% - Sunday, November 28, 1993 - Neri Shore News

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Robyn
Brown

BELIEVE IT or'not, Christmas is fast approaching, 1
know, I know, it's not even December yet, out for
organizations such as the North Vancouver Christmas
Bureau and. the West Vancouver Santa Claus Fund, the
preparations stari early — for time is of the essence.
Time for food and tuys to be collected ... time for
hampers to be put together ... and time to deliver the
goods te needy families before Christmas. They lave to

start in November in order to pet everything done by the
Dec. 25 deadline. The North Shore News encoureges

Have you started Be tting ready for Christmas. yet?

eT i HED.

readers to share with those in our community who are
less fortunate. Denations can ‘be made at numerous
North Shore locations (see listings on page 46). Mean-
while, because the stores started pushing Christmas on us
in Cetober, we tend to think theze’s still lots of time
ahead. However, the big day is fast closing in. But den’'t
werry, theze are still 26 shopping days. teft.. And for

‘those who'd like to start gettiag into the festive spirit,

Peppi’s lights up its annual Festival of Lights at Dun-
darave Beach tonight. Enjoy!

West Vancouver

Not really, no. ! should,
but there is still a month

to go.

SURVEY TEAM:

. Hugo Strigt

North Vancouver

No. FE start to get ready. .
in: the morning .on the’
24th, of Deceinber . I.

always have.

Gail Strig!
North Vancouver

Naturally 1 think about it -
‘ahead of time,

but: I
don’t. actually start get-
ting ready until -the- last
week before Christmas. .

.Jehn Hutcheon.

West. Vancouver
Ne, I haven't. I’m just
thinking. about it. 1

_ usually start getting ready
- about two .weeks before

Christmas.

‘ Kura Dickson

North Vancouver

Well, I’ve done a liftle
bit of shopping and a lit-
tle bit of the: baking: ..:
50 D 9s, ve ‘started to eet

Horseshoe Bay
Dundarave/Ambleside .

‘THE NORTE: Shore News survey team called 458.North

and. West! Vancouver residents to find cut if you have 59% 41%

- started getting: ready for: Christmas yet. The following: is.
: a complete breakdown of survey. results: | :

Lower Lonsdale
Central & Upper Lonsdale”
Lynn Valley

. Blueridge/Deep Cove .
TOTAL .... ++. .0-seseeeese eee GOTH

job market, |

college grads

THE. 235 PEOPLE who -

“graduated. from. , Capilano
-.College on Noy.:10. received

a. send- off. into a‘tough job -
‘smiled’

-market; yet . they:
_ despite | the risks.

: Graham: Fane, guest - speaker

“from: the’ Faculty of Business ‘Ad- °

ministration. and Tourism at the
college, told.the grads: his grand-
mother: had.- experienced changes

\ yanging: from the invention: of“
“. electric. light to. landing : on..the .

-moon.

Changes that occur today : ‘are .
_ minor in comparison, except for |
“The ‘business of ©

one, he said.
education ; is” rapidly |‘ changing.
Forty per cent of jobs (in the year
2000) . will’ requirea post-secon-
. dary. education,’” -he =:said.
“Knowledge is the driving force of
our economy.’’ “
Robin Wilson, ‘member. of. the
‘Capilano College Board, echoed
that sentiment. She also warned

the grads that today’ s job market :

is difficult.
Craig Todd, valedictorian,
agreed, telling the graduates their

dream’ job. may not materialize:

immediately.

-He also spoke of the need fur
higher education, but said educa-
tion alone won’t lead to success.

“We have been given the skills ”

“Management Program with a near

“honored at
. North Shore residents.

told

1
!

to succeed at “any eiideavor of our
choosing. It:is up to us to use
those skills to fulfill our dreams.””

He told his fellow graduates
that they owe. it to themselves to
live up-to and beyond their own
potential. *

“Exolore’ the. richness that i is life
and create your own reasons for
living,” he said. ‘‘The pursuit of
excellence is its own reward,’”

Todd, graduated from the Ac-
celerated Computer Systems & design
perfect (4.23) grade point average.

After completing Handsworth - ° Large units
secondary’ in North Vancouver
and doing a.two-year stint at
UBC, he spent seven years in the
business world. During that “time
he managed four North Shore
Radio Shack outlets.

Todd. has just started to search .
for his own dream job. ‘‘The pro-
gram at Cap was phenomenal, and
in the’ computer management
field, there’s. a phenomenal.
(number) of jobs. I'm always op-
timistic,”? he said in an interview |
before the graduation ceremony.
«About half of the graduates
the ceremony are

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‘Please see page 20 of today’s
News for a listing of North Shore
residents who graduated - earlier
this month at Capilano College.

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