12 ~ Friday, October 5, 1990 - North Shore News Get the bus! And ride on to personal and social growth OKAY, LET’S face it. To judge from the traffic backed up at our two bridges weekday mornings, many members of Van- couver’s elite business community have difficulty reconciling themselves to the idea of public interest. Busing, after all, isn’t cool in the corporate circles. And Very Important People need the privacy of single-occupant vehicles in order to unwind from their Very Important Days. fam here to tell you that this is not true. Buses provide an ex- cellent training ground for per- sonal and professional growth, leading to advancement at work and success in private endeavors. If you want to satisfy your ambi- tions for a happier social life and a fulfilling career, you can’t af- ford not to take the bus. Here's why: ®* You'll learn news you wouldn't hear on the radio. Even if your anti-sociability is such that you refuse to start up conversa- tions with seatmates, you’ll collect numerous interesting tidbits just by keeping your ears open. Possible overheard information could include inside stock infor- mation, incredible dress sales and interesting rumors about the local corporate elite. ® Through interaction with the bus driver and that person beside you who seems very nice but is unknowingly standing on your toe, you'll brush up on those all- important social skills. When you've got a secretary to make phone calls for you, an automatic bank machine to spit cash at you, and computerized telephone operators further decreasing your exposure to human contact, it’s easy to get rusty with the pleases and thank- yous, with the result that you stand the risk of becoming a slimy human being. Wouldn’t it be awful to be passed up for the promotion because you've forgotten the lessons you learned in kindergarten? * You'll impress your colleagues with your grasp of the new lingo that inevitably surfaces within the language. Don’t wait till the words filter up through the ranks to the boardroom — be a leader. 3 REALITY NETWORK © : || “The Real Estate Alternative’): [Burnaby (604) 436-9522 Surrey/ Langley (604) 533-245 NORTH VANCOUVER 986-0388 WEST VANCOUVER 926-5541 Peggy Trendell-Whittaker ECOINFO Throw a few radical street words around at your next presentation to the boss and pretty soon you'll hear her say ‘“‘I want Jim elevated to senior partner. He’s obviously a man with his finger on the pulse of the nation.** * Your concern for the en- vironment will speak well for you. Be sure to let it drop at the coffee machine that you took the bus to work, but don’t make it too ob- vious. Example: ‘‘Gee, that’s a swell briefcase, Harriet. | saw one similar ON THE BUS this morn- Panares ® You'll be able to practise your charm by seeing how many people you can make smile. This is an important skill for very important business people with very angry clients. . ® Appearance isn’t everything, but it’s important when you're trying to make a good impression at your workplace. On the bus, you can check out a myriad of different wardrobes and hairdos to find the style that's right for you without having to commit yourself to the scissors or the credit card. You can also increase your physical fitness by getting off the bus a number of blocks from work and walking the rest of the way. © You'll be able to exercise your creative ability. Make up stories about your bus driver and fellow transit riders. Tell your seatmate you’ve played polo with Prince Charles. Go wild. Release those ingrained inhibitions. You'll arrive at work with an open and unfettered mind, able to regard projects and proposals with @ new perspective and refreshing clarity of vision. * Busing gives you the chance to catch up on all that background reading that your col- leagues never have time for. Make a practice of stuffing yourself with a variety of obscure but professionaliy relevant facts before you get to the office, and the chances are good that you'll be able to let at least a few of them drop within your boss’s ear- shot. © With all the money you're saving on parking, gays and in- surance costs, you'll be able to send sourself to the next In Pur- suit of Excellence seminar where you can further develop the skills you've picked up on the bus. Then there’ll be no stopping you. Of course, there are benefits to be had from public transit other than those relating to your profes- sional ambitions. Not only will you enjoy the eco-smugness that comes from knowing you've minimized your contribution to the greenhouse effect, you'll expe- rience a deep sense of well-being when you in your bus lane cruise past lines of idling cars awaiting access to the Lions Gate Bridge. Buses are also a_ wonderful place to check out long-term rela- tionship prospects. Instead of cat- ching a never-repeated glance of an intriguing stranger in your car’s rear-view mirror, buses allow one the chance to study intriguing strangers at length. In fact, you may see them and share their airsoace five days a week, perhaps even twice a day. When this is the case, you have ample opportunity (o catalogue their strengths and weaknesses be- fore you decide whether or not to invest the staggering emotional output required to start an actual speaking relationship with them. After all, do you really want to be partnered with a person who regularly shows up at the bus stop with tufts of toilet paper stuck to his bleeding chin? Or who only reads Danielle Steel? These are important factors to take into consideration. If, on the other hand, you notice someone who proves himself charming day in and day out, the scene may be set for a raging romance. Or at least a nodding acquaintance. Either way, you’ll have the chance to find out. Happy riding. MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SITE AT INDIAN RIVER DRIVE EXTENSION, NORTH VANCOUVER Seaied tenders for the purchase of the freehold of the above site will be received by the Land Agent of the Corporation of the District of North Vancouver untit 11:00 a.m. on Monday the 15th day of October, 1990. The site has 4 gross area of 2.620 Ha (6.474 ac.) and is zoned RM 1, which permits single family, two family or attached housing all at a maximum density of 18 unit per hectare (7.26 units per acre) for a total of 47 units. Submissions wilt be evaluated on the basis of price, suitability of the form of housing Gevelopment proposed, and a report submitted to Council within thirty days of the close of the tender period. Council's acceptance of any bid would be conditional upon the issuance of a Development Permit for the development substantially as proposed by the bidder. THE HIGHEST OR ANY OFFER WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE ACCEPTED. For a brochure providing full details, please contact: A. Rudyk, Land Department The Corporation of the: District of North Vancouver 355 West Queens Road North Vancouver, B.C. V7N 2K Telephone: 987-7131 a free seminar As a GOING GREEN ON THE NORTH SHORE event, the three North Shore libraries, Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre, the Task Force on the Environment, District of North Vancouver and the North Shore News invite you to an evening with Wayne Campbell of the Roya! B.D. Museum. Wednesday, October 10, 1990 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at Anne MacDonald Hall 333 Chesterfield Ave. (by Presentation House) North Vancouver Wayne Campbell is the leading expert on the subject of birds of B.C. and is the author of the soon to be launched “Birds of B.C,” series. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL LYNN CANYON ECOLOGY CENTRE 987-5922 North Shore News, Environment Canada Maples Motor Lodge {20 VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER ‘north shore Special Thanks to: SUNDAY - WEONESDAY - FRIDAY Environnement | Environment Canada Canada Sen Nn ee nmin merge