2% - Weduesday, April 19, 1989 - North Shore News BUSINESS AUDIO-VISUAL SERVICE uo helps firms ‘look and see’ NORTH. SHORE resident Patti Poskitt and partner Diane Thomas are helping organizations look and see more clear- ly. The duo, who graduated from the Capilano Colege media resources program in 1985, operate Look & See Media Inc. in Van- couver. The audio-visual produc- tion house is carving a.niche for itself by targeting its services to non-profit organizations and small businesses. business briefcase Michael Becker -Said Poskitt, who said the new company has been busy. since in- corporating in June, ‘‘We know that there’s a void out there. The bigger multi-image houses are passing these kinds of jobs on to us.”” For more information contact Look & See at 681-5117. eetenwe THREE AWARDS of $600 were recently made to three Capilano College students who share a high - scholastic standing and a commit- ment to women’s issues. The awards from the Rita Johuson Memorial Fund were given. to Media Resources student Sharon Burns, Academic Studies student Jennifer Morgan and Legal Assis- tant Program student Suzi Kilgour. The fund was established to honor Rita Johnson, a woman who attended Cap College and worked in the Women’s Centre as @ mature student after she had raised four children. Tax deducti- ble contributions to the fund may be made in care of the college. keene A MAY 1 deadline is looming for scientists and health care resear- chers in the province interested in © applying for financial support from the new B.C. Health Devel- Job future looks bright VANCOUVER AREA employers forecast a bright job picture for the spring, according to results of the Employment Outlook Survey released by Manpower Temporary Services, the world’s largest tem- porary help firm. The second quarter survey found that 43 per cent of the area employers polled expect to increase staff during the April/May/June period, while only two per cent in- tend to reduce their workforce. General Meeting. 24, 1989 — 5:00 p.m. nominated. R.J. Smith Secretary 231 East 15th Streei, 988-3131, Local 220 lioris gate Nnosoital NOMINATIONS OF MEMBERS They are: District of North Vancouver City of North Vancouver District of West Vancouver Following previous practice, there will be no nominations from the floor. The deadline * date for nominations to be received by the Secretary of the Society is Wednesday, May The other 55 per cent expect to remain at current staffing levels. Don Cormack, general manager of ‘Manpower’s Vancouver office, noted that hiring usually increases in the spring and this year proves Ro exception. The national employment outlook, while not as bright as that for Vancouver, is nevertheless a positive one, with 36 per cent of the employers polled expressing plans to hire more workers. TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Annual General Meeting of the North & West Vancouver Hospital Society will be held on Wednesday, June 28, 1989. There are five positions on the Board to be filled by election on the night of the Annual One Position Three Positions One Position Nominees must be members in good standing of the Society. Each nomination should be accompanied by a signed statement of the nominee indicating their willingness to stand for election and that their residence is in the area for which they have been The North and West Vancouver Hospital Society North Vancouver, B.C. V7L 2L7 NORTH Vancouver’s Hollyburr Lumber Co. recently underwent some remodelling. To celebrate, the company held a grand re-opening event — complete with free hotdogs — earlier this month. Cashiers Janis Parmar Meh) and Leslie Bogula (right) were on hand to pass out smiles and balloons. opment Fand. The fund has been jointly estab- lished by the Science Council of B.C. and the B.C. Health Care Research Foundation. During its first year, the fund totals $2.85 million. Applicants most likely to secure a slice of the funding will research projects which show promise of economic and/or health care benefits. Applicants must describe a means by which potential benefits might be assess- ed The fund will support projects from applied research through clinical demonstration. The cost of evaluating potential benefits may be included For more information about the health development fund and ap- plication forms contact the Research Secretariat of B.C. at 438-2752. | Personal & Business | SEE THE EXPERTS PIERCE FINANCIAL | | PLANNERS | we make house caiis. | #11-2471 Marine br. West Yan. 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