BUSINESS BRIEFS
Carnpiled by Kate Zimmerman

North Shore business groups and indl-
viduals wishing to submit items to
Rusiness Briefs can fax them te the
aieation of Kate Zimmerman at 985-
2104,

Board elects new
chairman

The Vancouver Board of
Trade has elected George
Gaffney its. new chairman.
Gaffney is senior vice-president
and general manager of the Royal
Bank of Canada.

Nominations open for
B.C. Senior Award

Nominations for the 11th
Annual British Columbia Senior
Award are being accepted until
Sept. 16.

The 1994 award, which con-
sists of the Brock House Society
medal and a $10,000 tax-free
grant from Hongkong Bank of
Canada, wil! be given to a
Canadian citizen aged 65 or older
who is a resident of B.C. and has a
demonstrated record of voluntary
community service.

The 1993 winner was Chief
Simon Baker of the Squamish
Nation, who was honored for his
extensive achievements in enrich-
ing the lives of aboriginal peoples
and increasing understanding
between aboriginal and non-abo-
riginal peoples.

The recipient of the award will
be chosen by a seven-member
selection committee. The success-
ful nominee will be announced on
Oct. 13 and honored at a special
presentation dinner Nov. 17.

Nomination forms and infor-
mation are available throughout
the province at all branches of
Hongkong Bank of Canada, Bank
of British Columbia and from
Brock House Society's Vancouver
headquarters at 3875 Point Grey
Rd., Vancouver, B.C. V6R 1B3.

.. Submissions must be received,
: by the banks or the Society, no
’ later than Sept. 16.

.NOREX elects board
members

The North Shore Executives
Association (NOREX) has elect-
ed the following members to its
board: Jeff Denohoe of Crest
Realty, president; Midge Behnke
of Marlin Travel, vice-president;
Greig Weaver of Bay Fine
Painters, past president;
Rosemarie Davenport of the
Canadian Imperial Bank of

WEST VANCOUVER Chamber of Commerce vice-president
Brian Ledingham stopped by the North Shore News’ booth dur-
Ing a recent business-after-businees event at Park Royal Mall.

Commerce, director; Jack Irwin
of Pacific Honda, director; Gord
Currie of Omni Security, direc-
tor.

NOREX is an association of
business and professional peop!e
whose purpose is to exchange
business information and promote
reciprocal business and good fel-
lowship among members.

Meetings are held every
Wednesday at noon at the Avalon
Hotel in North Vancouver. Call

' Sue Akester for more information

at 988-1863.

Chamber elects
new president

The North Vancouver
Chamber of Commerce has
elected Sadru Mitha, president of
Sussex Realty Corporation, as its
new president.

The executive committee was
also elected at the Chamber’s
annual general meeting on June 17

We'll pay you $30.
There’s an aging second fridge chomping up energy
in the basement. Or perhaps you're thinking of
buying a new fridge but you’re not sure what to
do with the old one. In cither case. B.C.Hydro
will pay you $30 and haul it away. ;

Free pick-up of your old
energy-suzzler.

at Grouse Mountain. Frid
Lederer, of Neptune Terminals,
was chosen as president elect;
Grouse Moustain’s Stuart
McLaughlin and Bill Heese of
ICBC were chosen as vice-presi-
dents; Bruce Chadwick of
Vancouver Shipyards is treasur-
er, and Bill Perrault, Naomi
Yamamoto and Jean Shepherd
are executive members.

B.C. students rank
with the best

B.C. students won gold and
bronze medals at the recent
National Skills Olympic competi-
tion held in Hamilton. Rob
Finlayson of Kwantlen College
took the gold medal in an eight-
hour welding competition involv-
ing both theory and practical tech-
niques. Chia Tse of Vancouver
Technical Secondary School took
the bronze in an extensive desktop
publishing competition.

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*attend the banner auction
drop by the kids boat building table

Public banner painting
Saturday & Sunday July 9 & 10, 1994
9:30 - 5:30 Lonsdale Quay Market Plaza

Banner Exhibition Toy Boat Building
July 15,- August 31, 1994 Sunday July 10, 1994 12:00 - 4:00
Lonsdale Quay Market Lonsdale Quay Market Plaza

Banner Auction - T.B.A.
(Proceeds for Lions Gate Hospital Foundation)

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your Hydro bill by as much as $100

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