Fatima has heen in
business on the North
Shore for 2 decades and
she’s owned Head-
quarters on Edgemont
Blvd. tor che laste 3

years.

Her hairdressing
talents were shaped by
the Morris School in
London, England and
she's also attended Vidal
Sassoon.

Po ee
Fatima Vellani, Owner

Now that Fatima is the newly elected president of
the Edgemont Village Merchants Association she’s
“looking forward with enthusiasm to an ongoing rela-
tionship with the merchants and the local communi-
ty.’ Since she's privy to all the inside business Fatima
is promising that June days this year will be extra

pe special... “very exciting with lots of surprises.”
Drop in and say hello, at Headquarters you're always
welcome.

ART,

HAIR SALON

3183 Edgemont Blvd. 980-7633

Jill and Gillian’s Runaway Bay is truly a success story
— now in irs nineth year they have 14 staff members

. and clients that come from as far away as the Fraser
Valley.

It all started as a dream when chese two women
met in Jamaica on Runaway Bay many years ago. As
young mothers they spent much of their time playing
with their small children at the beach and talking
about what fun it would be to own their own business
side by side.

Jill was a nurse at the time and Gillian a hair stylist

~~ who would have chought that the two of them

could have combined their talents into a
successful business.
, Remaining friends, the two parted ways as Jill ;
moved back to B.C. and returned to nursing —
Gillian came out to visit and took a wrong
turn ending up not far from Edgemont Village.
She found a house for rent and a salon to buy
and as they say the rest is history.
Runaway Bay is a full service health and
beauty centre with everything from hair cuts
and body massage to float tanks, leg waxing and
shiatsu.
“Its a business built on caring” say the
owners and for those who have tried their
“Queen for a day package” the reports only
add to the reputation for a pampering experience.

Runaway Bay

a 3101 Woodbine Drive
North Van
988-8331 or 986-0920

EDGEMONT
Massage Therapy

Injury treatmenc, relaxation,
sport massage. Medical

referrals welcome. =— :
Carla Wiseman & Susan McCabe

#1-3120 Highland Blvd.
983-3151

Carla Wiseman & Susan
McCabe offer massages to
heal and relax.

Registered Massage
Practitioners since 1986

Sylvan, the Latin word
meaning “from the forest and
nature”, came to mind when this
mother and daughter opened the
store 6 years ago. The name
reflects our love for the
Capilano Highlands and its
natural beauty.

Brigitte a focal artist herself
still creates her own crafts for
the store while Andrea
continues her never-ending
search for new crafts.

Sylvan, is known for its special gifts, exquisite displays and
homelike friendly atmosphere. -

Suan

Brigitte Gehry
& her daughter Andrea

986-4863

3080 Edgemont Blvd.

Elda and Sandra opened their popular consignment shop “The
Comeback” almost four years ago, and to their delight ic was an
immediate success. Now with recycling being an important issue
to everyone, even the shy and skeptical are discovering the fun
and enjoyment of consignment shopping. “The Comeback”
provides a personalized service to both buyers and sellers and
carries quality only stock with many big-name labels.

Elda and Sandra agree that a solid partnership is the main
reason behind their success. It allows them to share the
responsibilities and work load, yet provides them with time off
for their families. They have both learned a great deal from
operating their own business and find it immensely satisfying.

nana

3050 Edgemont Bivd., North Vancouver

984-2551

Joan Bahner

Joan opened this specialty toy
store 2 years ago hoping that busy
mom's would appreciate not having
to go far from home for young
childrens toys and gifts. That
unexpected birthday party
invitation or special creat for a
young one is easily found on the
colourful shelve: at the Toy Soldier.

Joan's little boy does a lot of
toy testing and as she puts it “if it's
not cnild tested and mother
approved it doesn’t go in the store”.
You'll see the back to basic toys in
Joan's shop — Wooden blocks that
help its children to build the
prince's castle or games that help
an active young one pass the time
on a rainy day.

As the secretary for the
Edgemont Village Merchants
Association Joan's helpful
suggestions complement this
collection of community minded
shop owners. Her lively spirit is
known well throughout che
“Village” and much appreciated by
her customers.

§ FHE TOY SOLDIER
i 980-TOYS (8697)

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Evelin Wagner, Owner

If Evelin looks familiar its
probably because of the 10
years she spent working at the
cosmetic counter at Eaton's
Park Royal.

Earlier this month she
traded in her white duster and
became the new owner of the
Cordon Blue Kitchen on
Edgemont Blvd. With her solid
background in retail she has
what it takes to make a success
of her new venture.

Location was critical to
Evelin and Edgemont Village
with its quaint family oriented
residential base seemed the
logical choice. You'll see some
changes when you stop by -
she’s adding natural foods,
specialty coffees and for kids of
all ages ice cream at the tables
out in front.

Her son Bill, will greet you
with a smile on Mondays and
between the two of them
they're hoping specialty foods
will be their ticket to success.

CORDON BLUE

KITCHEN
3044 Edgemont Blvd., NV.

987-2126