
staff members.

Lonsdale Quay Hotel
Amin Karim
Amin Karim, General Manager of the

Lonsdale Quay hotel regands each employee as
a. part of the “family.” and provides various
benefits to staff such as a medical and dental
plan, accus to fitness facilities.
emergenci/crises loans, and sponsors activities
(bowling events etc.) to promote staff reiation-
ship building.

BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR

Contact Printing
David Brown
Contact Printing has been on the North
Shore. for over 20 years, with David joining the
“Contact fami” in 1988. Their growth is con-
stant doe to oontinu.id upgrades to their eguap-
ment, and superior quality of work and service.
Contact dedicates numerous volunteer hours °
am financial assistant: to numerous charities.

Edgemont Moving & Storage.
David Crawford
Edgemont Moving and Storage has been in

- business for more then 40 years stuting with

Mountview Jeep Chryster
: Hassan Bani-Sadr
_. Under the leadership of Mr. Bani-Sadr,

© Mountview nas become the largest Jeep

. Parissa Laboratories Inc.
: Azar Moayeri

Azar Moayeri, of Parissa D borates said 7
; + ahome-based busines wth her Family, mak- :
«ing natural skin care products. Noa leader in

its category Parissa is #1 in BC and #2 in -
+. Canada, thelr product séen in major retail
chains, drugstores, pharmacies, and supermar-
“ bets across Canada and he States.

| BEST EMPLOYER

- Dealership in BC. The improvements in quality
~ of repair and customer satisfaction have made.

him a many time awand winner. He is a firm

“supporter of DARE. a program geared towards
educating youth about the dangers of drugs.

Statting at the age of 8 stuffing Fawcett
surance Christmas cards & licking stany

~ ness. which he now owns and has grown

~ substantially in the last year, He provides a

“Holly's On The North Shore
2s Helly Back-

Holly Back operates a very successul hair
dressing school and fuil service hair salon. :
» Creating a caring and nusturing envirenment
“for her staff, she feels personal development is
“ paramount to furchering her staff's growth,
© and encourages them to participate in regular

Classes, allowing them to ty: different ideas,

2 volunteering his time in the community when- -
~ ever and wherewer he can, he benefits the reeds

. Will, Joha & Sylvia Cromack
John Henty’s is committed to the leader:
Sh ‘and development of the staff through

wealth of community service including
baiig Chairman and Boant Presi

Sirius Computer ie.

* Filling the niche of technical support for:

small business, David founded Sirius in 1996, ::

© and naw caters to over 350 clients in the Lower

inland. Through growing his business and -

of his dient, the community and his family

only 2 trucks, now with 21 ‘angiog fun desey

vans to tractor-trailer units. Its owners have -

always heen proud to support the local commu- °
nity and give back in the form of sponsorship or

Stared by Chucks father in the 19268, the: -

Tomahawk has bocome a regular stop for -

Jocals and tourists alike with customers havin,
+ visited as children now retuming with their

__ children, and their children’s children. : They
=? have a long track record of supporting local =":
Zs Charis sho funders a yout pons

ntof The |

De Phil Nuytco and his teain have more

“than thirty years experience designing and
+ building armored diving suits, with clients
"- such as NASA;‘and defense deparments

around the world

-- Break Recording Technol

PT Papertech Inc. 2"
Kari Hilden

_ Founded in 1992 by husband and wife eam,

Kari & Darlene Hilden. Papertach has devel-
Oped a strong cap thility in distributing process °
control techrology to the pulp and paper mill
industry, Their product, WebVision is a Digital
the leading ~
edge with a proven competitive edge." -

Thing Learning Solutions
Amar Dhaliwal --

Amar is the original founder of THINQ, one *.”

of the leading sites for training and HR profes-
sionals, Their mission is to provide the inmost
effective way to link the 54 million-phis pro-

* fessionals secking training to the most com- :

prehensive e-commerce marketplace for skills

: taining and professional education.

‘YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR

hard work have resulted in a great specialty bak
si let e

mpearsl necessary for log em
Ces, . He aks a big part of the oxraniunity

5

PTS EDN, dea as

2h sera Ny

CEST RADII INU Cec AME ee AS BEN TBH

SERS NE AAAS BRE ER NCEE AS IL