John ‘anton: How did you get into this line of work?: ‘‘I was employed by a medical company, and 1 was in charge of western Canada. My wife and I knew our next move on the promotional ladder would be Toronto and perhaps down to the United States. “My partner Kyle Mitchell and { had gone to university together. He was in New York, and he heard 1 was in this transitional phase so he called me up. J had looked at guing into the service industries because 1 had done some research and my _ research told me that one of the fastest growth industries was predicted to be in the personnel consulting field. ““So Kyle and I got started in 1970, and we've been doing the Tanton/Mitchell Group for the past 22 years.” At what stage are the plans for tbe expansion of Lions Gate Hos- . pital?: ““We aze going through the orderly process of getting all the municipalities involved in terms of ‘land use. “We serve Lions Bay, Bowen Island, serious cases from ‘Squamish and ‘Whistler. So our catchment area is all of the North . Shore and up to and including Whistler. In our plan we tyied to anticipate what the needs of those communities: will be for the next _ 20 years. ’ “Those plans are in .various stages of approval. You have to get government funding. You have to -get. municipal approval for rezoning because we will probably have to go through some realloca- tion of space on thé property. .. ‘You have to get the communi- yy involved.”” : What would a routine day be like for you?: ‘I travel . probably about 50% of my time: I don’t know if there’s a typical day. I meet SO many interesting people. I could be - meeting with deputy ministers, the chairman of the board of 2 non-profit society. “¥. could be meeting with the president cf a large corporation, some senior-level executives who are not happy with their current careers.”” Sunday, March 29, 1992 — North Shore News - 41 HIGH PROFILES In his own words NEWS photos lke Waketleld PARTNERS KYLE Mitchell, feft, and John Tanton have built cne of the top executive éearch firms in North America during their 22- year working relationship. Handsworth jazz ensemble scores hat trick BRETT HULL isn’t the only Canadian scoring hat tricks — Handsworth Secondary’s jazz ensembles recently won three gold awards at the Kiwanis Music Festival (Feb. 20-21) and the New West Jazz Festival (Masch 6-7). LUNCH at VINA That’s right. From March 25 to April 8, 1992, every doliar you spend on lunch (food only) at VINA WEST VANCOUVER, we'll give you back an equal amount in Vina Cash for your next dinner at Vina. At the Kiwanis festival, two players were singled out for ex- . cellence. Alto saxophonist Pat Gibbs was awarded $200 in cash and pianist Darcy Argue a $3,000 scholarship to the Bur- naby Institute of Communica- tion Arts. Some tax returns are easier to fill out Both the junior and senior groups captured first place in their categories in the New West finals, It marks the fifth con- secutive year Handsworth’s seniors have scored a first place win. The school’s senior groups are currently competing in the 1992 Pacific Basin Band Festival in Honolulu (March 23-31). Some of Handsworth’s younger musi- cians will play in the Festival Honour Band, composed of the best talent from participating bands Nancy Argue. To make things easier, we’ve de- signed two simpler tax returns that don’t have any calculations. These optional returns are great for © people with straightforward tax situations. If you’re under 65, you can use the “Short.” If you’re 65 or over, the “65 Plus” is for you. If you use one of the yellow “no-calculation” returns, just send us that one. You don’t need to complete any other return. If you believe that you can use a no- calculation tax return, but you haven’t received one, call us. ‘The numbers are fisted at the back of your tax guide. LIVE PIANO MUSIC We aiso feature live piano music for your luncheon pleasure. * Some restriction applies. Call us for details Vietnamese Cuisine 2508 Marine Dr., West Van. 926-6001 Revenue Canada RevenuCanada impot Taxation avi. Canad