From page 17 of her competitors on the North Shore are former pro- teges, “I strive for success, I love to be a mentor. There are five studios that came from us. Competition is good and healthy. It’s the key to success, hard work and competition.” As for hard work, Chan says she’s the first one at the studio and the last one to leave, six days a week. On Sunday she goes golfing to release stress. “Being in business such a long timc, Pve grown myself. Not just businesswise, but per- sonally.” Viva D’Aroma Maggie Ozen is from Hong Kong. Husband Murat is from Turkey. Together they ‘run a little bit of Rome (or -Paris), right here in North “Vancouver. _Their -Cafe’ D’Aroma opened May 24 and has been a centre of activity ever since. Jr's _ busiest at lunch, though viorn- ings are popular with the cof- ‘fee and scones crowd and nighttime is the right time for nS Sarhonte getting famous with pi cople, like coffee and cheesee: rake,” Maggie Ozen says. Cafe D’Aroma introduced Internet service last month and is gaining clients from a nearby youth hostel who want to keep in touch with their friends back home. “It’s busy, we might bring in more.” This store has seven days If Ronnie Joiya had more space on his store sign, he'd call his convenience store 7 Days, 18 hours. The store has been open from 6 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week for four months. “We sell all kinds of stutt, food, groccrics, milk, ciga- rettes, candy,” says Joiya, man- ager of 7 Days Convenience Store. -“Everything for the houschold.” Joiya, originally — from -Sargodha, Pakistan, splits his time in the store with his only co-worker, Mohammed Anjum. “When he wants to go, I come early. Whichever is con- venient.” Joiya lives a block away from. the store, which has a ‘whole new group of potential Wednesday, October 13, 1989 — North Shore News - 19 morth shore news & BUSINESS customers whenever more condos are built in the area. “I like it very much, there are many nice people in the neighbourhood.” More than meats the eye There’s more to Olympia Meats than just meats. Sure, there's beef and poul- try, the mainstays of any butch- er shop. And you'll find seafood there too. But Olympia stocks cheeses, sauces and oils. Even capers, the little green delicacy in bottles imported all the way from Italy. It’s no surprise the store is one-half Mediterrancan-style delicatessen. It’s what proved popular to manager Ali Kardi’s restaurant clients back when he worked for a meat dis- tibutor. Instead of going to the restaurants, they now come to him. “Ie’s that simple,” he said, adding that you needn’t be 2 restaurateur to be a customer. Commercial Aventes is a bi- monthly feature of the Ne thy Shore News? business section. While it is by no means a com- prebensive guide to any of the areas it focuses on, it seeks to cap- MURAT (let) and: Mapole Ozen offer a distinctly international flavour at Cafe ‘Aroma. memade scones are a4 Cheesecake f of a unique or otherwise worth- while block, or know of any, please share it with us, Write to Commercial Avenues, c/o Bob ture a snapshot of the day-to-day lift of businesses selected at ran- dom: that call the street home. If you have a business that is part Mackin, North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver V7M 2H4. E-mail , At the recent Annual General Meeting of The Society of Notaries Public of BC, the membership elected Officers for 1999-2000. The Executive Officers are (left to right): President Kenneth R. Sherk, West Vancouver; Second Vice-President Leta C. Best, Victoria; and First Vice-President J. Ermest Janzen, of Kelowna. Thomas £. Johnston, P. Eng. Kevin R. Hydes, P. Eng. The Board of Directors of Keen Engineering Co, Lid, is pleased to announce the election of Thomas E, Johnston, Pf Eng. as Chairman of the Board and Kevin R. Hydes; PEng. as President. - Mr. Johnston has been with Keen for 39 years and for the past 16 years has served as President. Under his leadership, § Keen has more than doubled its revenues and expanded nationally with offices i in Toro, Vancouver, Calgary, Jy Edmonton, Victoria, Kamloops, and Abbotsford. Mr Hydes, with over 25 years design experience, has been part of Ken selor management tam for ke pst 2 +s years. He has been responsible for many major institutional and commercial projects.’ : g Keen Eaghner’s Head Offices loceted i North Vancoer and both Mi, Jonston and Mi Rds are residents ofthe North Shore. Keen is a consulting mechanical eagingering firm spectalizing in the design of insvative mnechanical énginceting systems for comieercial and institutional buildings. 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