BUSINESS BRIEFS Compiled by Kate Zimmerman North Shore business groups and individu- als wishing to submit ifems to Business Briefs can fax them to the attention of Kate Zimmerman at 985-2104. Local man to head BCAMA North Vancouver's Tom Haibeck has been elected to the presidency of the British Columbia Chapter of the American Marketing Association (BCAMA). ee NEWLY ELECTED BCAMA president Tom Halbeck. He will take the position for one year. Haibeck is the founder of Hatheck Communications, inc., a Vancouver-based marketing and communications consulting firm. A professionally accredited member of the Canadian Public Relations Society, Haibeck is a graduate of Singon Fraser University’s Schoo] of Communications. He is also a director of the National Advertising Benevolent Society. West Van issues invitation The West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce is inviting residents to send in their views on the future of the Lions Gate Bridge. Address actors) awe wee EES” comments to 775 15th St.. West Vancouver, V7T 2S9 (fax: 926- 6436). Cheap talks American development banker Margaret Cheap, CEO and Exccutive Director of the Washington. D.C.-tased NCB Development Corporation, wil! be the featured speaker at this year’s VanCity Community Foundation Annual Meeting. NCB is the only development bank in the U.S. dedicated to the creation and support of cooperative enterprises. It provides expertise, pro-development funding and finan- cial support for cooperatives involved in affordable housing, healthcare and employee buy-outs. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, at SFU’s Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St. Admission to the event is by donation, with proceeds going to support cooperative development; please register by calling 877-7600. DVBIA meets The fifth-annual meeting of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA) will be held on Friday, Sept. 16, at 12:30 p.m. in the Plaza Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Vancouver, 655 Burrard St. Registration begins at 11:30 am.. lunch will be served at noon and the business meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. For more information, call DVBIA general manager Charles Gauthier at 685-7811. Office opens overseas Tanton Mitchell/Paul Ray Berndtson, Vancouver's largest executive search firm, has announced the opening of partner offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai. “Many of B.C.’s largest compa- nies conduct business on voth sides of the Pacific,” said firm partner Kyle Mitchell. “The new offices will allow us to better serve our clients’ needs in a growing Asian market.” ports coverage on the ball, puc ‘1, racquet, slope, from the field or rink. " Nou play it, we'll cover it. North Shore News every Wednesday. 1 8 6» Tye YOR GO? RDS ANID WET EER 4 “Ae “north Shore Ce 194 1 GUNDAY WE + maw atreatbens + new directions + new sivemions aractions | naw Gireeiene | naw @rnations | new divectians + naw direntane + new diwetiens + Hw OMEDAY «FRIDAY June - naw diaatinns «new direaien’s + new direations + naw directions + new duestione + meu airestions . 5 . naw ditections * now wus dawataen = caw diseetianie + nuw dirwe mre rarer oS ee 10 TOP MUTUAL FUNDS TO BUY NOW KR We velieve that the stock market corrections which have taken place this year are all # behind us. Whether your interest is in Canada, the US, Asia, the Far East, the Emerg- ; ing Markets or Latin America we believe that we have seen the 1994 tows. Our argument is simple. The world's economies are all in the recovery stage, Unem- E ployment is dropping, earnings are rising (in some cases dramatically, as in Canada) M and the recent recession has forced businesses worldwide to use a very sharp pencil, thereby improving productivily and the bottom line. in tune with this argument we have scoured all the Mutual Funds in Canada to find § A what we believe are the BEST OF THE BEST. We've come up with 10, Four of them are Canadian Equity funds, one is a Canadian Balanced Fund and five are International i ; Funds which cover various parts of the world, Hf your target is growth we think, consistent with our arguments above, and our gen- erally bullish outlook, that we've selected 10 of the best funds you could buy today. a For your copy of our new report “10 Top Mutua! Funds to Buy Now” please do one of : B the following: Call 844-5380 or 1-800-663-0706 B.C. Toll-Free. Or fax this ad to 669- # 6392 or complete the coupon below and mail it. Thank you. ff Gentlemen: Please forward immediately your new report ‘40 TOP NEUTUAL FUNDS TO BUY NOW, ADDRESS .....cssessesccssessssteessssssssesesoees CITY wesecsssesteseerseeees POSTAL CODE weeeesssssesenscsesees CHRIS TiDD/ANDREW EISENBOCK ODLUM BROWN LIMITED [UI 1800 - 609 Granville St., Vancouver, B.C. V7¥ 143 OUP) Tel: 844-5380 (24 Hours) ; or 1-800-663-0706 (B.C. Toll-Free} Fax: 660-6302 Has that dent to your pride & joy got you ~ fost for words? Get a Maaco Paint Job. We speak your language. ee Duality doesnt mean Expensive!