- ECONOMIC BUSINESS BRIEFS Compiled by lan Noble North Shore business groups and individuals wishing to submit items to Business Briefs can fax them to the attention of Ian Noble at 985- 2104, or via modem at 980-8027 (User 1D: mailbox, Password: let- ters.) Economic developer snags award Pau! Daynes, the chief executive officer of North Vancouver-based Daynes and Associates, helped design an award-winning development program for Chilliwack. The program has a strong focus on the attraction of new business as well as stimulating the expansion of existing busi- nesses in the community, said Daynes, “What is really remarkable about this program is the extent to which the communi- ty as a whole pulled together to achieve defined, quantifi- able objectives, immediately ' following the announced clo- sure of some of its biggest _ sources *-of * income,” said * Daynes.:: : The award, The Royal develop- ment: “consultant Paul -.Daynes’. work. with Ch liwack recognized. ‘Bank Community Economic ; “Development Award, was ‘announced fecently at the _ annual - meeting. of the «Economie Development |. Association of Canada. ~~” Chilliwack’s program was selected for the award by eco- “nomic. development _profes- . Sionals across Canada. - The: program ‘was devel- ‘oped by the District of ; Chilliwack’s business develop- ment department and Daynes and Associates. * The firm is located on West 1st Street in North Vancouver. ‘Evans speaks CBC news anchor Kevin Evans will be the guest speak- er at the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce breakfast Oct. 8. ; Evans’ speerh should be ' lively, considering the cross- Canada experience he has to draw on. The North Shore resident ‘hosted an open-line show in ~ Winnipeg and made his televi- - Sion debut in the same city by hosting and producing an arts and current affairs program. Evans ‘has also. been a feportey and documentary producer at. City TV in Toronto, the CBC National news reporter for the Maritimes, and substitute anchor for The National. He joined CBC British Columbia in January 1989, Reservations for the event economic - at the Hollyburn Country Club are a must. Call 926- 6614. Bollum’s moves in Bollum's — Books, an 18,000-square-foot book store, has moved in to Park Royal Shopping Centre. The store will have 85,000 book titles and a newsstand offering 3,000 titles. Overstufted chairs, a fire- place, cafe and relaxing atmos- phere are part of the combina- tion that helped Bollum's ‘grab the tide of Vancouver's Best Book store from the Georgia Straight, said Bollum’s. If a shopper's selection is not in the book store, a special order department can track it down. Cf]. 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