business briefs

NORTH ‘Vancouver’s:

Cheyenne Exp: i
secks to provide fast, i inexpen-
sive_and professional courier
services to businesses in North
Vancouver and the
downtown core.

‘Cheyenne is
licensed, bonded,

‘insured and 2
- member of the
North. Vancouver

_SHASKIN

Frogram was originally estab-
lished to encourage B.C. orga-
nizations to implement mea-
sures to maintain and develop
worldwide competitiveness
and quality.
ees

After a rigorous sclection
process, North Shore resident,
John Redden, had the cutting
edge to win an
award from
North
Vancouver-based
lawn = mowing
company, Jim’s
Mowing B.C.
The Jim’s
Mowing
Entrepreneur
Award, valued at
$12,000, is given
in the form of a
company  fran-
chiss to a
. deserving gradu-
ate of the —_ Landscape
Horticulture’. Program. at
Capilano College

The award is open to all
students. enrolled; in the’

second ‘semester.

iccessful candidate must have .

‘cumulative grade point aver-
age, of 2.0, display an ability to
“team player, arid. be

‘onented. “The

year’s award recipient graduat:
Zin the

spring of 1998.

With a G.PA. of 3.74,
Redden was a strong academic
student who had already oper-
ated his own gardening and
landscaping business with
three employces.

For more information on
Capilano College’s Landscape
Horticulture Program, call
984-4960. For franchise infor-
mation, or a lawn trim, call
Jim’s Mowing at 878-0787.

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with the times
Mario Bitoiu has taken a fair share of gambles
in his life, but so far they’ve all paid off.

He gambled that leaving Romania was the
best course of action for a 24-year-old man to
take. It’s been nine years and he’s sure he made
the right decision.

“! heard about Canada and I realized every-
thing I heard was true,” said Bitoiu.

Upon his arrival he opened his own restau-
rant on Vancouver's west side but sold it after a

411 Seniors’ Centre « Adult Learning Development Association «

Advantage Society for Children with Learning Disabilities « AIDS
Vancouver ¢ Alzheimer Society of BC + Arthritis Society (The) - BC
& Yukon Division « Association of Neighbourhood Houses of

Greater Vancouver  Atira Transition House ¢ Battered

Women's Support Services * BC Association

for Community Living ¢ GC Borstal
Association ¢ BC Cancer Research
Centre 6.C.'s Children’s
Hospital ¢ BC Epilepsy
Socisty * BC Neurological
Foundation (Children’s
Centre for Ability) * BC -
Parents in Crisis Society
* BC Persons with |
AIDS Society * BC Pets:

, _ and Friends + Big
- Brothers & Sisters of
__ Langley + Big Bromers
* of Greater Vancouver ©
Big Sisters of 8.C. Lower

| Mainland © Boys & Girs

» (Chub of Grester Vancouver

Boys’ & Gide Chub of Delta -

" ¢Bumaby Association forthe
Mentally Handicapped
Burnaby Family Life Institue ©
Burnaby Hospice Society +

Fasscurces Society © Laurring iesbinios Association of BC, Vancouver Chapter ie
Une Society + Ute Mountain Neighbourhood House © Living Through Loss Counealing
Society of BC © Lower Meiriand Chvistmes;Camping Bureau ¢

"Tha te wes punk that paid off with :
string of restaurant Cond ih ede Z

Corsi Trattoria which Bitoiu points ou!
ly like two restaurants in one for thrée

All the rest
The other businesses on the block are (north to
south) the end cafe, Anatoli Souvlaki Greek
Taverna and Tast’s Fresh Pasta Restanvani

Royal Bank-Financial Group's
heartfelt contribution to this -year’ s.
BC United Way campaign was $1, 121, 109