THREE NORTH Shore residents have been recognized as arbitrators for the B.C. Arbitration & Mediation Institute. Forestry consultant David Bakewell, P.Eng, lawyer Tom ’ *Marshall and business executive Peter Rowbotham will act as ar- bitrators for the settlement of commercial and other civil disputes outside of the conventional court ~ system. The three have qualifi ied for the designation of chartered arbitrator by the Arbitrators’ Institute of Canada (AIC). West Vancouver resident Harry Hunter, a Vancouver lawyer and vice-president and secretary of the institute, has been named a fellow of the AIC. Hunter, 68, is an international water law expert. He served for 10 years as a senior lawyer with B.C. Hydro and was closely involved in the negotiation of the Canada-U.S. Columbia River Treaty. Hunter has authored two books on contract law and has been vice-president and secretary of the B.C. institute since 1980. ctraeaanek QUICK ACCESS to information on educational and training oppor- tunities will be as easy as pushing a button by early September. The Discovery Training Network (DTN) is a comprehensive, com- puterized catalogue drawn from sources in B.C., other areas of Canada and the U.S.A. The database holds more than 175,000 listings to reduce the need to review course calendars, catalogues and brochures. ‘ DTN will be available in the Greater Vancouver area, Howe Sound-Sunshine Coast, Kamloops and Vancouver Jsland. Informa- tion is accessed through terminals located in educational institutions, private businesses, libraries and government offices. The free service will be useful to recent high school graduates, the 23 - Sunday, July 31, 1988 - North Shore News business briefcase Michael Becker unemployed, the under-employed, business people seeking profes- sional development and individuals wishing to upgrade training levels. DTN is part of the Open Learn- ing Agewcy, a joint project of the Provincial Ministry of Advanced Education and Job Training and Canada Employment and Im- migration’s Innovation program. For more information call 663- 1383. ak hak A NORTH Vancouver company, C.F. Enterprises, is marketing medical ID cards. Detailed medical information is photographed on to microfilm and sealed into a laminated card the size of a credit card. Kept next toa driver’s licence in a wallet or purse, the card makes available pertinent medical information to staff attending the scene during an emergency. The type of information listed could include whether the car- dholder has a pacemaker, wears contact lenses, is allergic to certain drugs, has high or low blood pressure and blood type. For more information contact C.F. Enterprises by writing to #847-1979 Marine Drive, North Vancouver V7P 3G2. Business opportunities conference set for Sept. A MAJOR business opportunities conference for B.C. manufacturers, entrepreneurs, buyers and business people will be held Sept.13 and 14 at the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre. Government Management Services Minister. Cliff Michael said the conference — Market Discovery °88 — will be the first of its kind and is expected to be an annual event in B.C. “Market Discovery ‘88 will give major B.C. businesses and public agencies an opportunity to display products they currently buy out-of-province — valued at approximately $2.5 ‘billion annually. This will be a key attraction for B.C.’s business and manufacturing community.” Among the many hundreds of products being displayed are: * fish feed —- for government fish farms © glass beads — used in highway centreline paint ® surgical gloves © survey tape “A substantial amount of each item is purchased annually — for instance, more than $249,000 was spent on surgical gloves for provincia! health care in- stitutions last year, and more than $125,000 on freshwater fish feed. Both were bought outside B.C. because no current B.C. manufacturer could be found. — “‘As minister responsible for the B.C. Purchasing Commission, I want to encourage B.C. businesses to sell to public sector markets,’’ Michael said. ‘‘Often government or public agency markets can become a springboard for wider private and offshore markets for the businesses involved. **Market Discovery ’88 will also showcase the tal- ents and expertise of B.C. manufacturers in order to provide B.C. buyers with the market awareness they need concerning innovative and competitive B.C. suppliers. “There is an astonishing range of specialized items which can be sourced in British Columbia by public sector agencies and private sector firms. Many of these will be displayed at Market Discovery ’88 by participating businesses.” Michael said more than 3,000 participants are ex- pected at the two-day event. Also included are free seminars on marketing to government and the public sector, and information on financial assistance pro- grams. Special topics — such as free trade, Asia Pacific and U.S. Northwest markets — will be discussed by recognized authorities. ‘This is the first professional business show aimed specifically at increasing the B.C. business share of our province’s public sector market — estimated at $5 billion yearly — and of its private sector market, too. I am confident this ‘will point the way to new manufacturing opportunities for competitive British Columbia companies,’’ said Michael. Registration and exhibitor information for Market Discovery ’88 is available from the B.C. Purchasing Commission, 4000 Seymour Place, Victoria, 389-3300, and from the B.C. Enterprise Centre, Vancouver, Toll-free in B.C. 1-800-972-2255, Business bureau warns consumers THE BETTER Business Bureau is warning. consumers to look carefully ai its decals on business premises before assuming they are dealing with a bureau member. John Glaab, executive vice- president of the local bureau, ad- vises consumers to make sure the decal on the window is current. He says, ‘‘We continually receive complaints from people who look- ed quickly at the decal not realiz- ing it was out of date.’’ According to. Glaab this could occur because a business has moved, changed ownership, or in a more serious case because the business has been expelled from membership for a violation of the bureau’s rules. 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