BUSINESS MEETING TRE WEST Vancouver business community will have an opportu- nity to market among its own in one place at one time when the first “Busiuess After Business"” comes to West Vancouver on March 26. Sponsored by the West Van- couver Chamber of Commerce and to be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 at the Masonic Hall, 1763 Bellevue Ave., the marketing event will feature companies of- fering products and services of particular use or interest to other companies. Exhibit categories will cover temporary help, business travel, financial services, catering, desk top publishing and more. “Business After Business’’ is presented by Connections West, a new West Vancouver promotions company. For more 925-9378. MARITIME CENTRE information, call BRITISH COLUMBIA will at- tract new international shipping activity now that changes to fed- eral tax rules have been made, In- ternational Business Minister Elwood Veitch recently said. The changes mean that an in- ternational maritime centre can now be established in Vancouver, a centre where international shipp- ing firms can establish their “mind and management’’ or headquarters, without paying tax on the offshore income of their international business. “Several ship owners have al- ready made enquiries about setting up their head offices in Van- couver, Veitch said. ‘‘Within three years, we expect 1,600 new jobs will be created and a further $180 million a year in purchases of local goods and services will be generated.”’ Veitch added that growth in the mazitime sector will also create long-term opportunities in related areas, particularly in service in- dustries. “All new business created will enhance our strength in the inter- national financial and legal sec- tors,’ said Veitch. The tax changes were first pro- posed by the Transportation Task Force of the Asia Pacific Initia- tive, a private sector advisory body jointly funded by the federal and provincial governments. Their study indicated that Ca- nadian tax laws, if revised ap- propriately, would make B.C. a yy BUSINESS Surj Ratian BUSINESS BRIEFS very attractive location for the headquarters operations of inter- national shipping firms. BUSINESS SEMINAR Entrepreneur and author Harvey Mackay will give a seminar March 7 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre. Mackay is the author of the two best-selling books: How to Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware of the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt. He is also the chief executive officer of Mackay Envelope Corp. For more information, call 325-4454. CRUISE CONTRACT CANADIAN STEVEDORING Company Lid. (CASCO) has been awerded a second consecutive three-year contract by the Van- couver Port Corp. (VPC) to pro- vide cruise ship services at its two cruise ship terminals in the Port of Vancouver. The contract, effective to the start of the 1991 cruise season, assigns CASCO the duties of ship handling and passenger services at Canada Place and Ballantyne pier, including berthing and loading vessel provisions and passenger services such as embarkation, disembarkation and baggage han- dling. VPC CEO and port manager Capt. Norman Stark said the cruise ship contract was awarded on the basis of an evaluation of proposals received following a public advertised request for pro- posals in October 1990, ‘““CASCO’s proposal indicates that they will continue their ef- forts to promote Van- couver-Alaska cruising and to All Eligible For Our Self-Directed RRSP Richardson Greenshields offers the only No-Fee Self-Directed RRSP. invest in funds managed by Mackenzie Financial. ge’ Industrial Bond Fura: High quality bonds with prospects for income and capital growth. @ Industrial Short-Term Fund: High-yielding short-term # money market securities. Join our satisfied clients. Fax this coupon to 662-3439 or call i Name: 1 Address: i Phone: AVID BLAIR .. 544-5700. Fax: Mail to: 500-1066 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. VéE 3X1 1 1 ewe ewe enna nnn nnn ee ee ene ‘The bechestrinl Croup of Funcis Lonoking, booth wings tea atceretue yout RRSP Offer made uly by prospectus provide excellent: operational ser- vice,” said Stark. ‘They have done an outstanding job during a period of significant expansion in the port's cruise business."° A study based on the 1989 Vancouver-Alaska cruise season suggested a direct’ economic benefit. to Western Canada of nearly $100 million, with the ma- jority being spent by the cruise lines and their passengers in the Vancouver area. Passenger and vessel call figures posted double digit growth in 1990 and are expected to remain strong with more ships added to the 1991 schedule. Wednesday, February 27, 1991 - North Shore News - 23 a $1,C00 shopping spree from the Bay at Park Royal. The con- test was sponsored by Nestle Enterprises Ltd. Howard, who is pictured with Deanna Allan of Nestle and Bay manager Mark Khun, plans to spend the money on some new ciothes. NEWS photo Cindy Goodman entre) recently won B.C. Job Protection Commission Healthy community life depends on secure businesses and jobs. Through the formation of the B.C. Job Protection Commission, part of the government's new Taxpayer Protection Plan, the Ministry of Regional and Economic Development ; is taking action to keep businesses running and jobs protected. The mandate of the Commission is to prevent or reduce the impact of plant closures and layoffs in businesses that are the mainstays of communities, especially in the Interior and the North, Its philosophy is to provide short-term assistance for businesses which, in the long term, can stand on their own. Its purpose is to keep paycheques coming in for British Columbians. HOW IT WORKS The Commission, led by Commissioner Dong Kerley, will operate at arm’s length from the government to seek the voluntary co-operation of affected parties, which may include shareholders, managers, union and non-union employees, suppliers, customers, creditors, util- ities and governments. The Commission may offer eligible businesses three kinds of assistance: 1. Counselling: The Commission will assist with the cost of professional advisors to identify possi- ble courses of action that would enable the business to survive. 2. Mediation: The Commissioner may become directly involved in mediating a plan tc prevent the closure of a plant or to reduce the impact of such a closure on a community. TAXPAYER) protection plan 3. Economic Plan: This form of assistance applies only to ‘strategic industries’ — those businesses whose operations are deemed significant to local or regional economies. In negotiating an Economic Plan, the Commissioner may authorize various voluntary concessions from governments or utilities. The B.C. Job Protection Commission is appointed for a two-year period. It will see British Columbia through the current challenge of tough economic times. For further information, write: B.C. Job Protection Commission Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C., V8V 1X4 or call: __ fn Vancouver 775-0162 or outside Vancouver Toll-free 1-800-665-4605 “Working together, we'll pratect jobs, paycheques, businesses, communities and the quality of life in British Columbia.” Honourable Bud Smith, Q.C. Minister of Regional and Economic Development