JOY TELLS ALL THE PORT of Vancouver welcomed Chinese New Year and the Year of the Dog at a very pleasant reception at John Williams’ Centreboard Club Jast Tuesday evening. Port chairman Ron Longstaffe hosted tke party while Capt. Norman Stark emceed, Very spe- cial guest was the Hon. Raymond Chan, Secretary of State. The Vancouver Port's man in Bejing, Gordon Chu. His cheery wife Josephine was also on hand, as were the port’s PR man Jim O’Hara, Symphony of Fire's Harold Thompsen and Doug MacPherson of Toronto, Bob Lee, Ray Greenwood, and media folk like Allan Daniels, Ashley Ford and Peter Ladner... It was quite an illustrious group of business types sipping and sup- ping at I! Giardino’s on Wednesday afternoon, The occasion was the lunch of the new Vancouver affices of Media Tech Communications, a subscribed tele vision stock market information service, The newly appointed com- pany president is Herb Capozzi. And there was Herbie wandering throughout the lounge with a small crocodile cradled in his arms and then nipping (Herbie. not the gator) out now and then to the oatio where the organizers had stable (i live und very large black bull. According to publicist Jack Lee, it was a crock and bull show, I spotted the chairman of the baard, Montreal's Mare Armand Rousso chatting with guests like dapper clothier Terry Sklavenitis, business reporter David Baines and leading lawyer Steve Sobelewski. Steve was busily packing his bags to go off to New Orleans so he could enjoy Mardi Gras for the tirst lime ever!.. The roaring "20s were in full swing last Thursday night at the marketing bash at the Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre. There was everything from black fedoras to bootleg booze to bathtub gin to feathered boas and slinky shimmies. Big hit of the night, outside of VTCC's Edel Ferristal’s sexy cos- tume, was Venue West's Betty Fata and her enthusiastic troupe, who all arrived looking like Al Capone clones! A close secand was the handsome Jan Besseling in his black suit, yellow de and broad- brimmed black fedora perched low on his forehead. It was really a fun lime, especiaily for those who Stayed until the wee small hours gambling away the night... Then twas off to watel the energetic Chinese Lion Dance at the Westin Bayshore, where Trader Vies’ charming Jack Lew was hosting their annual Chinese New Year celebrations. This year. they even had fireworks lighting up the night sky -— pot reading Gung tai Fat Choi as expected, but Happy New Year, al done in firecrackers, flame-throwers and Roman Candles! This is one party the media never misses! Some of those that | spotied tucking into the delee table Poo-Poos, BBQ duck and baked salmon were CFUN's LJ. Richards and his wife Tessia, QM's Bea and Andy Walsh, Patricia and NW's Gary Bannerman, Jim and Aone Pollack. Arlene and Monty Melarlane, Jack Casey, Kiss FM's Tom Jeffries and Julie Brown, Dave MeCormack, Where Magazine's Peggy Terry, CKNW's David Berner, Agent Canada’s Doug Keough, golt*s Mike Mather and his pert BCTV wite, Jennifer Mather, The Courier newspaper's Tim Pawsey, Kasey MEDIA TECH president Herb Capozzi cosies up to a gator at the company’s launch of its new Vancouver offices. 0, 1994 - North Shore News - 33 Photos Joy Motcalle PORT OF Vancouver chairman Ron Longstaffe (left) hosted a Chinese New Year party in honor of the Hon. Raymond Chan (centre), and the port's man in Beijing, Gordon Chu (right). Wilson and Louise Whitney, Sun’s Alex MacGillivray and Mike McRanor, PL. Ozzie Kaban and fireworks’ Stephanie and Ray Greenwood, It was a much bigger media party than usual, and Jack, Denis Forristal, Corrine Morrison, Monica Hayes and Trader Vies’ stalwart stall really Johanne & Erica invite you to experi- ence shopping at its finest. Our store offers unique gifts and quali- ty kitchen products feom around the world with fine lines like Kosta Boda, littala and Arabia of Finland. Plas a com- pice line of cookware by Cuisinart, ecreusce from France, Berndes from Germany & Coppenware, For those who appreciate the difference, a7 CaOn-NTERIORS LTD. ark Royal Sourh 922-1184 outdid themselves! [hate to admit it but it was such a good purty that J missed going to Honor Verrier's British Airways’ reception at [1 Giardino’s.., Cheers! 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