26 - Wednesday, April 29, 1892 - North Shore News

COMPANY EXPANSION

NORTH VANCOUVER-based
Great Canadian Railtour Co. has
expanded its operations to Japan.

The local business has opened a
Japan cffice in Tokyo.

Akihiro Takano has heen ap-
pointed sales manager for the
Japan office. He is a former gen-
eral manager for Maple Vacance,
a major Japanese tour operation.

Great Canadian Railtour’s
Rocky Mountaineer trip is the on-
ly train service to provide daylight
tours through the Canadian
Rocties.

“The Canadian Reckies are a

very popular destination for Jap-

_ anese travellers. British Columbia
‘and’ Alberta éach received over
90,000 visitors from Japan last
year and there is a high level of
interest in train travel.” .

BUSINESS BRIEFS

humanitarian service, entrepreneur
and innovator, health and educa-

photo submitted

SKOTT KELLER, manager of Lynn Valley Centre in North Van-
couver, presents a cheque to Alysa Fairchitd as part of the
mall's first student achievement award.

LOCAL WOMEN -
NOMINATED »

TWELVE ‘NORTH: Shore ‘women |

have been nominated for the 1992
YWCA Women of Distinction
Awsrds. They are among 2 total
of 80 women in. the Greater Van-
couver Regional District who have
been nominated for.the awards.

-- The local nominees are:

@ Nicola Cavendish of North
‘Vancouver; .

@ Barbara Janes of North Van-
couver;

@ Claude Poumerol of North
Vancouver;

@ Emmie Leung of North Van-
couver;

@ Patricia. Graham of North
Vancouver

® Barbara Kinniburgh of ‘North
Vancouver;

@ Sheron Miles of West Van-
couver: :

@ Audrey Sojonky of West Van-
couver;

© Inge Schamborski of West
- Vancouver; :

@ Patricia Patkau of West Van-
couver;

@ Sue Hills of West Vancouver;

@ Aan Mortifee of West Van-
couver,

The women have beens
nominated by groups or individu-
als for their contributions to the
community in one or more of
seven categories such as arts and
culture, communications and
public affairs, community and

; tion, management and the profes-

‘sions, and recreation, fitness and

“sport.

The Women of Distinction
Awards will be presented to seven
recipients on May 21 at the Hyatt
Regency Hotel

HOME-BASED BUSINESS

DAVID MORRIS, a member of
the Law Society of B.C. from the
ministry of labor and consumer
affairs, will discuss the provincial
government’s proposed regulatory
revisions for multi-level marketing
during a luncheon meeting of the
Multi-Level Marketing Interna-
fional Association at the B.C.
Home-Besed Business and Oppor-

tunities Show on May | at Tradex

Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford.

Morris will speak about the
Multi-Level Marketing Regula-
tions Act and its applications to
direct sellers and home business
licensing.

Informative seminars on the
business of multi-level marketing
will be presented on Apri! 30 and
May 2.

The B.C. Home-Based Business
and Opportunities Show takes
place from April 30 to May 3 at
the Tradex Exhibition Centre in
Abbotsford. Show hours are from
12 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Fri-
day and Saturday, and from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

For more information call 264-

Artists contribute to fund

NORTH SHORE artists are con-
tributing to the Wildlife Rescue
Association of B.C.’s fundraising
exhibition, Visions of our
Vanishing Heritage.

Eighteen B.C. artists, including
Deep Cove’s Ross Munro and
well-known painter Sam Black
have created works of art for a
collection of original hand-pulled
prints to benefit the Wildlife

Rescue Emergency Kesponse Trust
Fund.

The work goes on display to the
public May 1-6 at 1033 Cambie
St. in Vancouver.

The association’s goal is to raise
$200,000 for the trust fund. The
organization leads the way in B.C.
with rehabilitative medical pro-
cedures for wild animals.

For information phone 739-
1325.

Who says ©
nada is the

best country

in the world

- The Human Development Report (1992)
is published by the United Nations
Development Programme. The Human
Development Index (HDD used in this
report is based on an evaluation of the
life expectancy, education levels and
purchasing power in 160 countries.

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