10 - Friday, July 15, 1988 - North Shore News

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NV firm wins $%1m contract

A NORTH Vancouver company
has won a $1,077,036 federal gov-
ernment contract to supply fertil-
izer to the Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA).

Dominion Raw Materials Ltd.
will arrange for shipment of the
ammonium sulphate to Jamaica.

The fertilizer is a contribution
under CIDA’s Fertilizer Assistance

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Program to assist’ recovery and
growth in Jamaican agriculture.

Dominion president Bob An-
drew said the contract was a rela-
tively small but extremely welcome
one.

He said the drought on the
Prairies has adversely affected the
world fertilizer market.

“There’s not much happening
these days,’’ Andrew said.

Dominion, which is a small

‘FHE ECKALOO, a new Canadian Coast Guard navaids tender, was
launched recently at North Vancouver's Vancouver Shipyard Co. Ltd.

The 160-foot shallow draught vessel, which replaces the original
Eckatoo that was built 27 years ago in North Vancouver, will be used
io maintain fined and Toatlig davipationsl aides in ine Greai Stave
Lake and MacKenzie River system.

te will be thanded over to the Coust Guard in Hay River, and is
scheduled to he put into service in late August.

25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

“Beach Food’, Entertainment, and dancing to
the “Sounds of Motown’!

BC. Enterprise Centre, Plaza of Nations (old Expo site)
Saturday, July 16, 1988

7:00 pm - 12:00 midnight

TIME:
TICKETS: $15.00 — available through VTC/Ticketmaster or charge by
phone 280-4444 {no tickets at the door, no minors)

The “Must Attend” Party of the Summer!

commodities broking firm that
secures the supply and arranges for
the delivery of raw materials to the
world market, won a $4.2 million
federal government contract to
ship fertilizer to El Salvador in
1987 and from April 1985 to April
1986 won CIDA contracts worth
$4,168,604.

The company deals exclusively
in bulk fertilizers and has been in
North Vancouver since 1983.

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There’s a new set of chips o!

industries compcetitive...Educate our

The stakes are high.

Canada’s standard of living and eco-
nomic growth depend on continuing
excellence in the development of our
science and technology.

If weare to provide new and meaning-
fuljobs...Solve environmental, health

and safety problems...Keep our resource

children for the future...Keep our social
programs among the best in the world...

Canada must bea player in this high
suikes game. The rewards are great,
that's why wecan'tafford to let the
chips fall where they may.

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Industrie, Sciences et
Technologie Canada

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