ie Ann Merchant (left), Marilyn Pr- ingle and George Kolias at the Vancouver Art Gallery cocktail reception. journalist, Tony Whitney, whose CBC-TV show “Driver's Seat’ is shown across the country and now goes into the U.S. as well... Steve Nelson and his graphic ar- tist wife, Lisa, were delighted to see some of Steve’s most impor- tant lithographs on view. Nigel had acquired them from Van. couver’s Prior Editions. This studio specializes in stone lithography and is attracting participation by senior Canadian artists. Co-owner Nigel Harrison was also enjoying the Horsley’s party fun with his attractive wife, Lynne ..It was quite a splendid even- ing!... On Tuesday night at the Van- couver Art Gallery, Ann Merchant and her catering company were showing off their impressive wares at a pleasant cocktail reception for about 200 guests. Among them was Debbie Cameron, the regional administrator for the fed- eral ministers’ offices in the World Trade Centre. Debbie lives in the Properties and will be married there this July to Davis & Ca.’s Ross Ellison... Then it was off to Lyall Markham’s New World Harbor- side for Team Canada’s “Dinner of Champions’’ for Canada’s Olympic Culinary team, a team that is made up of the New World's Peter Bucher, Lars Jorgenson of the William Tell, Ernst Dorffler of the Pan Pacific, and Bruno Marti of La Belle Auberge in Ladner. ang joined by Reggie Slim of Edmonton and Steve Wemyss of Montreal, They leave for Singapore and the 1990 Worid Culinary Olympics on March 29. Amony the guests wishing them “Bon Vuvage’’ were the Hon. Cliff Michael, Minister of Tourism, MLA Grace McCarthy and her husband, Ray, and former Olym- pic medal winners, Whistler's Nancy Greene-Raine, Tricia Smith COCKTAILS photo Paul McGrath Canada’s Dinner of Champions. Left to right: Darry! Weinbren, Mary Zentek, Barry Clarke and Louise ie ae’ wite Patsy ound the clubs very lutge executive cher Kaj Kaopfel. Capilano wilh be the site of a Classy osponmg tashian show next Thuesday with tasbians tram Peb- bles, Margareta and Exquisite Boutique, with proceeds yom to the Medical fact finding Leary te Aid Romanian Orphans. The rest of the scoop tam Lvail Markham’s hotel is that) ther director of sales, N.V.'s Deanna McGonigal, has just been tapped for a majot promotion. She's just been transferred and promoted to the New World Harbourview in Hong Kong, with responsibility for tive of their most valuable proper- ties in the Far East. This is a major photo Paul McGrath McCall at the Dinner of Champions affair. and North Van’s Kathy Kreiner Phillips. Nancy was just back from Colorado where she'd been com- peting in a Ski Legends Tourna- ment, putting on a racing helmet for the first time in 20 years!... Also on hand were the new president of the Vancouver Hotel Association, Kirk Johnson (GM of the Lonsdale Quay Hotel), Four Seasons’ boss Ruy Paes-Braga, Delta Place’s Alan Sacks, the GM of the Capilano Golf and Country Club, Greg Hartigan, and his cute coup! And rumors are that her new salary is in the six: figure range Congratulations! Speaking of coups, Ken Swaisland’s Harrington Galleries certainly has that in his upcoming presentation of one of the most prestigious blue chip investments in the art world: Rembrandt. This $to milhen exhibition of nearly 50 fully-authenticated orig: PLEASE HELP US... 1650 Quebec Street, YES! Dwant to prowde food tor tre sungry ‘oo $20 ['$60 118720 As Name x Aairess, & taty Peavinee | ed : FE Peal Cage | 2 THE FOOD BANK Vancouver, B.C. 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While Deanna McGonigal is departing our shores, we have a new arrival inoue midst, He's Brit- ish Ainvays’ newly appointed manager, Brian” Phillips. who recently arrived from Toronto and who is now a resident of North Van. He was introduced at a reception at Il Giardino’s recently by West Van's Jim McKeachie. B.A.’s PR man. Also in for the get-together was Toronto’s Mike Jones, the VP of Sales for Canada. He brought news that daily service from Van- couver to London will commence in June, that they have packaged deals that now include hotel rooms for $36 a night, and car rentals for $22, that the Concorde will begin the first-ever scheduled service from Toronto to London in April, and that British Airways made a record pre-tax profit to Dec. 31 last year of $614 million! Notable North Shore luminaries at the do inciuded North Shore News columnist Barbara Mc- Creadie; North Van's Patti and Rafe Mair (whom you can spot dining at Earl's on Friday nights) and Shirley Stocker, all of CKNW; Caroline Jackson, the editor of the Elder Statesman; VanMag’s Kerry McPhedran and Terry O/Neill, whose elegant family mansion is on Onslow Place, and who is new the senior writer with the weekly magazine, B.C. Report... That intimate litte deli with the 23 - Sunday, March 18, 1990 - North Shore News Brian Phillips ...flying high with British Airways. Grant Williams ...he’s got a fol- lowing. delectable food calied the Lunch Bucket Deli on Pemberton has collected an amazing following in the short time it's been open. Owner Grant Williams hapes to have a liquor licence in his hands shortly ... Cheers! today. THE NEW FOUR WHEEL DRIVE BMW 325 ix. The car that made the ultimate statement on two-wheel drive now sets the standard on four. 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